English Writing for Public Relations

What is your favourite song? Listening Introductory Activity https://www.topworksheets.com/t/ulYelKdUizq Substitution song video Information and Exercises about Prefixes and Suffixes https://www.uefap.com/vocab/build/building.htm 1.- Verbs 1 .1.- Verb Suffixes 1.2.- Verb Prefixes 2.- Nouns 2.1.- Noun Prefixes prefix + noun -> noun 2.2.- Noun Suffixes verb, noun, adjective -> noun Verb + suffix -> noun https://www.autoenglish.org/FCEUse/verbs2nouns.htm Noun + suffix -> noun adective + suffix -> noun https://www.autoenglish.org/FCEUse/nouns2adjectives.htm https://www.autoenglish.org/FCEUse/verbs2adjectives.htm 3.- Adjectives 3.1.- Adjective Suffixes https://www.autoenglish.org/FCEUse/nouns2adjectives.htm 3.2.- Adjective Prefixes 4.- Adverbs 4.1.- Adverb Suffixes -never           whenever, wherever, whatever Online Exercise about forming adverbs https://www.autoenglish.org/FCEUse/adjectives2adverbs.htm Collaborative Exercise: https://wordwall.ne...

  Capitalisation   1.- The first sentence word , for example: ' W hen he tells a joke, he sometimes forgets the punch line.' 2.- The pronoun I , for example: 'The last time I visited Atlanta was several years ago.' 3.- Family relationships when used as proper names, for example: I sent a thank-you note to A unt Abigail but not to my other aunts. Here is a present I bought for  M other. Did you buy a present for your mother? 4.- Proper nouns (the names of specific people, places, organizations, and sometimes things) W orrill Fabrication Company G olden Gate Bridge S upreme Court L ivingston, Missouri M others A gainst D runk D riving 5.- The names of God, specific deities, religious figures, and holy books. G od the F ather the V irgin M ary the B ible the G reek gods M oses S hiva B uddha Z eus Exception:  The word 'god' in general terms is not capitalised, for example,...

Dashes -/ — There are two types of dashes: e n dashes (–) and em dashes (—) each have different functions.  The en dash is shorter and is frequently used to show numerical ranges or connections between words in compound adjectives when one of the elements comprises multiple words. The em dash is longer and generally used to note a break, provide drama, or give an example. Writers use the en dash like this: “To pass the class, Sally needs to score between 80%–90% on the exam.” In contrast, writers use the em dash like this: “Alex needs to pass chemistry—a very difficult class—to graduate this semester.” Em dashes  are  used   to  set off or emphasize the content enclosed within dashes or the content that follows a dash .  Em d ashes place more emphasis on this content than parentheses . ​ ​ Perhaps one reason why the term has been so problematic —s o resistant to definition , and yet so t...