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Trythisexerciseusingtheessayinlastweek'slesson:Readtheessayandmakesureyouunderstandit.Readitagainslowly,andmakenotesonaseparatepieceofpaper.Justwritethemainideaorkeywordsfromeachsentence(thereareonly13sentencesinthewholeessay).Hidemyessay,andtrytorewriteitusingonlyyournotes.Don'ttrytomemorisetheessayexactlyasIwroteit;theaimistoseeifyoucanwriteasimilaressayusingthesamekeyideas.Compareyouressaywithmine.Didyouwritethesamenumberofsentences?Didyouincludethesamekeyvocabulary?Didyouusethevocabularycorrectly?Doesyouressay'flow'aswellasminedoes?Youcanlearnalotbydoingthisexercise.Apparently,thisishowBenjaminFranklinworkedonhiswritingskills!Hedescribesthetechniqueinchapter2,paragraph6ofhisautobiography,whichyoucanreadhere.#TimingIfyouhaven'tseenmyadviceabouttimingbefore,here'sareminder.Youhave40minutesforwritingtask2,andIsuggestthatyou:Spendthefirst10minutesplanningyouressaystructureandbrainstormingideasforthetwomainbodyparagraphs.Spend5minuteswritingyour2-sentenceintroduction.Spend20minutesonthemainbody(10minutesforeachparagraph).Spendthelast5minuteswritingyourconclusionandcheckingeverything.

