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your
Givereasons to support
arquments and opinions.
ESSAY conclusion.
End with a clear
ORead about Part 1of the Writing paper. similar or
Use linking words to add
teacher. This
In Part l of the Writing paper, you have to write an essas for your contrasting ideas.
task is compulsory. The topic of the e$say is in the form of either a question that
you have to answer, or a statement that you have to agree or disagree with. Read the tips.
opinion or
In youressay, you caneither just give arquments in favour of your own
youcan give argunments for and against the idea andend by giving your opinion. Remember, to get a good mark for
your essay:
You must include the two ideas that are given in the notes with the task, and you ideas
must add a third idea of your own.You should write between 140 and 190 words. youmust include the two
in the notes and your own idea

Read the exam task. What question should you answer? What ideas should you . allthe ideas youinclude should
include? be relevant to the topic
your ideas should be organised
into clear paragraphs
In your English ciass you have been talking about the environment. Now, your " there should be a clear
English teacher has asked you to write an essay. introduction and conclusion
Write your essay using all the notes and giving reasons for your point of view. " you should use linking words
Will environmentalproblems be worse in 20 years?" to link your ideas and structure
your essay
Notes " youshould use a wide range of
Write about: grammar and vocabulary
" you should avoid informal
1. pollution language.
2. climate change
3 (your own idea) Read the essay question. Then
decide which ideas would be
9 Studs the model answer. What extra idea does it include? relevant to include in the essay.
We shouldn't spend sO much money on
MODEL ANSWER exploring space. Do you agree?
In my opinion, it is possible that environmental problems will be worse in 20 1 Itcosts a huge amount of money
years. We already face alarge number of serious environmental problems, and if to send rockets into space.
steps are not taken to tackle them, they willbecome even more serious. 2 Rockets have extremely powerful
Firstly, there is already a huge amount of pollution in the world, for example from engines.
cars, lorries and planes. There is also a big problem with the amount of rubbish 3 There are more important
that we produce, which often ends up in the sea. problems in the world that we
Secondly, 'our modern way of life produces harmful gases which are causing the should spend money on.
planet to become warmer. This is avery serious problem for animals such as polar
4 We can learn a lot aboutour own
bears,Swhich may die out if the ice that they live on melts. planet and solar system.
Finally, the world's population is growingrapidly and this will put even more
pressure on the Earth's resources. More people means more food production, more 5 People first landed on the moon in
1969.
pollution and more waste.
In concusion, the world faces some very serious environmental problems which 6 Alot of people in the world don't
have food or shelter.
willdefinitely be worse in 20years if nothing is done to solve them. "However, Iam
optimistic that scientists and politicians willfind ways to improve the situation. 7 Iwould love to go into space.

8 Important scientific experiments

Use phrases to express your own opinion.
can be carried out in space.
Start with a general introduction to the topic.
Use words and phrases to organise your essay and make it clear when you are
introducinga new topic.
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Give information which is relevant to the topic.
Look atthe plan for astudent's
O essay on the question in Exercise 5. Decide Choose the correct words and
hich paragraph the correct sentences from Exercise 5 could go in. phrases in italics.
Introduction are
1 In my opinion, computers this
1 Is it worth the money? essential in schools as / for
find
Arquments against exploring space reasonstudents need them to
information on the internet
2
Arquments for exploring space 2 It is clearly necessory to test
3 new medicines, but in my opinion
Conclusion / therefore this doesn't justify
We can learn things from exploring space, but it's probablsa causing animais to suffer.
can't afford. luxury the world
3 Cars create a lot of pollution in
aRead theessay question. Then choose thebest citycentres. In addition to this
Why is it the best one? introduction and conclusion. |Consequently, they con caUSe
accidents and injure or kill
Do wou think it is better to watch films in the cinemaor at pedestrians.
home?
1Introductions 4 There are severalreasons why I
A There are loads of amazing films nowadays. Personally, I love science am against exams. Finally / Firstly,
they only test what someone con
fiction films and I often watch them with ms friends. remember on one particuiar day.
B Watchinga film on the big screen at the cinema is certainly very impresSIve. 5 Sports such as /furthermore tennis
But in my opinion, there are also advantages to watching films at home, and footbali are more sOciable
with friends.
thanrunning.
C Going to the cinema is quite expensive, and some people can't afford it. 6 The climate is becoming warmer
Also, some small towns don't have acinema. and in contrast / as a result a lot
of animals are now indanger of
2 Conclusions dying out.
A To sum up, Ihardly ever go to the cinema because there isn't one very close 0 Read the exam task and plan your
to whereIlive. But I often watch movies with my friends at the weekend.
essay.
B On balance, some people prefer going to the cinema to watch films, and
some people prefer to watch films at home. There are lots of different
reasons for this, for example some people can't afford to go to the cinema. In your English class you have been
CInconclusion, I would say that for most films, it is more enjoyable to watch talking about city life. Now, your
at home,with a few friends. However, for films with a lot of special effects, it English teacher has asked you to write
is worth the trip to acinema to see these on the big screen. an essGy.
Write your essay using all the notes and
0Study the words and expressions in the Key language box. giving reasons for your point of view.
KEY LANGUAGE FOR ESSAYS Some people believe that cycling
is the best way to travel around
Ordering your ideas: cities,
firstly, secondly, finally Do you agree?
Expressing your opinion:
think
n my opinion, in my view, I would say that, Personally, I Notes
Write about:
Giving reasons:
because, as, since 1. health
Giving results or consequences: 2. safety
tonsequentls, as a result, therefore, for this reason 3 (your own idea)
Giving exaomples: of this is
Or example, for instance, such as, one example
Write your essay in 140-190 words.
Linking similar ideas: Use the checklist on page 213.
inaddition to this. furthermore, moreover
Linking contrasting ideas: contrast, although, whereos
iowever, on the one hand / on the other hand, in
Giving a conclusion: balance
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conclusion, to Sum up, on