- •Discursive compositions expressing opinions
- •Introduction
- •Useful Words and Phrases
- •Are computers a necessity?
- •Writing assignment:
- •English and Maths are more important subjects than Art and Music
- •The secret of happiness
- •Learn to be lucky
- •Are you a successful leader?
- •For and Against Compositions
- •Introduction
- •Points to remember:
- •First and Last Paragraph Techniques
- •In the first paragraph you can state the topic by:
- •In the last paragraph you can give a balanced consideration or your opinion by:
- •The Pros and Cons of Parents Educating Children at Home
- •Writing assignment:
- •The pros and cons of using the Internet
- •No more secrets
- •Love-hate relationships Mobile phones
- •Writing an essay providing solutions to problems.
- •Useful vocabulary:
- •How can we make our city a better place to live?
- •Writing assignment:
- •1.1 Look at the problems (1-5) and match them to the solutions (a-e). Which of these problems do you think is the most / least serious? Can you think of anymore problems and solutions?
- •Self - talk
- •Auntie Claire writes:
- •A sad story of a sad man
- •Perform the following writing task
Useful vocabulary:
To make suggestions: |
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A useful suggestion would be to…… |
In order to solve/deal with …. |
Another solution / way to …..is / would be to |
It would help if you/we/. …… |
The problem could be solved by…….. |
The situation could be improved if ....... |
Steps/Measures should be taken ............. |
It would be a good idea if ……… |
To present results and consequences: |
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This would …… Then … …In this way |
If ... … the result would be….. |
By doing this,…… you / we / would |
The effect / consequence / result of would be . |
MODEL
How can we make our city a better place to live?
Heavy traffic, air pollution and litter are among the most serious problems modern cities face nowadays. Ours is no exception. What can we do, then, to help make our city more pleasing to its residents?
First of all, it would be a good idea to encourage people to use public transport instead of their cars especially when commuting to work. The result would be fewer cars on the roads, and therefore fewer traffic jams.
Secondly, steps should be taken in order to solve the problem of air pollution. The situation could be improved if factories were moved out of the city. If this
happened, the air would not be so polluted.
Finally, efforts should be made to make our city a cleaner and healthier place to live. A useful suggestion would be to put more litter bins in the streets. If this was
done, people would stop dropping their rubbish on the ground, and our city would be cleaner.
There are many ways to make our city a better place to live. Adopting some of these measures would definitely result in better conditions for everyone.
Writing assignment:
Pre-writing task 1
1.1 Look at the problems (1-5) and match them to the solutions (a-e). Which of these problems do you think is the most / least serious? Can you think of anymore problems and solutions?
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1.2 Match the solutions above to each of the results below. Then talk about the problems, solutions and their results, as in the example:
e.g. If people were encouraged to use public transport, there would be fewer cars on the roads. So, the traffic would not be so heavy.
RESULTS
there would be fewer cars on the roads
the streets would be cleaner
the air would no longer be dangerous to breathe
children would have somewhere safe to play
people would be able to move around more easily
Pre-writing task 2
Read this excerpt from a psychology magazine. Sort out the problems and solutions mentioned there. Express your opinion. Pay your special attention to a correct use of reflexive and reciprocal pronouns.