Languagelab.com Blog » competition http://blog.languagelab.com Bringing the World of English to You! Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:53:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Languagelab Writing Contest http://blog.languagelab.com/2009/02/28/languagelab-writing-contest/ http://blog.languagelab.com/2009/02/28/languagelab-writing-contest/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:33:21 +0000 jessie http://blog.languagelab.com/?p=843

One of our students Energizer Aboma came to me a few days ago with a great idea – a writing contest. This is a great way to improve your writing and get critical feedback that can help you improve.

Many of our students have been writing on the English City News Blog a newspaper run by the students and Lane Jarman, reporter at the City News.  If you would like to write something for the blog come to one of Lane’s activities or comment on another student’s article and we will get back to you.

Ok so here are the rules:

  • Below there is a list of 50 words, you must look up their meanings.
  • Students must write a fictional story,  news style report or discursive essay using at least thirty words in the list.
  • Points will be given for originality, style, grammar and structure.
  • The winner’s profile will be featured on the new Languagelab website and also displayed all over English City.
  • Everyone who enters will be given detailed feedback and those who choose to share their feedback with the group will be posted on the blog for all students to benefit from.

The words:

  1. advice
  2. benefit
  3. liaise
  4. compete
  5. effect
  6. relate
  7. budget
  8. discreet
  9. regard
  10. respond
  11. comply
  12. procure
  13. paradigm
  14. defy
  15. assess
  16. criterion
  17. appreciate
  18. jingoism
  19. analyse
  20. retain
  21. affect
  22. enhance
  23. podcasting
  24. acquire
  25. oblige
  26. information
  27. use
  28. intend
  29. ecopolitics
  30. endeavour
  31. continue
  32. provide
  33. allege
  34. emphasize
  35. aesthetic
  36. empathy
  37. request
  38. pragmatic
  39. despite
  40. ubiquitous
  41. sceptic
  42. propose
  43. assume
  44. ambiguous
  45. competence
  46. irony
  47. subtle
  48. implement
  49. concur
  50. general

The deadline is 9th March and all submissions should be made on the English City News Blog or to jessie@languagelab.com

Good Luck !

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