Author: Dr. C.K. Yeung
Publishing Date: Feb 2012
ISBN: 978-988-15221-4-6
Price: HK$120
Specifications: 200pp (170mm x 250mm)

Dr. C.K. Yeung completed his undergraduate (BSc in Biomedical Sciences, specialising in pharmacology and toxicology) and postgraduate (PhD in Pharmacology and Physiology) studies in the United Kingdom in 1993 and 1996, respectively. Dr. Yeung is a Member of the Institute of Biomedical Science, a Chartered Biologist, and a Fellow of the Society of Biology.

Dr Yeung has worked all over the world, including the UK, Germany, Japan, and Hong Kong. He has also worked for a number of universities (University of Bradford, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) and different research institutions (Max-Planck-Institute, Germany; The Institute for Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Japan; Defence Evaluation and Research Agency, UK).

Dr. Yeung is currently an Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Biomedical Sciences at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Dr. Yeung has published over 60 peer-reviewed articles and has supervised dozens of undergraduate and postgraduate students since 1994. He has taught biomedical and medical students on a variety of biomedical subjects for over 17 years.

There are so many students, at different levels, who are in need of guidance in writing. Dr. Yeung realises that writing itself can be made easier if one gets to learn and apply a few simple rules. This book will most certainly benefit those who need to write, whether for exams or for work, to become more confident and effective writers.

PART 1 THE ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Chapter 1: The English Tenses
1.1 The Basic Tenses
1.2 The Present
1.3 The Past
1.4 The Present Perfect and the Simple Past
1.5 The Future
1.6 Grammar Focus 1: Present and Future
1.7 Grammar Focus 2: Past and Past Perfect
1.8 Is it ‘Will’ or ‘Going to’?
1.8.1 Will
1.8.2 Going to
1.8.3 Exercise 1: Will or Going to?
1.8.4 Exercise 2: Decisions, Intentions, Plans

Chapter 2: Conditional and Wish Sentences
2.1 Conditional Sentences
2.2 Grammar Focus 3: Conditional Sentence Exercises
2.2.1 Exercise 1: Remember the Conditional Patterns
2.2.2 Exercise 2: Conditional Sentences Type I, II, III
2.2.3 Exercise 3: Exceptions
2.3 Wish Sentences
2.4 Grammar Focus 4: Conditional and Wish Sentences Explained

Chapter 3: Essential Grammar
3.1 Grammar Focus 5: Word Order and Common Misunderstandings
3.2 Modal Auxiliaries
3.3 Grammar Focus 6: The Use of ‘May’
3.4 Grammar Focus 7: Time Prepositions – Day, Month, Year etc
3.5 Grammar Focus 8: The Use of Certain Words and Their Prepositions
3.5.1 The Use of ‘Demand’
3.5.2 The Use of ‘Secure’
3.5.3 The Use of ‘Increase’
3.5.4 The Use of ‘Decrease’
3.5.5 The Use of ‘Reduce’
3.5.6 The Use of ‘Reduction’
3.5.7 The Use of ‘Help’
3.6 Confusing Expressions
3.6.1 Different Prepositions, Different Meanings
3.6.2 Subtle Differences in Meaning
3.7 Important ‘Fixed’ Prepositions
3.7.1 Comprehensive Preposition Test
3.8 Grammar Focus 9: Plural Forms
3.8.1 Plural Nouns
3.8.2 Plural Verbs

PART 2 WRITING

Chapter 4: The Writing Rules – Part I: The Bare Essentials
4.1 The Writing Rules
4.2 The Use of Semicolons and Commas
4.3 Grammar Focus 10: English Questions and Inappropriate Responses
4.4 Spot the Mistakes 1 – Answers with Explanations
4.5 Spot the Mistakes 2 – Questions

Chapter 5: The Writing Rules – Part II: Before You Start Writing
5.1 The Use of Adjectives in Composition
5.2 More on Writing Rules – How to Make Each Sentence More Interesting?
5.2.1 Grammar
5.2.2 Sentence Structure

Chapter 6:The Writing Rules – Part III: Sample Compositions Explained
6.1 Sentence Expansion Exercise
6.2 Composition Expansion: How to Lengthen a Composition?
6.3 A Guide to Composition – A Sample Composition
6.4 Learn From the Best: President Obama’s Inauguration Speech

Chapter 7: IELTS Written Examination – Composition
7.1 Advice on IELTS Written Test
7.2 IELTS Exam Preparation – Writing Structure
7.3 IELTS Composition Titles
7.4 IELTS Composition Sample Answers
7.5 IELTS Composition – Graph and Data Descriptions

Chapter 8: On a Lighter Note – An Ex-President’s Quotes

PART 3 USEFUL TOOLS FOR WRITING

Chapter 9: Useful Adverbs

Chapter 10: Idioms

Chapter 11: Proverbs and Sayings