SECTION A
In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.
The Skills of Essay Writing
Writing can help you to get your thoughts clear, to explore some of your ideas and to (1) yourself of important points.
The first point about your writing is to figure out the points for which your essay will be (2) . The second point is that your writing should usually follow some (3) .
When writing essays, you should have a selection of (4) and the main subject or topic. Keep one eye on the order you have chosen and the other on how you (5) things together.
Make sure your order:
1. Fits in with your (6) , so that you are fairly clear what you want to do;
2. Fits in with what you have been asked to do;
3. Makes sense to your reader;
4. Fits around all of what you want to (7) .
The essay should demonstrate a capacity to think critically and to argue in an objective, (8) and informed way. You will be marked according to how well you (9) the issues raised in the question. You should list all the points you feel are (10) to the answer you wish to give.