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Activity 1. The text below is taken from www.unfccc.int/sites. Read the excerpt from a persuasive text
and answer the questions that follow.

Supporting climate action, and in particular adaptation, in Least Developed Countries and Small Island
Developing States is also a key pillar of Ireland’s climate action. This reflects our commitment to
reaching the furthest behind first, especially those who are disproportionately affected by climate
impacts, and least equipped to cope. I am pleased to announce therefore that Ireland is doubling our
funding to the Green Climate Fund for its first formal replenishment period from 2020 to 2023. In
addition, Ireland has already surpassed our commitment made in 2015 to provide €175 million in public
funding on climate action in developing countries over the period 2016 to 2020, providing almost €200
million in such funding over the period 2016 to 2018 alone. We must work together against climate
change with ambition and realism. We must strive for agreement on the remaining aspects of the Paris
Agreement rulebook. This is an obligation which Ireland is committed to and the time to act is now.

Questions:

Who is the writer of the message?

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Who is the target audience of the message?

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What is the message?

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What is the purpose of the message?

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Activity 2.

By this time, you have already written an informative essay, and you have familiarized the features of a
persuasive essay. What do you think are the similarities and differences of these essays? Complete the
table below.

Informative

Persuasive

What is it?

What is the purpose of writing the essay?

What are the features of this essay?

Work with Might

Covid-19 has disrupted the lives of many and caused tremendous trauma. After almost a year, vaccines
have been developed. Many people hope that they would bring our normal life back, but many are also
hesitant about taking the vaccine and fear that they might bring death rather than save lives. Thus,
there is a need to educate the mass. Write a five-paragraph essay that exhibits both information (facts
about the COVID-19 vaccines) and persuasion (opinion why people should get vaccinated). Use the
template for a structured essay given below

(Note: Cite sources properly. Do not simply copy-paste information from the Internet or newspapers.
Understand what you are reading and state the ideas in your own words.)

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INTRO

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BODY

PARAGRAPH 1

Supporting details

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Supporting details

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PARAGRAPH 3

Supporting details

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CONCLUSION

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