Essay Writing focusing on

Advantage & Disadvantage

 An Essay focusing on Advantages&Disadvantages

In an Essay focusing on Advantages & Disadvantages, the topic is considered from opposing points of view and
its advantages and disadvantages are outlined.

Structure
An essay focusing on advantages and disadvantages has the following structure:
● Introduction
● Body Paragraphs
● Conclusion
 Read the questions below and discuss what you are supposed to
write about:

1. What are the advantages of tourism in the modern world?

2. What are the disadvantages of tourism in the modern world?
3. Write about the advantanges or disadvantages of tourism in the Understanding the
modern world. Essay Question
4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of tourism in the modern
world?
5. What are the advantages and/or disadvantages of tourism in the
modern world?
 Brainstorming
Before you start writing your essay, you should always spend some time on
producing ideas for your answer.
This way, you’ll know what to write about and your answer will be more
coherent and well-structured.

In case of essays focusing on advantages & disadvantages , you need to

think of as many advantages and disadvantages as possible of the given
issue.
Let’s think about advantages and disadvantages of tourism in the modern
world.
Advantages & Disadvantages

• boost in country’s economy due to increased spending

Advantages • new job opening for local people
• opportunities to discover new places for individual travelers

Disadvantages • destruction of popular tourist destinations by large

numbers of tourists
• development of illegal economic activities
• local people can experience loss of privacy
 Be careful
You need to organize your body paragraphs considering the essay question.
You may need to write about:

 Only Advantages (Essay Question : What are the advantages of……..?)

 Only Disadvantages (Essay Question : What are the disadvantages of……..?)
 Both advantages and disadvantages (Essay Question : What are the advantages and disadvantages
of……..?)
 You decide whether to write only one side or both (Essay Question : What are the advantages and/or
disadvantages of ……..?)
Let’s do the exercises in the Student
Handout