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Writing Task 2
I .Nowadays! Over time. a wide range of food products has
Exam information become available in shops and there are plenty of ways
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that it can be produced. packaged and sold. 2 As a result I
• Task 2 is a discursive essay.
Therefore. there are many different attitudes towards food,
• The question may contain more than one part to and not everyone makes the same decisions when they go
discuss. shopping.
• You must write at least 250 words in about 40
Most people shop to suit their lifestyle. J In particular I
minutes.
Especially. single people who work long hours may buy
0 Work in pairs. Read this Writing task and say frozen or pre-cooked food. because they worry about how
whether the statements below are true (T) or much time they have. Some parents with large families may
false (F). Correct the false ones. 'I as well! also worry about time. but are likely to think about
their finances too. lf they only have a little money. they will
Write about the following topic. be interested in special offers. such as two for the price of
one.
Most people are not interested in how their food
has been produced. They only care about how 5 On one hand I On the other hand. people who have plenty
much it costs. of time to prepare food themselves may choose what they
How true is this statement? What influences buy more carefully and consider a range of aspects that
people when they buy food? include quality and taste. 6 In addihon I Besides. a few
of these people will be concerned about how animals are
Give reasons for your answer and include any
relevant examples from your own knowledge or treated and whether the food has been organically produced.
experience. 7 Another I The other factor affecting choice is where you
live. ln my country. a great deal of importance is placed on
the freshness of food. We eat a lot of nsh and vegetables.
1 This essay is about consumers and food. T
and most of this is caught or produced locally. So cost is not
2 There is one part to the question.
3 It is only necessary to discuss food production an issue. 8/n fact I So, very few consumers talk about it.
and cost. li Concluding I In conclusion. it seems that cost is only one
4 I do not have to agree with the first statement. of a number of factors that people take into consideration
5 Some personal experience and examples have to
when they purchase food. 10 Although I Even some people
be included.
look at price before quality. others have little interest in
6 Work in small groups. Make some notes on these things and will spend a considerable amount of money
these questions relating to the task in Exercise 1. on food in order to satisfy their needs and beliefs.
Discuss your opinions and ideas.
0 Work in pairs.
1 How much do people care about a) how their
food has been produced, and b) the cost of their 1 How many paragraphs are there?
food? 2 What does the writer include in the first
2 What other things do people care about when paragraph?
they buy food? 3 Where is the writer's opinion about the
statements in the task?
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4 Does the writer include any personal
linking words and phrases. Read the sample
experience? Where?
answer on the right and circle the best option
5 Underline the writer's two main ideas.
from each pair of expressions in italics (1-10).
6 Which ideas and examples in the sample answer
0 Read the sample answer again. Which of your were also mentioned during your discussion?
ideas in Exercise 2 does the writer discuss? 7 Do you agree with the writer's conclusions?
Why? I Why not?
@ Unit2
