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Reference : Breaking News English

1st January 2019

Despite all the bad and often depressing news that filled our televisions, newspapers, radios and news feeds in 2018, the year 2019 will be the best ever. Breaking News English reporters say it will be a particularly good year for the students of English. The reporters say the year will provide ample opportunities to refine and develop your listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. The new year's resolution of all learners of English and other languages should be to exploit the myriad of websites online dedicated to language learning.  Dedicating just 30 minutes a day will reap great rewards in developing vocabulary, fluency and comprehension skills.

There are other reasons that 2019 will prove to be the best ever. However, we all need to pull together and treat each other with love and respect. This year will be the year of good deeds and of helping those who are less fortunate than ourselves. It will also be a fantastic year for hobbies. Reporters say the stars in the sky are aligning to send positive vibes so that we all excel in our hobbies - both existing and new. Financially we all need to tighten our belts so we can weather whatever monetary storms the year throw up. And finally, we will all be health conscious and take better care of ourselves. Reporters urge us all to exercise more and eat more nutritious food.

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How to write good college application essays

에세이는 충분한 정보를 수집하고 잘 정의된 글씨기 프로세스를 따를 때에 비로소 훌륭한 에세이가 될 수 있습니다. 생각한 대로 좋은 글을 쓸 수 있으면 좋겠지만, 전문 작가도 단번에 좋은 글을 쓸 수는 없습니다. 많은 정보 수집과 정리, 아이디어 구조화, 그리고 끝 없는 다듬기를 통해서 마무리를 하게 됩니다. 영어권 대학을 준비하는 학생들이 많이 보는 Writers INC라는 글쓰기 책에서 발췌한 글씨기 프로세스를 공유합니다.

Today, I am going to introduce you the wring process to write good essays. This is just a summary of the writing process and you may find a better reference or a good teacher, but the essence of the writing process will not change at all.

The Writing Process in action

1. Prewriting
Choosing a topic and gathering details
Search for a meaningful writing idea and collect information about it. This first step is as important as the others because the amount of your knowledge defines your level of understanding and expressions.

2. Writing the first draft
Connecting your ideas
Write down your thesis statement; structure the story and list up key points in each part.
Write the initial draft by rewriting the key points and connecting them.

3. Revising
Improving your writing
Review your first draft, checking the ideas, organization, voice, word choice and sentence fluency of your writing.

4. Editing and proofreading
Checking for accuracy
Ask a reliable editor to check your writing for errors you may have missed.

5. Publishing
Sharing your work
Share the finished product with your teacher, writing peers, friends, and family members.

Reference: Writers Inc: A Student Handbook for Writing and Learning

영어로 책 쓰기에 도전해봅시다.

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