#如何写草稿Someexpertsbelievethatitisbetterforchildrentobeginlearningaforeignlanguageatprimaryschoolratherthansecondaryschool.Dotheadvantagesofthisoutweighthedisadvantages?Here'sourplanfora4-paragraphessay:Introduction:Topic=bestagetolearnaforeignlanguage.Ouropinion=bettertolearnatprimaryschoolage.Disadvantagesoflearninglanguagesatprimaryage:othersubjectsaremoreimportantatthatage(maths,mothertonguelanguage,science),learninganewlanguageisconfusingandwastestime,coulddelaydevelopmentofchild'sfirstlanguage.Advantagesoflearninglanguagesatprimaryage:youngchildrenlearnfaster,theyarelessself-consciousorshy,theypickupthepronunciationbetter,theyenjoycopyingandlearningthroughgames,nowadayslanguagesarejustasimportantasmathsetc.Conclusion:repeat/summariseouranswer.Theplantookus10minutestowrite.Withaplanlikethis,itshouldbeeasytowriteagoodessayin30minutes.2、审题Wildanimalshavenoplaceinthe21stcentury,soprotectingthemisawasteofresources.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?Question1containstwoopinions:"wildanimalshavenoplaceinthe21stcentury"and"protectingthemisawasteofresources".Thesetwoopinionsareconnected,andweneedtoaddressbothoftheminouranswer.Agoodwaytodothismightbetodisagreecompletely,andtowriteonemainbodyparagraphforeachopinion(explainingwhyyoudisagree).#Dotheadvantagesofthistrendoutweighthedisadvantages?Internationaltravelischeaperthaneverbefore,andmorecountrieshaveopenedtheirdoorstotourists.Dotheadvantagesofthistrendoutweighthedisadvantages?"Internationaltravelischeaperthaneverbefore"and"morecountrieshaveopenedtheirdoorstotourists".The'trend'inthequestionreferstobothofthesefacts,andweneedtoconsidertheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofbothaspectsofthistrend.#report类的审题2-partquestionInsomepartsoftheworlditisbecomingpopulartoresearchthehistoryofone'sownfamily.Whymightpeoplewanttodothis?Isitapositiveornegativedevelopment?Note:Iwouldcallthisa“2-partquestion〞.ThetaskisNOTtowriteanessayaboutthepositivesandnegativesofresearchingfamilyhistory.Thetaskistoexplainwhypeopledoit,andthengiveyouropinionastowhetheritisapositiveORnegativethingtodo.Tip:WhynotdosomeresearchontheInternetaroundthetopicof“familyhistory〞?TrytofindsomegoodwordsandphrasesthatEnglishspeakersusewhenwritingaboutthistopice.g.familytree,ancestors,genealogy,tracingfamilyhistory,aperson’srootsetc.EssayPlan-10minutesParagraph1:Justwrite2sentences-introducethetopic-giveanoverallanswertobothquestionsParagraph2:Whymightpeoplewanttoresearchfamilyhistory?-variousdifferentreasons-toknowmoreaboutthemselvesandtheirroots,wheretheycomefrom,whethertheirancestorshadsimilarpersonalitytraits-becausetheInternetmakesiteasiertodothisresearch,wehearaboutotherswhohavedoneit,thereareevenadvertisementstoencourageus-outofcuriositye.g.wemightsecretlyhopethatwehaveafamousorwealthyancestorTherearevariousreasonswhypeoplemightdecidetotracetheirfamilyhistories.Oneexplanationmaybethattheywouldliketoknowmoreaboutthemselves,intermsoftheirroots,wheretheycomefrom,orwhethertheirancestorshadsimilarpersonalitytraits.AnotherfactorcouldbethatithasbecomesomucheasiertocarryoutgenealogicalresearchusingtheInternet.Wehearaboutpeoplewhohavestudiedtheirfamilytrees,andthereareevenadvertisementstoencourageustousegenealogywebsites.Finally,itmaybethatpeoplearesimplycurioustofindoutwhethertheyhaveanyfamousorwealthyancestors.Paragraph3:Isitpositiveornegative?-positiveinmyview-afascinatinghobby,anicewaytospendfreetime,agoodtalkingpointwithfamilyandfriendse.g.ifwediscoveraparticularlyinterestingancestor-agoodwaytoteachchildrenabouthistory,howearliergenerationslived-wemayevenfind“long-lost〞familymembers,distantrelativesthatwemighthavethechancetomeetParagraph4:-concludebyrepeating(paraphrasing)theoverallanswertobothquestions3、如何写主体段LastweekIshowedyoutheskeletonofanessay.Nowlet'slookatwhatwasmissing:thedetailedexplanationofideasinthemainbodyparagraphs.I'mtemptedtorefertothisasthe'muscle'ontopoftheskeleton'sbones!Here'sanexampleofafullparagraph:(1)Ontheotherhand,schoolteachersmaycontributealmostasmuchasparentstothedevelopmentofachild.(2)Teacherseducatelargegroupsofchildrentogether,whichmeansthattheymusttrainpupilstoworkwiththeirpeersandrespectothermembersoftheclass.(3)Pupilsalsolearntobehavesensiblyinlessons,regardlessofthedistractionsaroundthem,andtofollowinstructionsgiventothembyteachingstaff.(4)Thesebehaviouralskillswillbecrucialinlaterlife.(5)Intheworkplace,forexample,adultsareexpectedtoworkinteams,listentoeachother,andfollowtheinstructionsofamanagerorcompanydirector.NoticehowI"build"theparagraphusing5sentences:Topicsentenceintroducingthemainidea-theroleofteachersinchildren'sdevelopment.Oneaspectofthisrole-trainingchildrentoworkwithothers.Anotheraspectofthisrole-childrenlearntobehaveandfollowinstructions.Whythetwopointsaboveareimportant-forlaterlife.Examples-workinteams,followamanager'sinstructions.#如何写主体段2Herearethe5ideasfromlastweek,aboutthenegativesofcreditcards:1.encouragespendingmoneythatpeopledon'thave

