Енглески језик, Way up 1 Intermediate 1, уџбеник и радна свеска за енглески језик у првом разреду гимназије, Klett

Part II Writing
3 Look back at your notes for Unit 8B, exercise 3. You will use
them to write an essay (180–200 words) on this topic:
Celebrity culture is harmful for teenage students.
Go through the following steps (1 _ 7) that will provide you
with some useful tips for writing an argumentative essay.
Step 1: Put the words or expressions into the right column.
Useful if you agree
with the statement
Useful if you disagree
with the statement
Step 3: Make an essay plan.
1 Do you start by making a plan? What kind of a plan?
• A vertical plan?
A Introduction: why should celebrity culture
be harmful at all?
B First section: reasons for considering it
to be harmful
C Second section: reasons for thinking that
it could also be positive
D Conclusion: my own conclusion about the topic …
• Or a net plan?
(to) damage (to) show some improvement damaging
(to) object to objectionable an aid beneficial
unobjectionable hurtful a detriment (to)
(to) work to the detriment of (to) help with helpful
(to) do a disservice to (to) impair (to) improve
(to) promote a disadvantage useful unhelpful
(to) assist (to) enhance
Step 2: Look at the three important aspect of an essay.
1 CONTENT (what you say: is it interesting? Do you
say enough about it to let the reader understand your
points?)
2 LANGUAGE (the way you say it: is it easy and clear to
read? Is the grammar reasonably correct? Do you use
a rich variety of appropriate vocabulary? For a formal
essay, remember: do not use shortened words –
write: do not, NOT don’t, cannot, NOT can’t, is not,
NOT isn’t, etc., and, especially: do not know, NOT
dunno!!!)
3 ORGANISATION/LAYOUT (the structure of the
essay: is the development of your ideas clear? Do your
ideas follow one another in a logical manner or do
they jump from one thing to another?)
P O S I T I V E
2 Do you jot down other words that could be
useful in writing about this subject?
3 Do you write a first draft?
4 Discuss what you find most difficult about
writing an essay.
Step 4: Write your draft.
raise
ambition
encourage students
to stay at school
anti-drug
campaign
INFLUENCE
OF CELEBRITY
CULTURE
students don't
value education
students don't
work hard
Step 5: Next class: Work with a partner. Read each other’s drafts.
Tell each other:
• What is the thing you like best about your
partner’s draft?
• Is it clear? Do the ideas follow each other in
a logical way?
• Is there a clear introduction?
• Is there a conclusion?
• Is the language reasonably accurate? Are there some
sentences that you can help your partner to improve?
N E G A T I V E
Step 6: For homework, write the essay (take into account your
partner’s comments). When you have finished, proofread it
carefully (check grammar and spelling).
Step 7: Hand in your essay and relax! Hope you get a 5!
Забрањено је репродуковање, умножавање, дистрибуција, објављивање, прерада и друга употреба овог ауторског дела или његових делова у било ком обиму и поступку, укључујући
фотокопирање, штампање, чување у електронском облику, односно чињење дела доступним јавности жичним или бежичним путем на начин који омогућује појединцу индивидуални приступ делу
са места и у време које он одабере, без писмене сагласности издавача. Свако неовлашћено коришћење овог ауторског дела представља кршење Закона о ауторском и сродним правима.
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