#2 (permalink) Tue May 02, 2006 12:01 pm The beginning of the story |
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Hi tommy,
Just a word of advice, if I may, before I answer. I don't really think it's a good idea if you prepare in advance what you are going to write in an exam essay. Having been an examiner for many years for the Cambridge Proficiency/First Certificate exams in the past, I found that prepared answers didn't usually sound very natural and most of us used to mark that sort of essay down. Back to your question:
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On Thurstday I've got a mature English exam, in which very often appears a story (that students must write). That is why I have been thinking of a good and universal beginning. I think about such one: "It was a beautiful, May-morning. The sun had already risen above the horizon and slightly, through the crevices of my shutters, lit up my face."
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I don't think slightly works here and I would use gradually Having said that I strongly recommend you write your essay on the day and rely on your knowledge of English words/phrases at the time.
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