Technical‚ Scientific‚ and Business English Lesson Title Lesson Target Lesson No. Date 01 21 Oct 2013 Definition and Nature of Technical Writing Discuss the nature of technical writing. References Title Author Handbook for Technical Writing‚ Technical Writing Style Shelton‚ James. Handbook for Technical Writing. Illinios: NTC Business Books‚ 1994. Print Confai. Technical Writing Style. Accessed October 21‚ 2013. http://www.confai.com/technical-writing-style Page Number(s)
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Music. It heals wounds‚ relieves stress and motivates people. Music is everywhere‚ whether it is played in pubs and clubs‚ or cars and spas: there is even evidence that cavemen were jammin’ in their caves. In the past however‚ music took serious talent to make. One would have to dedicate years to learning an instrument‚ and write songs that aren’t just catchy‚ but ‘speak’ to an audience‚ with passionate meaning underpinning behind the lyrics. Nowadays the music industry is expanding rapidly; seemingly
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Business writers are encouraged to use plain English‚ which means A. writing without adjectives or adverbs. B. avoiding all negative expressions. C. including slang and low-level diction that everyone understands. D. using active-voice verbs‚ short sentences‚ and familiar words. 7. For many readers‚ words such
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Giving Voice to Values Famous Physics laureate Dr. Albert Einstein has rightly said‚ “Try not to become a man of success but rather a man of value.” This doesn’t mean one should never aim for success‚ however it emphasizes that one should never compromise his/her values for success. Values are the faiths and beliefs a person has which define his actions. In other words‚ values define your personality. Therefore‚ becoming a man of value is most vital in order to shape your personality and character
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rather try to communicate. Keep the sentences short and to the point. Do not go into a lot of details unless it is needed. Make sure every word needs to be there‚ that it contributes to the purpose of the report. * Use an active voice rather than passive. Active voice makes the writing move smoothly and easily. It also
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Shaw‚ J (2010) ’Putting on a Posh Voice’‚ Shopping: Social and Cultural Perspectives‚ Polity: Cambridge‚ pp 109-124 Shoppers memories of both the past and present‚ as well as perspectives of key sociological thinkers‚ assist Shaw (2010) in gaining insight into the role shopping plays in cementing older class differences as well as creating new ones. Geographically‚ expensive shops are often found in upmarket districts and used by upmarket people‚ although department stores see facilities merge
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Guide card Active voice In most English sentences with an action verb‚ the subject performs the action denoted by the verb. In active sentences‚ the thing doing the action is the subject of the sentence and the thing receiving the action is the object. Most sentences are active. [Thing doing action] + [verb] + [thing receiving action] These examples show that the subject is doing the verb’s action. Because the subject does or "acts upon" the verb in such sentences‚ the sentences are said
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English passive voice From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search This article is about the passive voice in English. For the passive voice generally‚ including its use in other languages‚ see Passive voice. English grammar | * Adjectives * Adverbs * Articles * Clauses * Compounds * Conditionals * Conjunctions * Determiners * Gender * Idiom * Interjections * Inversion * Nouns * Pronouns * Phrases * Plurals * Possessives * Prepositions
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Business writers normally use active voice more frequently than passive voice because active voice conveys ideas more vividly. 2. Slow‚ deliberative writing is recommended when drafting a business message. 3. Passive voice is used in the following sentence: “The stockholders read the annual report.” 4. Active voice is used in the following sentence: “The report on current fundraising efforts was made available to the committee.” 5. The imagery in a passive voice sentence is less distinct than
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their best effort to make their text readable without effort. Clarity is one of the most important factors that a paper needs to provide to make it readable and to draw attention of readers. To write concisely‚ in parallel structure‚ and using active voice are the key points to achieve a clear and engaging paper. It is important to write concisely to keep the reader’s attention and to make sure that the writing is clear. Concise writing does not mean using the fewest words‚ however‚ it is to write
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