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Match the teacher’s comments (a-c) with the opening Read this writing task and:
paragraphs in Exercise 4. • make a note of any useful points
a A good opening paragraph. You’ve stated your point • write a plan for your essay.
of view clearly and directly and related it to the
present situation.
In your English class,you have been talkingabout
It’s just two sentences, so plenty of space for the rest studyingabroad.Now your English teacher has
of thetask! asked you to write an essay.
b The history of language learning is not relevant to
the task. Write an essay usingallthe notes and give
Your question is not the question in the task,so also reasons for your point of view.
irrelevant.Stick carefully to the writing task.
All youngpeople who have the opportunity
Your intro is 63 words - you now have a maximum of should study in a foreign school or college for a
120 words for writing the rest of your essay. If you don’t year.
deal with the task exactly,you won’t pass the exam!
c You’ve started the essay with an opinion, not an Do you agree?
introduction to the topic.Will your final opinion
be different? Notes
The paragraph is too long. Write about:
1. experiencing a different culture
You don’t appear to have planned the essay - just
started with the first idea that occurred to you. 2. personal development
Remember: you’ll lose marks if your essay is not well- 3. (your own idea)
planned and organised.
0 Now write your own opening paragraph for the exam task
in Exercise 1. Write your essay, following your plan. Use your
plan and Marina ’s essay in Exercise 7 as a model.
Complete Marina’s essay with the words and phrases in the Write 140-190 words.
box, which she uses to link her ideas together.
a further point is that also do so Make sure that you: PDF from sachtienganhhanoi.com
for all these reasons for example if it • read the question carefully and underline the
these opportunities with the result that key words to make sure that you know exactly
what to do
In the modem world, we have to work and communicate
• answer the question exactly
with people from other countries. For this reason, I
believe that learning a foreign language is an essential • deal with all the points below the question
part of modern education. • include your own idea.
Nowadays , many jobs are international ,
Write a brief first paragraph which:
(1) people have to be able to
communicate in English. (2) , people are • states why the question is important
likely to work in different countries during their careers, v briefly indicates your point of view.
(3) when their companies send them
abroad to work . (4) will not arise for
people who cannot speak a foreign language.
In their free time, many people like to travel and,
(5) they can speak to local people, they
enjoy their holidays more and learn about the places they
visit. If they cannot speak a foreign language, they might
stay in their own country and miss seeing other places.
(6) we all use the internet for study and
work . (7) gives us information about
things which are interesting and useful to us, but a lot of
the content is in English and if we cant understand the
’
language, it will be of much less benefit.
(8) it is essential for young people to
learn a foreign language. If they do not
(9) they will have fewer opportunities.
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