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WRITING PRACTICE
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WRITING PRACTICE – Opinion Paragraph
 Many people think it’s a good idea to go to bed early. Other people think it’s
better to stay up late. What do you think?

will idea agree opinion

example might preferable believe
never paragraph Finally enough

Many people think it’s a good (1) __________ to go to bed early while
other people think it’s (2) __________ to stay up late. In my
(3) __________, it’s much better to go to bed early. This (4) __________
offers three reasons to support my opinion. To begin, if you go to bed late
you (5) __________ get up late and you (6) __________ be late for school
or work. However, you probably won’t be late if you get up early. My
father, for example, always gets up early and he is (7) __________ late for
work. Secondly, you can’t think well if you don’t get (8) __________ sleep
and you may make mistakes at work or school. For (9) __________, last
week, I went to bed early, got up early, and had a test later at school. I
passed the test with an A+. (10) __________, when you go to bed early,
you look better and you feel better. For all these reasons, I definitely
(11) __________ that going to bed early is better than going to bed late!
Don’t you (12) __________ with me?
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WRITING PRACTICE
SLEEP
WRITING PRACTICE – Opinion Paragraph
 Many people think it’s a good idea to go to bed early. Other people think it’s
better to stay up late. What do you think?

Listen and write the missing words.

Many people think it’s a good __________ to go to bed early __________
other __________ __________ it’s __________ to stay up late. In my
__________, it’s __________ __________ to go to bed early. This
__________ offers three __________ to __________ my __________. To
__________, if you go to bed __________ you __________ get up late and
you __________ be __________ __________ __________ or work.
__________, you __________ __________ __________ late if you get up
early. My father, __________ __________, always gets up early and he is
__________ __________ __________ work. __________, you can’t think
well if you don’t get __________ sleep and you __________ make
__________ at work or school. For __________, last __________, I went to
bed early, got up early, and __________ a test later at __________. I
__________ the test with an A+. __________, when you go to bed early, you
__________ better and you __________ better. For __________ __________
__________, I definitely __________ that going to bed early is better than
going to bed late! Don’t you __________ __________ __________?

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WRITING PRACTICE
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WRITING PRACTICE – Opinion Paragraph
 Some people think it’s a good idea to take a nap during the day. Other people
think it’s better NOT to take a nap. What do you think?

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 Some people think it’s a good idea to take a nap during the day. Other people
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SLEEP ALL Things Topics

Aim Writing Practice

Level Intermediate

ANSWER KEY My Notes

1. idea 7. never
2. preferable 8. enough
3. opinion 9. example
4. paragraph 10. Finally
5. will 11. believe
6. might 12. agree

LISTEN AND WRITE

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