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FCE Essay writing
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Page 45 in your Student Book
Read the essay question, in pairs think of some possible ideas for your third point.
health benefits
a better social life
Why it is good for the community
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Exercise 5 - Read the essay
Answer the questions -
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Exercise 6
The importance of a conclusion in an essay is because it sums up the argument and states your point of view very clearly.
In Pairs:
Focus on the different endings, A and B. Discuss the question together.
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Plan on
Exercise 7
An essay must be well organised and present a logical argument. This means that you should always plan what you are going to write. The esssay in ex.5 is well organised, it uses linking words well to make the argument easy to follow.
Match the functions to the paragraph in the essay. Identify a key phrases that helped you identify the functions.
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Exercise 8
Why are the highlighted items important?
In Pairs:
Decide what functions each word or phrase has.
Example: Despite= contrasts two different ideas.
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Exercise 9
In pairs:
Read the task and decide what you could say about each point.
Say what you can add as your own idea.
READ THE EXAM TIP IN THE BOX ON PAGE 45
READ THE EXTRA INFORMATION ON PAGE 165
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Remember:
In an exam, you won't have time to write two versions of your essay, so it is very important to make a plan.
Spending just 10 minutes planning can make a big difference. This plan can simply be notes under headings but it will help with paragraphing and with including everything required in the task.
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PLAN YOUR ESSAY
USE THIS OUTLINE EVERY TIME YOU PLAN AN ESSAY
Introduction
first idea
second idea
third idea
conclusion
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Tomorrow's 1 test
You will be asked to write the essay in exercise 9 on page 45, you can bring your plan to the lesson and use it in the test.
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