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constructing an argumen[
sLrstaining yollr case uith eramples
shoir'ing tl.rat yor-r haye cor-isidered the
opposing vierlpoir.rt
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Topic sentences
hr r r,r-ell-rritten essa\., the tirst senter-ICe ol a
paraglaph establishes u,hat the paragrapl-r is
going to be about. This is sor.ietin'res called
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'topic sentencel
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Read each paragraph again, including
the correct topic sentence. Anslver the
about tourism?
arguments are gi-',en to
support his vielv?
-3 lVhat is the purpose of paragraph 5?
2 Hor,v many
tourists
2 effects
3 for erample
4 to profit from
Read the essay titles belorv. For each one, decide r.vhich side
of the argument you are going to take, and think of three or
four reasons.
Drivers should be charged t'or using motor,,vays and roads linking
major to,,vns and cities.
lvlnrrying someone from a dfferent country will altays be more
problematic than rnarrying sorneone Jiom yolLr own coLLntry.
Compare lvith a partner. Decide rvhich you think are the three
most important reasons. Decide if there are anv pica1 opposing
arguments lrich you could refute.
Choose lvhich of the essa,vs you are going to r,vrite. \\rrite topic
sentences for the main paragraphs. Shor,v your topic sentences
to a partner and see if you can improve each othert sentences.
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lvriting
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making sure it is the right length.
that popular
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and reglster.
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true in the past, but norvadays...
argument.
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An essay
- expresslng
personaiopinron
Read the task in the box and then the essay, ignoring
the gaps, lVhich is the best summary of the 'riter's
able
belrevabe
corrparatiiie
deiermrneC
deveioping
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n,,ra:trrJ
resentful
opinion?
ihat the:e
Contl'ary tc ihis vler,v. there is a corrnlon
iypes of hoooies ai-e onlv for chi dren.
There is a growrng tendenc,v amcngst ath etes to boast aboi.rt
their
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y pari oi the scirool cL-rrrlcirirtm iii most
countr es
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strli be fci'cecl to oraciise physical exerctse as pair of
tle scirooi ,,a7631^i 9r whether ilretr pan:cipato. n spc!-.ls
si.rculcl be oiltcnai.
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we ias ph;,s callri
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