158. | PART 2: STRATEGIES AND PRACTICE CHAPTER 4 MODEL ANSWERS Before you look at the model answers below, look at your answers and use the check lists for‘Task 1 and Task 2 below to analyse your responses to the tasks in the Practice Section, Task | Check List ‘¢ Have you followed the instructions exactly? ‘© Have you covered all aspects of the task and included all the key elements required? * Are the tone and the style (formal, informal) appropriate and consistent? # Is your writing well-organised into paragraphs? # Does each paragraph have a clear central idea? « Is there a clear introduction or overview? © Have you used a variety of vocabulary? © Are your sentences well structured? © Are your sentences well inked? Have you used grammatical and logical connectors? Is your handwriting legible? Task 2 Check List (© Have you discussed the ideas from the task rubric? © Are the arguments developed and supported with relevant examples? ‘© Have you expressed your point of view? © Have you logically organised your ideas into paragraphs using connectors? © Does your essay have a clear introduction and conclusion? ‘* Have you used a vatiety of vocabulary and sentence structures? 1 Have you punctuated the sentences accurately? # Are some of the sentences too long or t00 short? © Is your writing reasonably accurate? * Have you used word order, vetb tenses, prepositions and articles accurately? # Is your handwriting legible?PART 2: STRATEGIES AND PRACTICE | 159 “THE WRITING MODULE | Acapemic Wairinc Mopute PRACTICE SECTION | Task | ‘The graph describes estimated literacy rates for men and women in 2000-2004 In five regions: Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. also shows average world literacy rates for both genders for the same years, ‘According to the graph, Europe has the highest literacy rates, reaching almost: 29 per cent. ‘There io virtually no difference in iteracy rates for European men ana women. in Oceania and the Americas, the figures for both men and women are alinost the eame. In both regions over 93 per cent of the populationis literate, Inboth Asia and Africa, there are considerable differences in literacy rates bebween men and women. In Asia, only 72.5 per cent of women are literate, whereas the figure for Asian men 16 13 per cent higher. In Africa, the gap io nearly double, with 53.9 ofall African women being literate and 71.6 of the African men being able to read and write, Overall, around 82 per cent: of the world population is iterate. In Europe, Oceania ard ‘the Americas the literacy rates are the highest, with over 90 per cent of the population able ‘toread and write. Asia and Africa have lower literacy rates than the other region inthe graph (207 words) KAPLAN)160 | PART 2: STRATEGIES AND PRACTICE CHAPTER 4 KAPLAN) Task 2 Many people today are concerned about the quality of the food they ext. This concern hag lead ‘to an increasing number of orgartic products appearing on supermarket shelves, Many people refuse to buy products that-contain artificial colourings or preservatives, or foods ‘that-come from genetically modified crops, fearing that these foods are unhealthy ancl ‘can cause cancer and other diseases, Some advocates of genetically modified (GM) food consider euch attitudes unjustified. |am one of them ard in this essay | will ry to,ustify why think concerns about GM foods have little merit. First ofall GM foods have been around for almost 20 years. Contrary tothe claims of thoee opposed to GM foods, there have not: been any registered cases of such foods causing cancer or any other diseases. In fact, research into GM foods has been unable to confirm any harmful effecte on human health whatsoever Secondly, not everyone can afford organic foods. Climate change and rising fuel costs have lead to globalincreases in the price of food, and as.a result, many poor people are spending ‘more money on feeding themselves. Marty can barely afford to buy food. GM plants are generally more resistant to droughts, floods and pests, and have higher yields per hectare, which leads to more affordalble food prices. ‘The world population keeps growing and is expected to reach eight bilion by 20115. People in fast-dleveloping countries such as India and China are conéuming more energy and food. The ‘only practical solution to the ever-increasing demand for food isto grow more GM crops. Unless sclentiste and governments come up with a better solution, GM foods are here to stay, ‘Toconclude, people are free to eat the food of their choice, be Itorganic ornot. However, ‘think that many people overlook the major benefits of GM foods, and instead choose to focus on the unproven negative effects of euch foods. (324 words)