CONTENTS / vii PART TWO: ENGLISH IN ACTION 8 Writing an Essay and a Short Story 99 Researching your essay 99 Structuring your essay 103 Writing the essay 104 Plotting the short story 105 Editing your work 106 Practising what you’ve learnt 108 9 Summarising and Reporting 109 Writing a summary 109 Compiling a report 111 Checking your summary 115 Checking your report 115 Practising what you’ve learnt 115 10 Filling in Forms 117 Working online 117 Providing the basic information 117 Coping with a variety of forms 119 Writing legibly 130 Asking for help 131 Witnessing the signature 131 Checking for errors 131 Practising what you’ve learnt 132 11 Writing Letters 133 Using e-mail 133 Writing a personal letter 135 Writing a formal letter 136 Ending the letter 137 Drafting your letter 137 Producing a variety of letters 140 Checking your work 146 Practising what you’ve learnt 147 12 Making Applications 148 Applying to university 148 Applying for a job 148