Bar Ut Which is better, working for someone else or being your own boss? More and more people are choosing to give up their jobs and follow their dream of setting up their own company. Being your own bos has many obvios advantages {that you are in charge. You have the opportunity fo do something you relly eleven fering a new producto providing a new service. ° is that you do not have 8 boss watching over you, which gves you more ‘reedom to do things your way. Final, the greatest aéantage of alfor some people, you could become extremely rch if your ‘company becomes successul ‘This all seems very tempting, but there are a number of disadvantages. You have to make alt of big decisions, © whether twexpand, or whether to employ new staf. This is ‘often very sesful.7 You ae the boss and in theory can deci what time you finish work, ‘you might find that instead of finishing early, you have to work al night an important deadline. Finally, there isan element of rik Ifthe ‘company fails, you coud lose not only your job, but also your home and you life savings. 5__, owning a business has both advantages and disadvantages. Whether it would suit you or nat depends on you skills, your personality and your family circumstances. aL Complete the composition with a linking expression from the lst, Use capital letters where necessary ‘ako although another advantage because of forexample onthe otherhend suchas the main advantage to sum up Put the linking expressions in the correct spaces below. Useful language To list advantages / disadvantages To add more points to the same argument Inaddition, Furthermore, To introduce an example For instance, ‘To make contrasting points Howeves, In spite of (the fact chat), To give a reason Because (+ clause) (+ noun), To introduce the conclusion In conclusion, You are going to write a composition titled What are the advantages and disadvantages of being famous? PLAN the content. Decide what you could say about how people today are imerested in famous people or want to be famous themselves. ‘This wil give you material forthe introduction, 2 List two or thrce advantages and disadvantages, and number them in order of importance. 3. Decide if you think on balance there are more advantages than disadvantages. WRITE 120-180 words organized in four paragraphs introduction, advantages, disadvantages, (or disadvantages then advantages) and conclusion, Use 2 formal style (no contractions or colloquial expressions). Use the linking expressions in Useful language. CCHECK your report for mistakes (grammar , punctuation and spelling ).