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what we will learn:

● types of essays

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● opinion essay
lesson plan! ● how to write introduction

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● how to write strong body p

● how to write conclusion

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● challanges throughout the lesson
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Essay types 4. advantage and disadvantage


{ what are the advantages and
1. Opinion { do you agree or disadvantages? do the advantages

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disagree? / To what extent do you outweigh the disadvantages? }
agree or disagree? / do you think x? }
5. double question { normally two
2. Discussion { discuss both views direct questions }

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and give your own opinion }

3. Causes/problems and solutions


{ what are the causes of x? what

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problems does x cause? what are some
possible solutions ? }
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INTRODUCTION Developed nations should take more


refugees from poorer countries.

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Do you agree or disagree?

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STRATEGY  decide on your opinion

 think of ideas to support that

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opinion

 make your opinion clear


throughout the essay

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 there are no extra marks for


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looking at both sides!


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STRUCTURE

4 paragraphs (no extra marks for more

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paragraphs)

1) introduction

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2) main body paragraph 1

3) main body paragraph 2 O PI N I O N


ESSAY!

4) conclusion

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INTRODUCTION

sentence 1- paraphrase question

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sentence 2- state opinion and state two
reasons

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O PI N I O N
ESSAY!

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MAIN BODY #1

sentence 1- topic sentence (state main

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reason #1)

sentence 2- explain main reason #1

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sentence 3 - explain main reason #1

sentence 4 -example to support main O PI N I O N


ESSAY!
reason #1

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MAIN BODY #2

sentence 1- topic sentence (state main

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reason #2)

sentence 2- explain main reason #2

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sentence 3 - explain main reason #2

sentence 4 -example to support main O PI N I O N


ESSAY!
reason #2

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CONCLUSION

sentence 1- reiterate your opinion and

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summarize two main ideas

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O PI N I O N
ESSAY!

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Some more text here.

Here goes your text.

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what is an introduction

tell the reader what to expect (always

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think of the reader)

helps the reader follow the rest of your


essay. (always think of the reader)

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helps you get your thoughts in order.
think of it as a mini plan that will help
you write a better essay

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what is an introduction not! DON’T

a chance to show examiner how DO

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amazing your language is.
THESE

IN

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a chance to “hook” the reader
YOUR

INTRODUCTION
a chance for you to use memorised

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phrases IM P
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INTRODUCTION 1. paraphrase the question statement

2. clearly state your opinion

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3. outline your main ideas

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E L E M E N TS
THREE N E S SAY’S
N I O
FO R O PI TI O N
RO D U C
INT

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INTRODUCTION Developed nations should take more


refugees from poorer countries.

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Do you agree or disagree?

It is argued that wealthy countries


should accept more refugees from

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TRY IT! developing states. This essay agrees
with this statement because they have
a moral obligation to do so and they
can afford to help those in need.

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POSITION & OUTLINE


This essay agrees with this statement

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because x and y. (if you agree)

STRUCTU

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this essay disagrees with this
statement because x and y.

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( if you disagree)
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what is a main body
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paragraph?
This is the most important part!

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Think of it as the meat in the
hamburger

this is where you will make your


body para

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detailed argument. this is where you graphs
will prove your point

this is where you set out your main

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points and develop them fully
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three elements of a main
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body paragraph:
1. topic sentence

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2. explanation

3. example
body para

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graphs

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topic sentence . do not read me, I am just a


nonsense text! PAY ATTENTION
tell the reader what the paragraph is TO THE TEACHER

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about

essential for Task responce, but also


for Coherence and Cohesion

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should be short and simple. It does not
need to be a complex structure

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explanation. so what?

never assume that the reader knows what? why? how?

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what your topic sentence means or
that they know how it answers the
question

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the reader can’t ask you any follow up
questions, so you must explain
everything

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pretend you are explaining it to
someone who knows nothing about
the topic
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example. examples do not need to be true but


they must make sense
IELTS want you to demonstrate that

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you know how to use examples

the examples must support or prove Recent research concluded that ..... +
your main points what you are trying to prove

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think about when you are arguing with
someone and you use an example to
A recent study found that ...... + what
help win the argument
you are trying to prove

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TOPIC: The parents of children who


suffer from obesity should
Parents of obese children receive punishment for allowing

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should be punished for their children to become
making them fat. overweight. This essay
Do you agree or disagree? disagrees with this statement

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because children often eat
unhealthy food outside of the
home and obesity can be caused

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by genetics.
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paragraph #1 (plan) Parents are not present when children


consume most of their food. When
Main idea- parents are not with their children are at school, they eat snacks

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kids all the time (so what?) and have lunch, and adults have no
control over their dietary intake during
explanation- children can eat this time. A child could consume the
unhealthy meals and snacks when they vast majority of their calories during

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are away from their parents. this these unsupervised periods, without
makes them fat. their mother and father’s knowledge
or permission, and much of this intake
example- study showing how much
could take the form of junk food. A

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children eat at school.
recent study found that primary school
students consume an average of 75%
of their daily recommended calorific
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allowance during school hours.


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paragraph #2

write the second main body paragraph

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by yourself, give it a try!

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challenge

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what is a conclusion? THREE ELEMENTS OF A


CONCLUSION:
This is where we state our opinion.

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This is where we summarise our main 1) Cohesive device
ideas.
2) reiterate opinion

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Read any academic paper and you will
3) summary of main ideas
be able to find the main points in the
introduction and the conclusion.

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cohesive device do not read me, I am just a


nonsense text! PAY ATTENTION
you are only going to write one TO THE TEACHER

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conclusion in your test, so learn just
one way to start your conclusion

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a) in conclusion

b) to conclude

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reiterate opinion do not read me, I am just a


nonsense text! PAY ATTENTION
do not worry about repeating your TO THE TEACHER
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opinion again, but this does not mean


that you can copy the same words

we take our opinion from the

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introduction and we paraphrase it

this makes it very simple to write a


conclusion and ensures your opinion

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is clear throughout
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summary of main ideas do not read me, I am just a


nonsense text! PAY ATTENTION
someone should be able to read your TO THE TEACHER
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conclusion only and tell what your


main ideas are.

again, don’t worry about repeating

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your main ideas, but you must
paraphrase.

this will make the conclusion easy to

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write and ensure you summarize your
main ideas.
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SAMPLE In conclusion, parents should not be


sanctioned if their sons or daughters
It is argued that the mothers and are too heavy because they are unable
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fathers of overweight children should to supervise their diet for most of the
be penalised for allowing their day and genes play a role in
offspring to become obese. This essay determining the weight of a human
disagrees with this statement because being.

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parents do not control what children
eat at all times and genetic factors are
also to blame.

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Opinion- disagree
Main idea 1- parents do not control
what children eat all the time
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Main idea 2- genetic factors to blame


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PARENTS SHOULD
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SPEND MORE TIME


WITH THEIR CHILDREN
HELPING THEM WITH
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THEIR HOMEWORK.
Notebook
DO YOU AGREE OR
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DISAGREE?

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