Tuesday, 3 September 2019

Writing Mock # 4: Common Errors


Resultado de imagen para appearances are deceptive

*Think of possible and effective paraphrases for the following words:

1. happy:
2. happiness:
3. clothes:
4. national occasions:
5. feel intimidated:
6. lawyers, doctors and the like:
7. feeling of distance:
8. dress style:
9. formal clothes:
10. feel vulnerable:


*Spot and correct the error in the following sentences from some of your own writing. Then consider what band of the Language criterion from the Assessment Scales each sentence reflects.


1. I do not believe this, in spite the hypothesis presented has been scientifically proved.

2. Some outfits need to be appropriate for the occasion.

3. As it is true that uniforms makes us feel that we are in good hands, the ambiguity projected by the clothes use by some professionals may put us off.

4. This has both it's pros and cons. On one hand, using a uniform distinguishes workers from the others so it may be reassuring.

5. Clothes that are used for differents ocassions in working environments are able to convey a sense of competence.