Mastering English With Ease

  Tips on How to Pass English In WASSCE & NECO Examinations – Essay/Letter Writing                        (Part 2)   Continued from Part 1     Organisation (Continued)   Essay Writing: -          If you are writing an essay, you only need to write the topic boldly, and go straight to present your points (as the body) taking note of the followings: (i)                 Each of your essay points or ideas should be presented in a paragraph; (ii)              The paragraphs should link each other with conjunctions such as ‘but’, ‘also’, ‘however’, ‘furthermore’, moreover’, ‘finally’, etc, so that your write-up will flow logically and coherently. Debate Writing: -          If you choose to write on a debate topic, whether in support of a motion or   against it, you should start with greetings to the officers in charge, using an   expression like:   ‘Good-day Mr. Chairman, Panel of Judges, Accurate Time-Keeper, Co-debaters and my audience’ -          Next, intr

  Tips on How to Pass English In WASSCE & NECO Examinations – Essay/Letter Writing (Part 1)                  With the rescheduled West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for 2020 (which was earlier postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic) now fast approaching, and the National Examination Council (NECO) following, it has become necessary to provide some tips/guidelines on how to excel in the English Language papers, especially for our candidate readers and parents/guardian readers.            This special edition will be presented in three parts to help in passing the three most difficult parts of the English Language subject, namely: (1) Essay/Letter Writing, (2) Comprehension and (3) Summary.   Let us now start with the first part: ESSAY/LETTER WRITING OR COMPOSITION Instructions:   Read the instruction(s) before you ever attempt any question.   This section usually carries 50 marks. - You will be asked to answer one question out of five, in thi