Improve your English writing skills | Learn English with Cambridge

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Hello, hello, everyone.
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Tired of trying and trying,
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and getting no results improving your writing skills?
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Stay tuned,
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because this video may be helpful for you.
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Today, we’ll be showing you
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four steps to improve your writing skills.
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The first step is brainstorming.
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For this, you must write down different ideas,
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so you can identify
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how much you know about the topic,
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and what you will need to research about it
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that could be useful.
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This is when you give structure to your text.
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So, you must choose which area
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of the topic you want to focus on,
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or which point, from that area, you want to write about.
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This is useful for giving the text a logical order.
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You can use bullet points, numbers
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or mind maps to do it.
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Now it is time to start writing.
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Having your outline will help you to know which direction
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to go when writing.
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And with this one,
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we arrive at the final step: getting a final check,
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for which, you have two options.
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Read your text again a couple of days later.
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You’ll halve the size,
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and you may see mistakes you did not see before.
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Ask somebody to read it and give you an opinion.
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They make discover mistakes
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or lack of cohesion in your text.
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If you have any other
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useful tips for improving your writing skills,
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please leave them below.
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Thumps up, subscribe, and see you in the next video.
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