Essay
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Your class has recently been doing a project on people who ate currently famous.
Your teacher has asked you to write an essay, giving your opinion on the following
statement.
Many young people wrongly believe that fame brings happiness.
Write your essay.
Model answer
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Task
Yau have recently had a class discussion on the role that money plays in people's lives.
Your teacher has asked you to write an essay, giving your opi
statement:
n on the following
Making money has become too important to many people in our modern society.
Write your essay in 220-260 words.
Useful language for essays
Expressing an opinion Saying what other people think
Itis probably true (o say that ... There are those who argue that...
There can be no doubt that ... Ithas been suggested that ...
Itis simply not the case that .. Itis often claimed that ...
(see page 69 for further expressions) Opponents/Supporters/Proponents of (hunting)
argue that ...
Commonly held views
tis widely believed that ... Referring to sources
No one would dispute the fact that ... All the evidence suggests that .
Few people would contest/dispute (the fact) that... Arecent survey proved that,
It is generally agreed that ...
Judging by the comments made by ...
Interviews with (students) have revealed that ...
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