Extra Practice · Writing Task 2
Essay language upgrade
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Essay language upgrade

Cohesion, hedging and precision without memorised phrases.

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~10 min
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Improve the sentence. Keep the meaning; raise the register and precision.

  1. 1

    Upgrade: 'A lot of people think this is bad.'

  2. 2

    Upgrade: 'This will definitely solve the problem.'

  3. 3

    Upgrade: 'Firstly... Secondly... Finally...' overused. Rewrite the second linker in: 'Firstly, costs fall. Secondly, jobs increase.'

  4. 4

    Upgrade: 'Nowadays, technology is very important in our daily life.'

  5. 5

    Which is appropriately hedged for Task 2?

  6. 6

    Which conclusion is stronger?