Writing

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Writing is the ability to communicate properly with language symbols.  The writer has to develop writing skills that involve: spelling, vocabulary, grammar, sentence structures, punctuation, proper layout, coherence, cohesion and organization.  These skills will help writers and learners to write correctly, in order to provide meaning through arguments, opinions, essays and so on, in a well-constructed text.

Here is  a list of websites to improve writing skills in the English language:

• ESOL Courses

 

ESOL Courses is a free online teaching and learning platform that has activities to develop English skills, like writing. It is suitable for learners aged 13 and up at any level, from A1 to C1. All writing activities are about sentence completion and word order that allow learners to use correct grammar and vocabulary to create or complete sentences.

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• Grammar Monster

Grammar Monster is a website for learners aged 13 and up from A2 to B2 level. It has lessons and activities to improve and check grammatical points while writing. Its activities include how to use nouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and punctuation properly. The activities can be multiple-choice questions, true or false, among others. 

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• Write and Improve
  
  

This website allows teenagers and adult learners aged 14 and up to practice their writing skills. The exercises are divided in three levels: beginner (A1, A2), intermediate (B1, B2) and advanced (C1, C2). The types of activities learners can find are answering questions, writing paragraphs, reports to give opinions, examples, details, etc. Learners also can have their score and feedback instantaneously, so they can improve it next time. 

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• Khan Academy
  
  

This website is suitable for learners aged 13 and up at any level to practice writing skills. It has examples and activities about how to write properly using punctuation, capitalization, organization. The activities are multiple-choice questions, in which learners have to choose correct sentences,  check the grammar, and so on.

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• Quill
  
  

This website is for teachers and learners to learn grammar and vocabulary and improve their writing skills at any level, from A1 to C1. It provides 10-15 minute exercises in which learners have to order sentences, join sentences, complete with prepositions, nouns, verbs, etc. using correct spelling, capitalization and organization. In other words, exercises are about typing sentences, identifying grammatical errors and using correct punctuation. After ending each exercise, learners can see their grades and receive feedback with hints to do it better next time.