1. Lab 3 Paragraphs, and corpus tools

2. Read about paragraph structure http://www2.actden.com/writ_Den/Tips/para grap/index.htm http://www2.actden.com/writ_Den/Tips/para grap/index.htm Now try these online paragraph exercises. Which do you like best? Where are they from? http://www.buowl.boun.edu.tr/students/writi ng%20exercises/fwriting%20exercises.htm http://www.buowl.boun.edu.tr/students/writi ng%20exercises/fwriting%20exercises.htm http://www.victoria.ac.nz/llc/academic- writing/ http://www.victoria.ac.nz/llc/academic- writing/ http://learningcentre.usyd.edu.au/clearer_wri ting/module1/paragraph_structure/para_stru cture_intro.html http://learningcentre.usyd.edu.au/clearer_wri ting/module1/paragraph_structure/para_stru cture_intro.html

3. Take out your BBC news story and read it carefully. If you don’t know a word, use these resources to look it up. You are not allowed to use dictionaries or dictionary websites! http://www.lexchecker.org/ http://forbetterenglish.com/ http://193.133.140.102/JustTheWord/ And Google image search, of course! What can you learn that is different from consulting a dictionary? Which site gives the most useful information?

4. Copy your story from the web, and paste it in these places: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~alzsh3/acvoca b/awlgapmaker.htm http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~alzsh3/acvoca b/awlgapmaker.htm http://www.lextutor.ca/concordancers/text_c oncord/ http://www.lextutor.ca/concordancers/text_c oncord/ Then follow the instructions, or play. Then on the Lextutor site please look at – Corpus grammar – Group lex – Test your lexis (“Associates test” is pretty tough!)