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Text organisation refers to how a text is organised to help readers follow and understand the information presented. There are a number of standard forms that help text organisation when writing. This text organisation guide will help you logically guide your readers through your text.

Text Organisation: Referring to Ideas Already Presented

Pronouns and determiners are used to refer to ideas, points or opinions that you have previously introduced, or will immediately introduce. Here is a quick review of pronouns and determiners with examples.

Pronouns

Remember that ideas, opinions and arguments are considered objects in English which take object pronouns.

it / it / its -> singular
they / them / their -> plural

Examples:

Its importance can not be underestimated.
It now becomes clear that their role in production is vital.
The government has given it ample consideration, but rejected its validity.

Determiners

this / that -> singular
these / those -> plural

This is key: Children need to be encouraged in order to succeed.
Jefferson referred to those as unnecessary complications.
Make sure that pronouns and determiners are clearly defined either before, or immediately after their introduction in order to avoid confusion.

Examples:

The need for economic growth is vital to any society. Without it, societies become defensive and ... ('it' refers to 'need for economic growth)
These are vital for any job: interest, skills, manners... ('these' refers to 'interest, skills, manners')

TRY THIS INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ACTIVITY- EMAILING AND TELEPHONING DETERMINERS PAIRED WORK.
Determiners are words like THE, AN, MY, SOME. They all come at the beginning of noun phrases.

FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH is necessary for everyday conversations you have in a wide variety of situations. Depending on your ability (in order from beginner to advanced), have a look at the list below of how to GIVE ADVICE and recommendations to people:

ELEMENTARY
(I think/I really think) you need to/must/should ...
How about ...?
It is usually a good idea to ...
My suggestion/advice is (to) ...
Why don't you ...?
You could (try) ...
You probably/definitely/really should …

PRE-INTERMEDIATE
Have you tried ...?
I (would) (strongly) suggest/advise that ...
If I was/were you, I'd ...
In my experience, ... works really well.
It's generally best/a good idea to...
One idea is to ...
One thing you could/should/have to do is ...
The best/most important thing (to do) is to …

INTERMEDIATE
.. might work.
.. would probably work.
.. (always) works for me.
If I was/were in your place, I'd ...
If that happened to me/In that case/If I had that problem, I'd ...
My (main/personal) recommendation is/would be ...
You'd better ...
In this (kind of) situation, I (would) always recommend/advise …

UPPER INTERMEDIATE
(If I was/were) in that (that kind of) situation, I'd ...
Have you thought about ...?
If it was/were me, I'd ...
Make sure you (don't) ...
The sooner you ... the better.
Whatever you do, ...
Your only option is to ...
You have no choice but to ...

ADVANCED
.. is worth a try.
A (self-help) book I read recommends ...
A piece of advice from ... that I'd like to pass on is to ...
A wise man once said ...
As the proverb says, ...
I can't recommend ... strongly enough.
You should ..., no doubt about it.
It might be an old wives' tale, but ...