Crossword

Magical adventure with dose of humour creates a winning read

16 Sep 2012

Stuart Horten (10 years old, but looks younger) has moved with his doctor mother and crossword compiler father to the small town of Beeton, where Great-Uncle Tony lived before he disappeared.

9:03AM

Practice makes perfect - when you're careful

23 Jan 2008

a small accident

Slang

Wicked - really cool, great fun

Example: I went to see a wicked new band at the Fringe Club yesterday.

Have a go - If...

5:25PM

The in thing is far out

27 Sep 2007

Would you like to know the ins and outs of using the words 'in' and 'out'? If so, you have come to the right place. Come in and let's get a few things sorted out.

Is it in or out?...

6:15AM

A lively movie review

27 Jun 2005

We have been looking at writing about television programmes. Often there are movies broadcast on TV. But the place they appear first is the cinema.

11:25AM

Make it precise and clear

13 Jun 2005

People want to read good writing. They will be interested if a piece of writing includes useful information. One example is a short piece that describes various programmes.

8:24AM

Recipe for creative writing

4 Apr 2005

Most of the time that you write you will use a specific text type. But good writers do not restrict themselves to using just one type at a time. You can be creative by mixing several at once. It...

12:33PM

Opinion

Alex Lo

Chen Guangcheng misled by his new right-wing 'friends'

1:26AM

Tom Holland

The yuan hasn't overtaken the HK$ quite yet, Mr Chan

4:40AM

Interview with a writer

One way to become a better writer is to read a lot. When you read a range of books, you can learn from different authors' styles. You can see what sort of words they use and expand your...

7:39AM

The power of love

This week we will look at romantic narratives. Writers have been composing pieces about love for centuries. The feelings of people falling in love provide good material and these stories are...

2:40AM

Thrilled by narratives

Narratives are written to entertain readers. There are many different forms of narrative. A long story may even contain more than one type. The type we will look at today is the narrative written...

6:56PM

Letters to the editor

There are several ways of expressing your opinion. One is to write a letter to a newspaper.

5:40PM

Recounting an enjoyable trip

Sometimes after you have been on a school trip or a holiday, you might want to write about it. In this sort of writing, you are retelling what has happened. That means using the past tense. The...

11:02PM

English week provides fun for all

Our school's English week was lots of fun. Numerous activities were organised for the event and we tried to live up to the week's slogan 'Read and write, joy for life!' The fun started on...

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