10.3 Extending skills


essay types • situation–problem–solution–evaluation essays


A Read the three essay questions. What types of writing assignment are they?


B Look at text A on the opposite page. Copy and complete Table 1.


C Look at text B on the opposite page. Copy and complete Table 2.


D Read the title of essay 3 again. 1 Make a plan for this essay.


2 Write a topic sentence for each paragraph in the body of the essay.


3 Write a concluding paragraph.


1 Compare the different explanations of what caused the accident at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in 1981.


2 Explain how failure to communicate effectively between designer and fabricator could lead to a serious accident.


3 Describe the problems that can occur in ‘design and build’ projects and consider how these problems can be resolved.


Table 1


Situation Problem(s) Solution


Table 2 Solution


Arguments for Argument against


10.4 Extending skills writing complex sentences • references • quotations


A Expand these simple sentences. Add extra information. Use the ideas in Lesson 10.3. 1 Problems can occur in D/B projects.


2 D/B contractors may cut costs on materials. 3 There can be confusion over project management. 4 Overall responsibility by one organization is necessary. 5 The solution may not satisfy the client.


B Look at text C on the opposite page. Copy and complete Tables 1–3.


C Look at text D on the opposite page. 1 Complete a further row of Table 1.


2 How could you write this as a reference?


D What do the symbols and abbreviations in the blue box mean?


E Look back at the text on page 81 (Lesson 10.2) and at text B on the opposite page.


1 Find all the research sources (e.g., Banset & Parsons, 1989: p.273).


Table 3: Referencing websites Retrieval date URL


Table 1: Referencing books Author(s)


Place


Table 2: Referencing journals Name of journal


Date


Publisher


Volume


Pages


& © edn. ed(s). et al. n.d. p. pp. vol.


2 Mark the page numbers for books and journals next to the correct reference in the list (C) on the opposite page.


3 What punctuation and formatting is used before and within each direct quotation? Why? 4 What words are used to introduce each direct quotation? Why does the writer choose each word?


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