A straight face

A blank or serious facial expression, especially when trying not to laugh.

Example: My father kept a straight face when he joked.

Ambition: a strong desire or what drives a person to do or achieve something.

The nearest in meaning could be drive, determination, desire, enterprise, initiative, eagerness, motivation, enthusiasm, zeal, commitment, a sense of purpose, longing, yearning, hankering, get-up-and-go

Opposite of temporary is permanent

At arm's length: avoid/shun intimacy or close contact.

Welfare: the health, happiness, and fortunes of a person or group.

The nearest in meaning could be well-being, health, good health, happiness, comfort, security, safety, protection, prosperity, profit, good, success, fortune, good fortune, advantage, interest

Halt nearest in meaning:stop, come to a halt, come to a stop, come to a standstill, come to rest, pull up, draw up, stand still, draw to a stand, cease, finish

In leaps and bounds: with startlingly rapid progress.

Similar: rapidly, swiftly, quickly, speedily, at an amazing rate, exponentially

A straight face

A blank or serious facial expression, especially when trying not to laugh.

Example: My father kept a straight face when he joked.

Antonyms (opposite in meaning) for briskly

Listlessly, slowly, sluggishly

Synonyms (nearest in meaning) for briskly

Nimbly, rapidly, vigorously, brusquely, enthusiastically, in a lively manner, promptly, quickly

Exhausted means tired. If you are not tired, then you are active

Your letter must contain the main content, ways in which you can help improve sanitation in your area

The letter is a formal letter and must contain the features below:

i. Your address
ii. Date
iii. Recipient's address
iv. Salutation - Dear + Sir/Madam,
v. Heading/Title of the letter in block letters and underlined
vi. Body
vii. Subscription - Yours faithfully, Yours sincerely, etc.
viii. Signature
ix. Your full name (in brackets)

The language should be formal with no room for slang or colloquialism and there should be politeness of expression. A good blend of varied sentence patterns and a good use of vivid idiomatic expressions.

Your paragraphs should be well developed and properly linked.

You must check your spellings and punctuations and construct meaningful sentences.

Ensure that you use capital and small letters correctly at their appropriate places, thus for instance I for the pronoun "I" and not "i", etc.

You are to write a letter to the Town Development Committee of your area , telling him about the poor sanitation in your community and suggest at least two ways of improving the sanitation

The letter is a formal letter and must contain the features below:

i. Your address
ii. Date
iii. Recipient's address
iv. Salutation - Dear + Sir/Madam,
v. Heading/Title of the letter in block letters and underlined
vi. Body
vii. Subscription - Yours faithfully, Yours sincerely, etc.
viii. Signature
ix. Your full name (in brackets)

The language should be formal with no room for slang or colloquialism and there should be politeness of expression. A good blend of varied sentence patterns and a good use of vivid idiomatic expressions.

Your paragraphs should be well developed and properly linked.

You must check your spellings and punctuations and construct meaningful sentences.

Ensure that you use capital and small letters correctly at their appropriate places, thus for instance I for the pronoun "I" and not "i", etc.

You are required to write a letter to your brother giving him at least two reasons why he should at your school.

Organisation

This is an informal letter and the following features are required:

(1) Writer’s address (without name)
(2) Date
(3) Salutation (Dear Kofi, Yaw, Adjei, Mawuli, Moro)
(4) Body
(5) Subscription - Yours sincerely, Yours, Yours ever
(6) First name

Your content must be a discussion on at least two reasons why students should cultivate the habit of reading

Your essay must have the following features:

i. Title or heading
ii. Body
iii. Your name
iv. Your school/class/form/house

Possible Reasons

1. Self Improvement/broadening the horizon of the reader
2. Communication Skills/Helps in language acquisition, vocabulary, expression
3. Increases Knowledge
4. Reduces Stress
5. Great Pleasure
6. Boosts one's Imagination and Creativity
7. Develops one's Analytical Skills
8. Reduces Boredom

Content

1. You are to write a report on what you saw at the National Best Teacher Award ceremony and discuss two lessons you learnt.

2. The essay is in two parts: describing what you saw and discussing two lessons you learnt.

3. You must write on both parts effectively to earn a good mark.

Organization

This is a report, and the following features are mandatory:

1. Heading/title
2. Introduction
3. Body (itemized, sequentially arranged)
4. Conclusion
5. Your signature
6. Your full name
7. Date

The paragraph should be well developed and effectively linked.

Expression

1. The language should be formal and appropriate.

2. Slang, colloquialism and contracted forms are out of place

3. There should be varied sentence patterns and coherence of ideas

4. The use of the past tense of verbs is expected

5. There should be clarity of expression

Mechanical Accuracy

1. Your concord (subject-verb, noun-pronoun), tense, determiners, prepositions and punctuations must be accurate.

2. Your spelling must be accurate.

3. You can either use American or British spelling but must be consistent

4. Each sentence and proper noun should begin with a capital letter. Mark is deducted for using "i" instead of "I" for the first-person pronoun, etc.