Essay Writing Skills (English with Dave)
By David Taylor
- Course audio
- Course audio: English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Length
- 13 lessons
What you'll be able to do
- Plan and write a five-paragraph academic essay
- Write strong introductions, topic sentences and conclusions
- Connect paragraphs with clear transitions and evidence
About this course
Writing teacher David Taylor ('English with Dave') teaches academic essay writing step by step. Lessons cover the five-paragraph essay formula, introduction strategies, a simple formula for conclusions, topic sentence outlines, giving readers what they want, comparison-contrast essays, timed writing tips for TOEFL, SAT and IELTS, paragraph transitions, academic writing tips, providing evidence for an argument, analysis essays, coherence through repetition and parallelism, and relative clauses for more mature sentences. It suits university students and test-takers who need structured writing.
Before you start: Intermediate English: you can follow lessons taught fully in English
Syllabus
Lessons listed from the official YouTube playlist. Full playlist on YouTube
- 1How to Write an Essay: Formulas for 5-Paragraph Essay
- 2How to Write an Effective Essay: Introduction Paragraph Strategies
- 3Conclusion Paragraphs: A Simple Formula for Academic Essays
- 4Topic Sentence Outlines for the Basic Academic Essay
- 5Effective Essay Writing: 4 Tips to Give Your Audience What They Want
- 6How to Write a Comparison-Contrast Essay
- 7English with Dave: Timed Writing Tips for TOEFL, SAT, IELTS and In-Class Essays
- 8How to Write an Effective Essay: Paragraph Transitions & Connections
- 9How to Improve Your Academic Writing | 5 Tips
- 10How to Provide Evidence for Your Argument Essay
- 11How to Write an Analysis Essay--in 4 Minutes
- 12Advanced Strategies for Coherence: Transitions, Repetitions, Parallelism
- 13Increase Your Sentence Maturity: Relative Phrases & Clauses
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Lessons listed from the official YouTube playlist. Full playlist on YouTube
Lessons last checked Oct 2026. Course summary and lesson structure by Sabaq.
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