2.leadstoexcessshopping,consumerculture

3.morecreditcards,debtbecomesoutofcontrol

4.bankrupt,incourt,losehome

5.sometimesfinesorevenprisonNowhere'sa5-sentenceparagraphusingtheseideas:Themaindrawbackofcreditcardsisthattheyencouragepeopletospendmoneythattheydonothave.Thishasledtotheconsumercultureandaddictiontoshoppingthatwenowseeinsociety.Whencreditcardusersareunabletopayofftheirdebts,theyoftenresorttosigningupformultiplecards,andthedebtbecomesincreasinglyoverwhelming.Manypeopleinthissituationfindthemselvesincourt,bankrupt,andwithoutahomeasafinalconsequenceofcreditcarddependence.Intheworstcases,theymayevenfaceprisonsentences.#Supporting和mainidea之间的区别Ifyou'reusingmy4-paragraphessayapproach,youressaysonlyneedtocontaintwomainideas-oneforeachmainbodyparagraph.Butthereisadifferencebetweenthemainidea

andthesupportingpoints.Forexample,themainideacouldbe"thereareseveraladvantages",andeachadvantageisasupportingpoint.Startanewparagraphforeachmainidea,butnotforeachsupportingpoint.Expressyourmainideaforeachparagraphina'topicsentence'atthebeginningoftheparagraph.Thenexplainthatideawitheitherone,twoorthreesupportingpoints.#usingexamplesShouldgovernmentsmakedecisionsaboutpeople'slifestyle,orshouldpeoplemaketheirowndecisions?Thisquestionseemsdifficult,butifyoutake"smoking"asanexampleofalifestylechoice,itbecomesaloteasier.Here'smyparagraph:Insomecases,governmentscanhelppeopletomakebetterlifestylechoices.IntheUK,forexample,smokingisnowbannedinallworkplaces,anditisevenprohibitedforpeopletosmokeinrestaurants,barsandpubs.Asaresult,manypeoplewhousedtosmokesociallyhavenowgivenup.Atthesametime,thegovernmenthasensuredthatcigarettepriceskeepgoingup,andtherehavebeenseveralcampaignstohighlightthehealthrisksofsmoking.Thesemeasureshavealsohelpedtoreducethenumberofsmokersinthiscountry.#mainparagraphmethodsIdea,explain,example:Ifyouhaveonemainidea,thiseasyformatwillhelpyoutobuildagoodparagraph.The"idea,explain,example"formatisagoodwaytoorganiseyourmainparagraphs.Startwiththemainideaoftheparagraph,explainitinmoredetail,thengiveanexample.Someartprojectsdefinitelyrequirehelpfromthestate.IntheUK,therearemanyworksofartinpublicspaces,suchasstreetsorsquaresincitycentres.InLiverpool,forexample,thereareseveralnewstatuesandsculpturesinthedocksareaofthecity,whichhasbeenredevelopedrecently.Theseartworksrepresentculture,heritageandhistory.Theyservetoeducatepeopleaboutthecity,andactaslandmarksortalkingpointsforvisitorsandtourists.Governmentsandlocalcouncilsshouldpaycreativeartiststoproducethiskindofart,becausewithouttheirfundingourcitieswouldbemuchlessinterestingandattractive.Firstly,secondly,finally:Ifyouhavetwoorthreeideas,justusethisformat.Missthe"finally"ifyouonlyhavetwoideas,andrememberthatyoucanusealternativewordsforthesamestructure(e.g.Themainreason,anotherreason,also,furthermore).Somesimplealternativesto"firstly,secondly,finally"couldbe:ThemainreasonwhyIbelieve...is.../Anotherargumentis.../Also,...Oneproblemisthat.../Furthermore,.../Anotherdrawbackisthat...Fromabusinessperspective,.../Intermsofeducation,.../Fromasocialpointofview,...(thiscouldworkfortheparagraphinlastweek'slesson)#topicsentencesAgoodwaytostartaparagraphiswithashort,simplesentencethatintroducesthemainideaoftheparagraph.Teachersoftencallthisa‘topicsentence’.InormallywritemytopicsentencesbythinkingabouthowmanypointsIwanttomentionintheparagraph:1.IfIonlyhaveonepointoridea,Iusuallystateitstraightaway:Inmyopinion,junkfoodisthemaincauseofchildhoodobesity.

(thenexplainthisopinionandgiveexamplesintherestoftheparagraph)2.IfIhavetwoorthreepointsorideas,Idon’tusuallymentionthemdirectlyinthetopicsentence:Therearetwomaincauses(or‘severalcauses’)ofchildhoodobesity.

