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Student Essay
This sample of student work is a very well-written Essay, which can serve as a model. It has been provided Angela Njoroge of Ecole Oasis Internationale, Cairo - my thanks to her and her students. You...
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About a diary
Why do people write diaries? Worth asking the students this question... although probably not a good idea to ask 'Which of you write a diary?', since diaries are by their very nature a very private form...
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Lively diary entry
What is expected for the text type Diary (private)? Is it possible to say that there is such a thing as a 'normal' diary entry? ... a 'standard' diary entry? In fact, we can say that, in real diaries,...
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Why blog?
by Beata Mirecka-Jakubowska, IB English B, Jakarta Intercultural School, Indonesia Research over the last decade or so has shown that including blogging in a language learning curriculum brings multiple...
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A good student Article
. This page has been recycled: it was originally a marked sample, but the question itself was in the style of the old, out-gone Subject Guide, and the marking criteria were also from that Guide. I have...
Building a programme
Water & cheese
The two short texts in this page are intended to form the basis of an introduction to the whole idea of 'conceptual understandings'. This term sounds impressively intellectual, and may intimidate some...
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RoadKill Cafe
Here is an article about a rather weird restaurant the Original World Famous Roadkill Cafe ! And "What..." you may well ask, "...is that ?!" Well, read on, and find out. Let's start with some samples...
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How to write a pamphlet
This page is based on a real pamphlet. What struck me about this pamphlet was that it conveyed exactly the sort of information any sensible reader would want to know, precisely, economically, and efficiently...
DP essentials
Words are
I don't write poems often, but occasionally some idea forces itself to the surface, gathers some bits of English phrasing around itself, and demands to be taken seriously. This one started in a cafe,...
DP essentials
PC Cinderella
Cinderella is possibly the most well-known story in the world, appearing as it does in many different languages, in forms that are slightly different but are essentially the same. A while ago, yet another...