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4 Now read the model answer again and make notes on which parts of the Writing Part 1
texts the writer refers to.

T h e t o p i c a d d r e s s e d i s w h e t h e r t h e w o r k s o f a u t h o r s a n d j o u r n a l i s t s s h o u l d
b e c e n s o r e d i n t o d a y ’ s w o r l d . T h e t e x t s p u t f o r w a r d t h e i d e a t h a t p e r h a p s i t i s
t i m e f o r s o c i e t y t o r e a s s e s s h o w t h i s t e r m i s u n d e r s t o o d a n d r i g h t l y q u e s t i o n
w h e t h e r c e n s o r s h i p i s b e i n g a p p l i e d c o r r e c t l y o r b e i n g w i e l d e d a s a t o o l f o r
q u e s t i o n a b l e p u r p o s e s .
W h i l e t h e f i r s t t e x t a s s e r t s t h a t c o n t e m p o r a r y w r i t e r s a r e b e i n g c e n s o r e d
i n d i r e c t l y , a n d t h a t t h i s i s a p o t e n t i a l r o a d t o d i s a s t e r , t h e s e c o n d t a k e s
t h e v i e w t h a t s o m e c e n s o r s h i p m a y b e d e s i r a b l e . T h e y c o m e f r o m v e r y
d i s t i n c t s t a n d p o i n t s , h o w e v e r b o t h m a k e v a l u a b l e p o i n t s w h i c h s h o u l d b e
e x p l o r e d f u r t h e r .
T h e r e i s n o d o u b t t h a t f r e e d o m o f s p e e c h f o r w r i t e r s s h o u l d b e u p h e l d
w h a t e v e r t h e c i r c u m s t a n c e s , y e t t h a t i g n o r e s t h e f a c t t h a t f e w e r c o n t e m p o r a r y
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w r i t e r s a r e s u b j e c t e d t o t h e e d i t i n g p r o c e s s , w h e r e b y a n o t h e r p e r s o n o r
p e r s o n s a s s e s s e s t h e a c c e p t a b i l i t y o f a p i e c e o f w r i t i n g p r i o r t o p u b l i c a t i o n .
P r o f e s s i o n a l w r i t e r s a n d j o u r n a l i s t s m u s t a b i d e b y t h e w r i t i n g s t y l e s a n d
a p p r o a c h e s o f t h e o r g a n i s a t i o n s t h e y w o r k f o r , s u c h a s n e w s p a p e r s , m a g a z i n e s
a n d p u b l i s h i n g c o m p a n i e s . I n o t h e r o r g a n i s a t i o n s w h o a r e l e s s c o n c e r n e d w i t h
t h e s e n s i b i l i t i e s o f t h e i r r e a d e r s h i p , o r m o r e k e e n t o t a k e a c o n t r o v e r s i a l s t a n c e ,
t h e r u l e s a r e m u r k i e r a n d t h e s t a n d a r d s o f w r i t i n g l o o s e r .

N e v e r b e f o r e h a s s o c i e t y b e e n i n t h i s s i t u a t i o n , w i t h s o m a n y d i s p a r a t e v o i c e s
w a n t i n g t o h a v e t h e i r s a y a n d s o m a n y p l a t f o r m s a v a i l a b l e f o r t h e m t o d o https://english0905.com/private/
s o . W h a t i s u n d e n i a b l e i s t h a t t h e w a y i n w h i c h w e p o l i c e t h e w r i t e r s a n d
j o u r n a l i s t s o f o u r t i m e n e e d s a t h o r o u g h r e v i e w t o e n s u r e t h e s y s t e m r e m a i n s
f i t f o r p u r p o s e .

5 Clear organisation and appropriate paragraphing are essential features of all C2
A b o u t E n g l i s h
Proficiency writing task types.
The definite article the
Which of the two plans below (A or B) does the model answer follow?
is the most common
word in English and
A B
accounts for 5% of
all words used. This
First A summary of the ideas in the A summary of the ideas shared
is mainly due to its
paragraph first text + the writer’s own ideas across both texts
various grammatical
Central A summary of the ideas in A reference to distinct ideas in
functions. It is used
paragraphs the second text + the writer’s each text
more in written than
own ideas
spoken English and is
especially important
Final A summary of the ideas shared A presentation of the writer’s
in academic essays,
paragraph across both texts + the writer’s own ideas
where precise
own ideas
meanings are
necessary.
6 Which plan do you prefer? Why?
Do you know which
7 Which ideas from the texts would you like to focus on in your essay? Why?
word is most common
in your language?
8 Now write your own answer to the question in Exercise 1. Remember to refer to the
texts and use some expressions from the Useful language box and/or the model essay.
For more information on writing essays, see page 190.
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