English Language Writing Skills

By Danso Kwasi Nti Samuel (DAS). Study the complete course source, examine every model and practise alongside Professor Jarvis.

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For tables, matching columns, IPA and original formatting, open the course PDF above.

Note: The wrong definition will make the whole article void, so be careful to define with

precision. If you think you can’t define the topic with precision, do not use this method.

Please, do you understand? I guess you are getting something.

Example of definition of topic

According to the Oxford dictionary, teenage pregnancy occurs between the ages of thirteen

and nineteen years among girls. Teenage pregnancy can also occur among girls below the

age of thirteen as far as nine, depending on the development of adolescent reproductive

features.

Highlight the woes of the public on the topic

The woes are the outcry of the people on the topic.

So, bring out the woes/lamentations of the public on the topic. Thus, maybe what people

were saying about the energy crisis in the country (dumsor dumsor). Let us look at an

example.

Example of woes/lamentations of the public on the topic

The recent increase in the number of teenage pregnancies has generated a lot of public

debate in the media.

Prepare the background for the points.

Just state that there are several points of the topic. Also, state that some of the points of the

essay are with a semicolon. An example will help us, won’t it? I hope it will.

Illustrative example

   •   There are several causes of teenage pregnancy in the country.

   •   There are several effects of road accidents in the country.

   •   There are several reasons to have a canteen in the school.