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9G for and against essay I can write a for and against essay. Say whether you agree or disagree with each of these statements. Give reasons. Read the essay. Identify these elements and underline the phrases used to introduce them.
9G for and against essay I can write a for and against essay. Say whether you agree or disagree with each of these statements. Give reasons. Read the essay. Identify these elements and underline the phrases used to introduce them.
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9G for and against essay I can write a for and against essay. Say whether you agree or disagree with each of these statements. Give reasons. Read the essay. Identify these elements and underline the phrases used to introduce them.
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underline the phrases used to introduce them. See I can write a for and against essay. page 00 exercise 00. Second paragraph: 1 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Say whether you agree or • First ‘argument for’ with supporting statement disagree with each of these statements. Give • Second ‘argument for’ with example reasons. • Concluding sentence 1 Worries about money are a cause of unhappiness. Third paragraph: 2 Rich people are not always happy. • First ‘argument against’ with supporting statement 3 Love and friendship produce more happiness than and example money. • Second ‘argument against’ with supporting statement
4 Read the Learn this! box and the conclusion of the
Artwork: If space, an image that illustrates one of the ideas in essay. What is the writer’s opinion? Do you agree the sentences, e.g. people on luxury yacht, smiling happy with him/her? Why / why not? poor children. LEARN THIS! Essay conclusion 2 Read the Matura tip and the introduction to the 1 You can begin the conclusion with: To sum up / In essay. Which two of the techniques (a–c) does the summary, I would say that … writer use? 2 You should give your opinion. This could be a balanced Matura writing tip view, or you may agree with the statement in the title, or In the introduction to the essay, you should show that you you may disagree with it. understand the title of the essay, and what the essay > Vocabulary Builder 9.4: Linking words p. 00 needs to cover. You can do one or more of these things: a make a general statement which relates to the topic 5 You are going to write an essay called: The best and/or gives some background information. things in life are free. Brainstorm arguments for b rephrase the statement to show that you understand the and arguments against. Write two lists. main issue c give a brief introduction to both sides of the argument. 6 Choose the best two or three arguments from each list in exercise 5, and think of supporting statements and/or examples for each. Money can buy happiness. Discuss. In most parts of the developed world, people are richer 7 Read the Matura tip again and plan the today than they were fifty years ago. But has money introduction. made them happier? This is the question we need to answer. 8 Read the Learn this! box again. Decide what your opinion is and plan the conclusion. It is hard to deny that money is necessary in today’s world. It is very difficult to be happy if you do not have 9 Write the essay (150–200 words) following this enough money for things like food and clothing. It is plan. Use the phrases you identified in exercise 3, also true that even people who are not very poor, but the phrases in the Vocabulary builder 9.5, and are not rich either, are often worried about money. For those in exercise 2 on page XX 5 to help you. instance, they may be concerned that they can’t afford a holiday. It seems clear then that extra money would Paragraph 1 Introduce the topic. Show that you remove these worries. understand the title of the essay, and what the On the other hand, money is not the most important essay needs to cover. thing in most people’s lives. They regard friends and Paragraph 2 Points in favour, with supporting family as more important. For example, if you are statements and/or examples feeling miserable about a friendship that has ended, Paragraph 3 Points against, with supporting money cannot help you. What is more, if money really statements and/or examples could buy happiness, the rich would be the happiest Paragraph 4 Conclusion. Sum up your own opinion. people in the world. Judging by the stories about them in magazines and on TV, they do not seem to be. To sum up, I would say that money can improve the lives of people who do not have enough cash to live comfortably. However, money alone is not enough to bring happiness; you also need love and friendship. advantages and disadvantages owing to the pros and cons *on account of the pluses and minuses as positive and negative aspects Since - introducing a result - introducing arguments in order to -- the first argument in a paragraph so that First of all, so as to Firstly, As a result, / As a consequence, *In the first place, The result is that *To start with, consequently -- the second, third etc. argument so Secondly, *therefore A second point is that *thus Another point is that , which is why Also, - introducing a contrasting idea In addition (to this), but Another thing, *whereas Furthermore, while What is more, nevertheless *Moreover, nonetheless -- the last argument in a paragraph though Finally, although Last but not least, even though A final point is that despite - starting the opposing paragraph in spite of On the other hand, yet On the minus side, then again However, contrary to (that) *Having said that, - introducing a similar idea *While that may be true, Likewise, - introducing the conclusion (in the last paragraph) as well To conclude, too In conclusion, - introducing an example Overall, for example *Having considered all these arguments, for instance *In sum, an/another (good) example is To sum up, such as On balance, like All things considered, - introducing a general opinion - stating personal opinion it has been suggested that to my mind it's obvious that I (firmly) believe that it's clear that I feel that it could be argued that / it is argued that I think that some people claim/think/believe that *it is my belief/opinion that it seems that it seems to me that there is no doubt that in my opinion/view undoubtedly / indisputably / undeniably / the way I see it unquestionably as far as I'm concerned - introducing an explanation personally, I namely in other words that is - introducing a reason to put it another way because (of) due to