Review what is meant by 'given' and 'new'.	20 min
Explore a text to see which elements correspond to 'given' and 'new' information.	10 min
Identify 'given' and 'new' elements in a text	20 min
Evaluate whether the writer has used the 'given'-before-'new' principle in a text.	20 min
Practise revising sentences to get 'given' elements into the beginning of sentences in a text	30 min
Total =	01:40

TOPICAL PROGRESSION:
Recognise which topical patterns are being used to create coherence in sample texts.	15 min
STRATEGY 3 (Topicalising phrases):
Recognise 'topicalising phrases' in a sample text.	25 min
Practise creating 'topicalising phrases'.	20 min
STRATEGY 4 (active-passive shift):
Recognise the passive form in sample texts.	30 min
Evaluate which form of the passive voice is the best within a sentence.	15 min
Transform active sentences into the passive voice.	20 min
REVIEW (Strategies 4-7):
Reviewing ways of maintaining topic focus (Strategies 4-7).	30 min
Total =	02:35

Identify the main verbs in long, complex sentences	15 min
Recognise sentences where the “light-before-heavy” principle is broken	20 min
Choose the sentences where the “light-before-heavy” principle is maintained	15 min
Compose the start of sentences which follow the “light-before heavy” principle	30 min
Total =	01:20

SENTENCE CONNECTORS
PREPOSITIONS
OTHER LINKERS
Placing the adverb "also" within a sentence	05 min
True or false: "also" within a sentence.	15 min
Practice placing "also" within a sentence.	10 min
ADJECTIVES

SENTENCE CONNECTORS
"however" vs. "nevertheless" ("nonetheless")	20 min.
"on the other hand" vs. "however" and "nevertheless"	25 min.
"conversely" vs. "On the contrary" and "In contrast"	25 min.
"alternatively" vs. "Instead" and "on the other hand"	25 min.
Review 1: Contrastive Sentence Connectors	30 min.
CONJUNCTIONS
"but" vs. "nor"	15 min.
"albeit" vs. "notwithstanding"	20 min
Review 2: Contrastive conjunctions	30 min
SUBORDINATORS
"although" vs. "(even) though", "while", "whereas"	20 min
Review 3: Contrastive Subordinators
PREPOSITIONS
"in contrast to" vs. "contrary to" and "unlike"
"despite" vs. "instead of" and "notwithstanding"
Review 4: Contrastive prepositions
Total =	00:00

SENTENCE CONNECTORS
SUBORDINATORS
PREPOSITIONS
VERBS
NOUNS

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RELATIVE CLAUSES
Finding relative clauses	30 min
Classifying relative clauses	20 min
Practise punctuating relative clauses	20 min
Practise punctuating relative clauses (more practice)	30 min
Practise punctuating relative clauses (even more practice!)	30 min
SENTENCE CONNECTORS
Recognising sentence connectors	10 min
Punctuating sentence connectors	15 min
INTRODUCTORY PHRASES
Recognising introductory phrases	20 min
Punctuating introductory phrases	15 min
SUBORDINATE CLAUSES
Recognising subordinate clauses	10 min
Punctuating subordinate clauses	15 min
NON-FININTE -ing AND -ed CLAUSES
Recognising non-finite clauses	25 min
Non-finite vs. Reduced relative clauses	20 min
Punctuating non-finite clauses	25 min
RESULTATIVE -ing CLAUSES
Recognising Resultative clauses	15 min
Resultative vs. Reduced relative clauses	30 min
Punctuating Resultative clauses	25 min
COMBINING SENTENCES WITH and, but, or, nor, so, yet
Classifying coordinating conjunctions	25 min
Punctuating coordinating conjunctions	20 min
PARENTHETICAL INFORMATION
Recognizing parenthetical information	20 min
Punctuating parenthetical information	30 min
APPOSITIVES
Recognizing appositives	20 min
Punctuating appositives	30 min
ITEMS IN LISTS
Recognizing items in a list	20 min
Punctuating items in a list	30 min
ADJECTIVE LISTS
Distinguishing coordinate and cumulative adjectives	20 min
Punctuating series of two or more adjectives	20 min
Total =	9 hours

Explaining the use of semicolons	10 min
Identifying correct use of semicolons	15 min
Commas or semicolons? A simple start	15 min
Commas or semicolons? Further Choices	30 min
Total =	70 min

Explaining the use of colons	20 min
Identifying correct use of colons	15 min
Colons or semicolons? A simple start	15 min
Colons, semicolons or commas? Further Choices	30 min
Total =	70 min

NOUN COMPOUNDS
Recognising noun compounds	20 min
COMPOUND ADJECTIVES
Analyzing and explaining compound adjectives	20 min
Punctuating compound adjectives (part 1)	30 min
Punctuating compound adjectives (part 2)	20 min
HYPHENATING AFFIXES
American and British differences	20 min
Analyzing and explaining hyphenated affixes	25 min
NUMBERS AND FRACTIONS
Analyzing and explaining hyphenated numerical expressions	20 min
Punctuating numerical expressions	25 min
Total time for exercises =	3 hours

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Abstracts
Informative vs. Descriptive abstracts	20 min
Function of moves in abstracts	20 min
The Introduction Section
Recognising moves in Article Introductions	20 min
Recognising the function of moves in article introductions (Part 1)	20 min
Recognising the function of moves in article introductions (Part 2)	20 min
Methods Section
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Results Section
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Discussion Section
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Metatext
Recognising Metatext	15 min
Explaining the function of metatext	15 min

Describing Aims
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Avoiding weak verbs
Identifying weak verbs	20 min
Using relational verbs to replace the verb "to be"	20 min
Avoiding weak verbs ("to be", "there is", "have")	15 min
Topicalize the subject
Sentence improvement	25 min
Negative Forms
Identifying more formal negative forms	20 min
Question forms
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Using the Subjunctive
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Verbs
Recognising formal alternatives: Verbs (Part 1)
Recognising formal alternatives: Verbs (Part 2)
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Adjectives
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Adverbs
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Nouns
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Prepositions
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