(thenexplainusing“firstly,secondly...〞orsomethingsimilar)Havealookthroughtheessaysthatyou’vewritteninthepast,andcomparethemwithsomeofmine.Didyoubeginyourmainparagraphswithgoodtopicsentences?#Firstly,secondly,finallyTheparagraphIwrotefor

lastweek'slesson(repeatedbelow)isstructuredinthefollowingway:1.Topicsentence

2.Firstly

3.Example

4.Secondly

5.FinallyIthinkthisisagoodwaytoorganizeaparagraph.However,it'sbestnottousethesamestructuretwiceinoneessay.Comparethetwoparagraphsbelow.HowdidIstructurethesecondonetoavoidrepeating"Firstly,Secondly,Finally"?Firstmainparagraph

therearegoodreasonswhysomepeoplefeeltheneedtomakesignificantchangestotheirlivesfromtimetotime.Firstly,anynewsituationthatapersonencounterscanbeanopportunitytolearnandgrowasaperson.Anewjob,forinstance,mightpresentchallengesthatpushthepersontoadapt,acquirenewknowledge,oraddtohisorherskillset.Secondly,achangecanrepresentabreakwiththepastandanoldroutinewhichhasbecomeboringandpredictable.Finally,aswellasmakinglifemorefunandinteresting,newexperiencescanbegoodforourphysicalandmentalhealth.Secondmainparagraph

Ontheotherhand,itisunderstandablewhypeoplemightavoidchange.Wheneverpeopleareforcedtochangetheirlifestyles,jobsoreventomovehouse,theyarelikelytoexperiencestressandworryastheytrytoadapttothenewsituation.Bycontrast,wefeelcomfortableandconfidentwhenwestaywithwhatweknow.Thedecisiontopersistwithacourseofactionorsticktoonechosenpathoftenleadstogreatersuccessinlife.Forexample,bystayinginthesamejobformanyyears,apersoncanbecomeanexpertinhisorherfield,whichwillleadtobetteropportunitiesforpromotionsandcareerprogression.Here'sanotherexampleofa"firstly,secondly,finally"paragraphthatIwrotewithmystudents:Threemainfactorsareaffectinghealthinmodernsocieties.Oneproblemisthelackofawarenessamongmanypeopleofthenegativeconsequencesofanunhealthydiet.Thisismadeworsebytheprevalenceoffastfoodandprocessedfood,whicharefulloffat,saltandsugar.Anotherkeyfactoristhechangingtrendinlifestyles.Forexample,children’shobbiesnowinvolvemuchlessoutdooractivity,andadultsarelessactiveasjobshaveshiftedtowardssedentaryofficeworkinsteadofmanuallabour.Inadditiontothis,time-savingtechnologies,suchascars,elevators,dishwashersandwashingmachines,havemadepeoplelazier.Thereareseveraladvantagestousingcomputersineducation.Firstly,studentslearnnewskillswhichwillbeextremelyusefulfortheirfuturejobs.Forexample,theylearntowritereportsorotherdocumentsusingawordprocessor,andtheycanpractisedoingspokenpresentationsusingPowerPointslides.Secondly,technologyisapowerfultooltoengagestudents.Theuseofwebsitesoronlinevideoscanmakelessonsmuchmoreinteresting,andmanystudentsaremoremotivatedtodohomeworkorresearchusingonlineresources.Finally,ifeachstudenthasacomputertoworkon,theycanstudyattheirownpace.4、不同的问题答复方法Forme,theskeleton(orframeworkorbasicstructure)ofatask2essayis:-theintroduction

-topicsentencesformainparagraphs

-andtheconclusionLookatthisessay'skeleton'forexample:Peoplehavedifferentviewsaboutwhetherparentsorschoolsshouldbeartheresponsibilityforhelpingchildrentobecomegoodcitizens.Inmyview,thisresponsibilityshouldbeshared.Ontheonehand,parentscertainlyhaveavitalroletoplayintheupbringingoftheirchildren.Ontheotherhand,schoolteachersmaycontributealmostasmuchasparentstothedevelopmentofachild.Inconclusion,bothparentsandschoolsshouldworktogethertoensurethatyoungpeoplebecomepoliteandproductivemembersofsociety.Note:

