Prime Time 5/6, Writing, Arbeitsheft

37 2. If you love to teach, starting a blog can provide the opportunity to educate others interested in your field of expertise. As you build resources on your blog to teach others, you may realise there is a chance to make money with your blog by creating educational products or services online. 3. The more you write, the better you become at it. Most professional bloggers write on a regular basis and therefore analyse and proofread their writing constantly. You may even get feedback from readers to help you become a better writer. However, running a successful blog does not necessarily make you a good writer. Many high-profile bloggers say they are terrible writers, and if they can do it, so can you. 4. A blog can be used as a platform to showcase your knowledge and expertise. Publishing blog posts that are accurate, timely, relevant and informative will eventually get the attention of other experts and earn you recognition as a thought-leader. 5. Nowadays bloggers no longer need to have computer science degrees or HTML knowledge to start their own website. Software such as WordPress and “how to start a blog” guides have made it simple and easy to set up a blog in 15 minutes. If you are unsure whether blogging is right for you, use a free blogging platform for a few months before moving to a self-hosted solution. ( Huffington Post, 23 September 2016; adapted) c) Read the text again and take notes why some people blog as a free-time activity and why others blog professionally – or both. Write down your ideas in your exercise book. Blogging as a free-time activity Blogging professionally 3.2.2 Blog comment When you write a blog comment, you respond to a blog post or a blog comment on the internet and write about it. You want to present your problem/issue/ideas, but the topic has been set by the blog post in the prompt. Blog comments should add extra value to a post. For this text type it is important to study words and phrases to express your views. Layout and structure: •• Beginning: –– refer to the blog post/comment on which you are commenting •• Body of the blog comment: –– follow the structure of the blog post in the prompt –– address the points mentioned –– deal with each point in a separate paragraph –– make your points clear –– add a personal experience, a different perspective or a new question if appropriate –– link the paragraphs –– add subheadings if necessary •• Ending: –– draw a conclusion –– invite further reactions from other readers Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv