ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY

✓ TASK: Write an argumentative essay on one the following topics (150-120 words)
๏ Face-to-face lessons are better than online lessons.
๏ Living in a city city is better than living in the countryside.

✓ INSTRUCTIONS
๏ Decide with side of the issue you support
๏ Make notes and plan your writing using the graphic organiser you were provided with.
๏ Organise, select and structure the information:
OPENING
Introduce the issue
Open a debate
No opinion
BODY
Paragraph 1: arguments on one side of the issue
Argument 1
Supporting details
Examples
Connectors:
Addition
Example
Argument 2
Supporting details
Examples
Connectors:
Addition
Example
No opinion
Connectors: contrast
Paragraph 2: arguments on the other side of the issue
Argument 1
Supporting details
Examples
Connectors:
Addition
Example
Argument 2
Supporting details
Examples
Connectors:
Addition
Example
No opinion
Connectors: conclusion
CLOSING
Restates the opening
Writer’s opinion + justi cation
Don’t include new ideas
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CONTRAST
(on the one hand) / on the other OPINION FACTS
hand I (strongly) believe (that)… In fact,…
but In my opinion,… As a matter of fact,…
however I disagree / agree. Actually,…
nevertheless This may be true, but… The truth is (that)…
while / whereas As I see it,…
although / even though Personally, … CONCLUSION
despite / in spite I think / feel that In conclusion,…
In my view… To sum up,…
ADDITION It seems to me that… In short,…
also Personally,… All in all,…
as well
in addition EXAMPLES EXAMPLES
furthermore For example,… The key question is …
moreover For instance,… What it comes down to is …
What needs to be decided is …
OPENING PARAGRAPH DESCRIBING THE CURRENT Many people are starting to
We should acknowledge from SITUATION wonder wether …
the start that … Over the past few decades, …
The question we need to answer We have not reached a point
is … where …
Some people believe/claim that Newspapers are full of stories
… However, others maintain/ about …
think that … In some countries …, while in
First of all, I’d like to say that … others …
I’d like to start by …

๏ Write a draft. You can use the models on pages 28 and 16.
๏ Revise your draft and check that you have covered all the sections above and have used:
expressions from “Useful Language”
connectors: contrast, addition & example
vocabulary from the unit:
education (unit 3)
cities (unit 4)
grammar
modal verbs
relative clauses
modal verbs: simple and perfect
varied tenses
๏ Revise
Structure
Spelling
Punctuation
Grammar
Vocabulary
Word order
๏ Write your nal essay and hand it in to your teacher teacher. DEADLINE: 12th March
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