I'vehighlightedmymainparagraph'topicsentences'inblue.Canyouseehoweachtopicsentencerelatestoonepartofthequestion?#总括Dothefollowingquestionsaskforyouropinionornot?Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?Discusstheadvantagesanddisadvantages.Discussbothviewsandgiveyouropinion.Dotheadvantagesoutweighthedisadvantages?Isthisapositiveornegativedevelopment?Whatarethebenefitsanddrawbacks?Answers:

-Numbers2and6arediscussionquestions.Discussbothsidesoftheissue,butdon'tgiveanopinionaboutwhichsideyouagreewith.

-Numbers1and5areopinionquestions.Giveyouropinionandsupportit.Ifyouhaveastrongopinion,youdon'tneedtomentiontheothersideoftheargument.

-Numbers3and4canbecalleddiscussion+opinionquestions.Discussbothsidesandmakeyouropinioncleartoo.Herearethefourtypesofquestionfromlastweek'slesson:OpinionDiscussion+opinionProblem+solution2-partquestionImportantpointstoremember:An'opinion'questionasksforyourview,nottheviewsofotherpeople,andyoudon'thavetogivebothsidesoftheargument.Justmakeyouropinionclearintheintroduction,thenexplainitintherestoftheessay.A'discussion'questionrequiresyoutowriteaboutbothsidesoftheargument,andyoushouldwriteasimilaramountforeachview.Ifthequestionalsoasksforyouropinion,youdon'tneedanextraparagraph.Justmakeitclearintheintroductionandconclusionwhichofthetwoviewsyouagreewith.Type3iseasy.Simplywriteaparagraphexplainingtheproblem(s)andaparagraphexplainingthesolution(s).Somequestionsaskabout'causes'or'effects':thesewouldbepartofthe'problem'paragraph.Fortype4,justanswerthetwoquestions.Writeoneparagraphabouteach.#DiscussbothviewsandgiveyourownopinionTask2questionsoftenaskyoutoDiscussbothviewsandgiveyourownopinion.Here'showIstructurea4-paragraphessayforthiskindofquestion:1.Introduction(2sentences):Firstintroducethetopic.Ioftenbeginwiththephrase"Peoplehavedifferentviewsabout...".Inthesecondsentence,mentionbothviewsandyourownopinion.Ioftenusetheword"although"inthissentencee.g.Althoughtherearegoodargumentsinfavourof...,Ipersonallybelievethat...2.Thefirstview

3.Thesecondview(ImakeitclearthatIagreewiththisview)

