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Writing Part 1 Work in pairs. Discuss whatthe strong points and weak
points of this essay are. Then say what comments
you would write at the end if you were this student’s
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An essay teacher.
It seems strange that although we know a lot about
• Your concluding paragraph should summarise your how to live healthily, many people continue to do
opinion and the reasons for it. things which may be harmful to their health.
• Don ' t include new ideas in your final sentence There are many parts of our lifestyles which enable
because you won ’t be able to support them us to live healthily. For instance, we all know about
with reasons or examples. the importance of eating a balanced diet and taking
• Be careful not to spend too long on Part 1, regular exercise. Moreover, in many countries, we
or you won’t have time to do Part 2 well. have easy access to good-quality fresh food and
suitable sports facilities, so it should be easy to
adopt healthy living habits.
Work in groups. Look at the discussion question
However, there are things which prevent people from
below. Discuss and note down at least three healthy or
unhealthy aspects for each discussion point (a-e). When having a healthy lifestyle. For example, industry and
traffic have led to serious environmental pollution.
you have finished, change groups and report what your
group decided. What is more, we spend a lot of time sitting down,
and this often means we have less time for activities
Do you think modem lifestyles are healthy or not? which keep us fit. For example, there are many
Talk about: people who spend many hours sitting in front of
a the environment and health computers working, studying, or playing games. In
b diet addition, many people do not eat the right sorts of
c work activities foods.
d information, e.g. about exercise, diet
e free-time activities. Work in pairs. Read these concluding paragraphs and PDF from sachtienganhhanoi.com
decide which one is the most suitable for the essay in
Work in pairs. Read the writing task and: Exercise 3.
• Underline the main ideas inthe task.
• Decide which points from your discussion you would All in all,I believe that we have to find ways of
include in your answer and write a plan. 1 living which are as healthy as possible. Also, I
think people should try to drive more carefully.
In your English class,you have been talkingabout
whether modern lifestyles are healthy or not. In conclusion , I would agree with the
2
Now your English teacher has asked you to write an H statement because although we have
essay. plenty of opportunities to follow a healthy
lifestyle, in practice we often choose a less
Write your essay usingallthe notes and giving reasons healthy alternative.
for your point of view.
Modern lifestyles can seriously endanger our health. H To summarise , modern lifestyles have good
and bad aspects , but the lifestyle we choose
Do you agree?
depends on us. However, often our health
Notes depends on factors which we cannot control.
Write about:
1 . food
2. physical activity
3. (your own idea)
Write your essay.
