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Two opposing views To what extent do you agree?
Read the Writing task below and answer these questions. Read the Writing task below and
1 Express the two opposing views in your own words. answer these questions.
1 What does the statement in the task
Some people find history a fascinating subject. Others say it
mean?
is dull and has no place in modern life.
a Learning about the environment
Discuss both these views and give vour own opinion.
is more important than learning
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant to read and write.
examples from your own knowledge or experience.
b Learning to read and write is
more important than learning
2 Read the sample answer below. How many different about the environment.
views are presented? Whose are they?
c Teaching children to protect the
3 In which paragraph(s) is each part of the task dealt with? environment and teaching them
How are the views used to support each argument?
to read and write are equally
4 Read the sample answer again and say what the important.
underlined words refer to.
2 How many questions are there to
discuss?
Sample answer
It is as important to teach children
People do not all feel the same about history. For some to protect the environment as it is to
people, it is very interesting and they like seeing old teach them to read and write.
things and talking about how different life once was. To what extent do you agree with this
For others\ it is just a boring subject. Personally, I r
statement?
think the past is very interesting and there is a lot we
State your view
2 Give reasons for your answer and
can learn from ]1 •
clearly and stick include any relevant examples from
Historians often talk about how people lived long ago to it.
your own knowledge or experience.
because it shows us that society has moved forward.
For example, wherea s one person may have taken a
To what extent means 'how
week to make a pair of trousers in the 18th century, we
much?'. You can agree completely
can now make hundr eds of pairs over the same period
or disagree completely, or you can
of time. They believe this is important evidence of
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present both sides of the argument.
human progress. Note how the wnter
Many tourists really enjoy going to museums when uses reference words
they visit other countries. There, they see objects from to avoid repetition.
centuries ago. For example, my country is well known
for its beautiful arts and crafts, and we see these as
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cultural treasures. Other people like reading about
inventors or travellers. All these types of people would
say that history is a wonderful subject. You need to cover
both arguments but
On the other hand, not everyone agrees with their
you do not have to
views. Youngsters in particular feel that the past is too write exactly the same
far away to think about. They are more interested in
number of words on
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the future and in how things will change. For them , each one.
going to a museum can be very boring because they
feel no connection with the exhibits, while reading
about history seems meaningless.
In my view, this is a pity. Everyone should have an
interest in the past because it has made us what we
are now. However, sometimes we just have to accept
that people like and dislike different things, and one 6
example is history.
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