4.Conclusion:summarisebothviewsandyourownopinion#Dothebenefitsofincreasedsecurityoutweighthedrawbacks?的答复方法Inmanycitiestheuseofvideocamerasinpublicplacesisbeingincreasedinordertoreducecrime,butsomepeoplebelievethatthesemeasuresrestrictourindividualfreedom.Dothebenefitsofincreasedsecurityoutweighthedrawbacks?Thisismysuggestionforanessayoutline:Introducethetopic,andsaythatthebenefitsdooutweighthedrawbacks.-2sentencesExplainthedrawbacksofCCTV(seeyesterday'sideas).-introducethetopic,thenanswerthequestionExplainthesecuritybenefits.-acceptwhatthequestionissaying:"Itistruethat..."Concludebyrepeating/summarisingyouropinion.-comparethetwoviewsina'while'sentenceAstudentaskedmethefollowingusefulquestion:Iamconfusedaboutthequestion"Dotheadvantagesoutweighthedisadvantages?".Isthisanopinionquestionordiscussion+opinionquestion?Here'smyanswer:Strictlyspeaking,"Dotheadvantagesoutweighthedisadvantages?"isaskingforyouropinion(doyouthinktherearemoreadvantagesordisadvantages?).Technically,youcouldgiveaone-sided"opinion"answere.g.youcouldarguethattherearemanyadvantagesandalmostnodisadvantages.However,Ithinktheexaminerwouldexpectandprefertoseeabalanceddiscussionofbothsidesaswellasyouropinion.Therefore,Ithinkit'sbest(andeasiest)towriteadiscussion+opinionessay.#"agreeordisagree"questions:Ifyoucompletelyagreeorcompletelydisagree:Makeyouropinionclearintheintroductionandconclusion.Explainonereasonforyouropinioninparagraph2andanotherinparagraph3.Imaginethatyouarepersuadingtheexaminerthatyouropinionisright.Don'twriteaparagraphaboutwhat'otherpeople'think.Ifyoudothat,youareindangerofwritinga"discussbothviews"essay.Ifyoumentiontheoppositeargument,makesurethatyourefuteit(explainwhyyouthinkit'swrong),likeIdidinparagraph2ofthisessay.Ifyoupartlyagree:Makeitclearintheintroductionandconclusionthatyouhaveabalancedviewi.e.thatyouacceptbothsidesoftheargumenttosomeextent,likeIdidinlastweek'slesson.Writeoneparagraphabouteachsideoftheargument.Butdothisfromyourpointofviewe.g.Ontheonehand,Iacceptthat.../Ontheotherhand,Ialsobelievethat...Don'twriteadiscussionessaye.g.somepeoplebelieve/otherpeopleargue...PS.Thisweek's(free)videolessonwillalsohelpwiththis"agree,disagreeorpartlyagree"problem.Itwillbereadytomorrow.Inlastweek'slessonIaskedwhetheryoucouldseetheproblemwithanessayoutline.Theproblemwastheuseof"manypeople"inparagraph2.IfthequestionaskswhetherYOUagreeordisagree,don'twriteaparagraphaboutwhatotherpeoplethink.ThewholeessayshouldbeaboutYOURviews.Wildanimalshavenoplaceinthe21stcentury,soprotectingthemisawasteofresources.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?Question1containstwoopinions:"wildanimalshavenoplaceinthe21stcentury"and"protectingthemisawasteofresources".Thesetwoopinionsareconnected,andweneedtoaddressbothoftheminouranswer.Agoodwaytodothismightbetodisagreecompletely,andtowriteonemainbodyparagraphforeachopinion(explainingwhyyoudisagree).##Don’tstructurean“opinion〞essaylikethis:IntroductionParagraphsupportingtheoppositeopinionParagraphsupportingmyopinionConclusionTheproblemwiththisessaystructureisthatparagraph2isnotconsistentwithmyopinion.Thisisa“discussion〞essaystructure!Thinkofitthisway:yourtaskwhenyouansweran“agreeordisagree〞questionistopersuadethereaderthatyourviewisright.Eachparagraphshoulddefendyouropinion.##例子1Womenshouldhaveanequalrolealongsidemeninbothpoliceandarmedforces.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?Hereismyplanfora4-paragraphessay:1.Introduction:topic+response

-Introducethetopice.g."Increasingnumbersofwomenarechoosingto..."

-Respondtothequestione.g."Icompletelyagreethatwomenshouldbeable..."2.FirstreasonwhyIagree:equalopportunities

Explainwhywomenshouldhavethesamerightasmentochoosetheirprofession.Peopleshouldbechosenforjobsaccordingtotheirskills,qualifications,characteretc.3.SecondreasonwhyIagree:women'scapabilities

Iwoulddisagreewiththeviewthatwomenarelessablethanmentodocertainjobs.Also,Iwouldarguethatpolicewomen,forexample,maybebetteratcontrollingasituationbycommunicatingmoreeffectively.Policeandmilitaryworkrequiresmorethanjustphysicalstrength.Teamwork,leadershipandcommunicationcanbemuchmoreimportant.4.Conclusion:onesentence

Repeatyourresponseinadifferentway.##例子2Inthelastcentury,thefirstmantowalkonthemoonsaiditwas"agiantleapformankind〞.However,somepeoplethinkithasmadelittledifferencetoourdailylives.

Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?Forthisquestion,Iwouldwritethat"Ipartlyagree"orthat"Iagreetosomeextent".ThenIwouldwriteonemainparagraphabouteachsideoftheargument:Introduction:Ipartlyagree.Makeitclearthatyouhaveabalancedopinion.Oneside:Inpracticalterms,sendingamantothemoonhasnotchangedmostpeople'slives.Wehavenotbenefitedintermsofourstandardofliving,healthetc.Infact,governmentshavewastedalotofmoneythatcouldhavebeenspentonpublicservices.Otherside:Ontheotherhand,puttingamanonthemoonwasahugeachievementthatstillinspiresandinterestspeopletoday.Itshowedusthatwecanachieveanythingweputourmindsto.Conclusion:Thefactthatmanhaswalkedonthemoonmightnothavehadadirecteffectonourdailylives,butitwasaninspiringachievement.#AgoodwaytoanswerthisquestionAgoodwaytoanswerthisquestionis:ToacertainextentIagreethat...However,Ialsothinkthat...Bysayingthatyouagreetoacertainextent(notcompletely),youcannowtalkaboutbothsidesoftheargument.Examplequestion:

Peoplevisitingothercountriesshouldadapttothecustomsandbehavioursexpectedthere.Theyshouldnotexpectthehostcountrytowelcomedifferentcustomsandbehaviours.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?Myintroduction:

ToacertainextentIagreethatvisitorstoothercountriesshouldrespectthecultureofthehostcountry.However,Ialsothinkthathostcountriesshouldacceptvisitors'culturaldifferences.#Dotheadvantagesofthistrendoutweighthedisadvantages?Myadviceforthesequestionsistowriteaparagraphabouteachside,andmakeitclearintheintroductionandconclusionwhichsideoutweighstheother(i.e.youropinionaboutwhethertherearemoreadvantagesordisadvantages).Thiswasarecentexamquestion:Insomecountries,governmentsareencouragingindustriesandbusinessestomovetoregionalareasoutsidethebigcities.

Dotheadvantagesofthistrendoutweighthedisadvantages?Herearesomeideas:Introducethetopicbyparaphrasingthestatement,thengiveaclearopinionaboutwhethertherearemoreadvantagesordisadvantages.Advantages-e.g.costsarelowerinregionalareas;thereismorespace;providejobstoboostdeprivedareas;avoidfurtherovercrowdingincities.Disadvantages-e.g.greateravailabilityofskilledworkersinbigcities;bettertransportandinfrastructure;companiesbasedinregionalareasarefurtherfromtheirclients,providersandothercontacts.Concludebysummarisingyouropinioninadifferentway.5、如何写结尾段Whenwritingaconclusionfortask2,Ialwaysstartwiththewords"Inconclusion".There'snoreasonwhyyoushouldlearnanyalternatives.HerearesomephrasesthatIwouldnotuse:AllthingsconsideredTosumupInsummaryTosummarizeInshortInanutshellToputitinanutshellNote:

Phrases1to5areacceptable,butIstillwouldn'tusethemmyself.

Don'tuseanyphrasecontainingtheword"nutshell".6and7arenotappropriateforanacademicessay.6、如何写开头段#方法总括AgoodIELTSWritingintroductionneedsonly2things:AsentencethatintroducesthetopicAsentencethatgivesashort,generalanswertothequestionAscomputersarebeingusedmoreandmoreineducation,therewillsoonbenorolefortheteacherintheclassroom.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?Hereismyintroduction:Itistruethatcomputershavebecomeanessentialtoolforteachersandstudentsinallareasofeducation.However,whilecomputersareextremelyuseful,Idonotagreewiththeideathattheycouldsoonreplaceteacherscompletely.InthefirstsentenceIintroducethetopicofcomputersineducation.InthesecondsentenceIanswerthequestionandmakemyopinionclear.Don'twaituntiltheconclusiontogiveyouropinion.TheintroductiontechniquethatIrecommendinvolveswritingjust2sentences:onetointroducethetopic,andonetoanswerthequestion.Let’sloo