Structure Use a separate paragraph for each idea; no headings. Give a user name and email address. Language Blogs are usually written in informal or colloquial style; be sure to consider the register used in the blog post you are reacting to, and use the same level of formal or informal language in your comment. T IP: Find out the purpose of the blog post before write a blog comment. Is it informative or persuasive or does it share an experience? What do you want to achieve with your comment? Sample blog post Eddie Morrison Healthy social media habits? Hi everybody, in today’s post I’ll give you three tips on how we can use social media in a healthy way. Let’s face it, we are all addicted to checking our accounts on various platforms. Don’t you find yourself wake up and reach for your phone first thing every morning? … It really is a little much. So, how about balancing social media with real life? My first tip is to POST LATER; do you really need to post your meal with friends immediately? Why not enjoy your company right now and communicate about eating out later? MANAGE YOUR SCHEDULE and build some fixed time into your day when you don’t check the latest social media feeds. This way you could enjoy a bit of quiet and be more present. CHOOSE CAREFULLY who or what brand you want to follow. Is it necessary to follow someone just because it is trendy? I think we should decide what truly inspires us and selectively create our social media use around it. These things have really helped me to control my social media use. I find that now I’ve got time for following hobbies and meeting people in the real world again, and I feel happier and more relaxed. How do you use social media? What’s your experience with the constant social media overload? Provide user name Use a catchy title so that your readers want to read on Writing coach Use first-person I Address others directly with you Useful phrases: In this post I’ll share… This post will make you… As you can imagine… Don’t get me wrong, but … In retrospect, … Let’s face it, … Ask direct questions Did you know that…? Why is it that…? Have you heard of…? Do you want to learn how to…? What’s it like…? Shouldn’t we…? What’s your opinion on that? End your blog post with a question. Sample task socialvsreallife.com is an online platform where people post their experiences with balancing real life and social media activities. You have decided to share some tips on social media use. In your blog post you should: ■■ describe the problem of constant social media use ■■ give tips on how to reduce it (3–4 tips) ■■ analyse how this has changed your life Write around 250 words. 149 W Writing guide Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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