[skis] warn writing an essay m aiving opinions 7D | think it's a great idea 1 3 answer the questions about the essay. Then read the Skill box PATEL witing an essay Look at the pictures in exercise 2. Discuss the questions in pairs, How often do you use your mobile phone each day? Do you call people when you are in the street? I so, who? Do you use your phone on public transport? If so, what for? Do you send messages when you go out with friends? If so, how often? Do you think we use our phones too much? Why/Why not? posuere Read the ttle of the essay. What does the verb ban mean? 4 make something ilegal (]_b_ make something easier Read the essay. Does Kal agree or disagree with the question? Is it time to ban smartphones in public? Kai Meng ‘Smartphones are amazing inventions and help us in lots of different ways, but I'm worried that we use them too much. Every day, I see hundreds of people using their phones in the ety and i’s causing some serious problems. Firstly, I believe smartphones ean be dangerous. When people are walking in the street and sending messages atthe same time, oF if they're listening to music with headphones, they don’t concentrate on the traffic and it's much easier for them to have an accident ‘The second reason is that I think speaking on phones in public is annoying. If you're on a tain or ina restaurant, you don't want .0 hear someone else’s conversation. In my opinion, people should Wait to cal ther friends and colleagues in private unless its a real ‘emergency, Finally, banning smartphones in public is a good idea because it \would make people more sociable and talk more. Even when some people meet up with their friends, they spend half the time checking their phones and going on social media, If they didn’t have their phones, they'd talk 0 each other more and they'd have a much better time. In conclusion, although there are lots of advantages of smartphones, [think we should ban them in public. Personally, think this would be safer for pedestrians, nicer for passengers on public transport and would help us to communicate with each other more 1. How many reasons for banning smartphones does Kal give? What are they? Which paragraphs are they in? 2 What is the purpose of paragraph 1? fo introduce the topic / to summarize all his reasons 3 What is the purpose of the final paragraph? to introduce the topic | to summarize all his reasons In essays, we discuss atopic and give our point of view. + Organize your ideas into paragraphs (introduction, reasons and conclusion} + Explain the reasons for your opinions in separate paragraphs. Give examples o evidence to support them, + Use sequencers, tke firstly, the second reason, finaly ad in conclusion to help readers.