Instructions for an assignment
Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.
Preparation
Transcript
I want to explain a few things about your essay.
First of all, the deadline. The deadline for this essay is October the 18th. Not the 19th, not the 28th, not two days later because your dog was ill or your computer broke – the 18th. If it's late, I won't mark it. I won't even read it – you'll fail the assignment! So, please hand it in on time. You can even hand it in early, if you like!
You can email me the essays at j.hartshorn@lmu.ac.uk. That's H-A-R-T-S-H-O-R-N. I'll reply to say I've got it. If I don't reply within a day, it might mean I didn't get it, so please email me again to make sure. You can also bring a paper copy of the essay to my office, but let's be kind to the trees, OK? Email is better for the trees and for me.
Don't forget that you must reference every idea or quote you use that isn't your own idea. And the last page of your essay should be a list of all the books you used, in alphabetical order, not in the order you used them!
And lastly, make it easy for me to read! That means use a clear font. Arial is best, but Times New Roman is fine too. Not Comic Sans please! Size 12 font for the essay, and size 14 for the titles and subheadings. And use page numbers. Any questions?
It depends on the type of essay. I think I'm good at writing policy report. In that case, first of all, I usually collect documents and sources 3 or 4 years ago. And then, I seek expert advice. After collecting a huge amount of references, I start to outline the report.
However, I am a bit weak at writing personal essay. I feel uncomfortable expressing my emotion and experiences. Also, I'm embarrassed to reveal my true feelings.
The biggest difficulty I have with writing essays is developing my ideas clearly so that everyone who reads my essay can understand them.
I find so stressing write an essay , first of all , thinking what it would be the best topic to choose and after that , how to develop the idea and to get a concussion.
The essay is always stressfull
That’s easy
writing essays is hard for me because I often forget to use the proper punctuation and spelling.
Writhing is difficult for me because when I write an essay, I forget abut the rules like punctuation and spelling rules or alphabetical word
I find it difficult to find time to read. I need to read a lot, and sometimes I don't have the time.
The most difficult thing to me is following all of these rule, and sometimes the teachers give us tight deadlines.
I find it difficult to meet tight deadlines and follow strict formatting rules. When the deadline is close, I think font size shouldn’t matter as much.