6 Points to Remember When Writing a Great Essay

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FCE Writing part 6 points to remember when writing agreat essay:In your introduction…1. Start with a general statement.

2. Introduce the topic in the first paragraph, giving the ‘whole picture’ and an introduction to both sides ofthe argument.

In your 2nd , 3rd and 4th paragraph…3. Eplain the topic, giving specific eamples.

!."ave a separate paragraph for the other side of the argument.#.$se lin%ing words to show the se&uence of 'our ideas and when 'ou are ma%ing an etra point.

In your conc!usion…(. Summarise 'our view using different words from the introduction. )ou might want to add some furthercomment.

"ere#s a bit o$ practice be$ore your initia! writing:*ar% the correct phrase in each pair.

1 +latmates often don’t get on ver' well at first. In addition In fact, the' can have a lot of arguments.

2 +lats in m' cit' are ver' epensive for one person. In addition In other words, I li%e sharing.

3 *ost people share household tas%s. +or instance -hat is to sa', the' ta%e it in turns to wash up.

! I haven’t got room for a flatmate. *oreover +or eample, I li%e living on m' own.

# I thin% that house would be too epensive. Similarl' esides, it’s a long wa' from the centre.

( "e’s a nice gu' to live with. /evertheless 0hat’s more, he needs to help out more.

-he flat’s on the fifth floor, and there’s no lift. ecause of this Even so, we decided to rent it.

It’s not ver' big. Even so n the other hand, it’s right in the centre.

%ey e!ements and tactics o$ a great introduction:1. Your introduction has to be clear and concise (2-3 sentences)2. Sentence 1-2 – Write a sentence introducing the topic and giving somebackground acts about it

3. Sentence 2-3 – Write !our opinion – onl! i asked (give !our ans"er#opinion inthe introduction and not $ust the conclusion) or "rite a rhetorical %uestions that"ill link !our introduction "ith main bod!

0hen loo%ing at the topic 'ou should underline %e' words in order to understand the &uestion better andto find s'non'ms or brainstorm ideas4 this will help 'ou come up with ideas to write about.

)our introduction identifies the sub5ect the essa' will discuss4 'ou should indicate in 'our introductionwhat &uestion 'ou’ll be answering.

6araphrase structure of the topic sentence, use s'non'ms 7 different words with a similar meaning andmove the order of the sentence around, don’t cop' eact words from the topic8

)ou must not start answering the &uestion in the introduction 'ou write this in the main bod'.

9void :In this essa' I will discuss;


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&ssa! %uestion 1' an! people believe that education is the single most important actor in the

development o a countr!. o !ou agree* 2nd step- fnd synonyms o the underlined words

education4 educational s'stem, teaching, learning many people 7 our societ', citi this sentence loo%s atthe main topic from a general point of view?.

4th step – paraphrase the topic sentence and i possible include your opinion provided thetopic asks you to do it.

Some teachers and instructors argue that 'ou shouldn’t state 'our opinion in the introduction. "owever, inorder for the essa' to be coherent it’s advisable to write what 'our opinion is in the introduction. If 'ouropinion is not stated in the introduction 'ou have to ma%e sure it’s in the conclusion, this onl' applies to)es/o or pinion essa's.

9void cop'ing phrases from the topic &uestion. $se 'our own words. Eample=

/evertheless, our societ', m'self included, strongl' considers academic %nowledge as the mostsignificant element of the advance progression of the countr'’s life. >2nd sentence is actuall' theparaphrased topic sentence @ opinion?.

Aoo% at the essa' &uestion= &any peop!e be!ie'e that education is the sing!e mostimportant $actor in the de'e!opment o$ a country (o you agree)Bs eample= /evertheless, our societ', m'self included, strongl' considers academic%nowledge as the most significant element of the advance progression of the countr'’s life.

"ow has the essa' &uestion been paraphrase, what s'non'ms have been usedC

*an' people4 our societ' believe 4considers education4 academic%nowledge

most important factor4 the most significant element development 4advance progressioncountr' 4countr'’s life

De' element in this stage of the writing process is to find s'non'ms, as these will help 'ou enormousl' towrite a great introduction.

*th step- Rhetorical question that allows you to list the reasons in the main body later on.

-his &uestion creates a great lin% between the 1st and 2nd paragraph plus it provides an intro to theparagraphs in the main bod'

Eample=So on what grounds do man' people base their opinionC "ere’s the topic &uestion andwhole introduction=

&ducation is the single most important actor in the development o a countr!. o!ou agree* -here are numerous factors contributing to the prosperous econom' of an' nation. /evertheless, oursociet', m'self included, strongl' considers academic %nowledge as the most significant element of theadvance progression of the countr'’s life. So on what grounds so man' people base their opinionC


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You must answer this question. Write your answer in !"- #" words in an appropriatestyle .You have recently had a class pro$ect on animal welare and vegetarianism. %ow yourteacher has asked you to write a composition& giving your opinions on the ollowing

statement'

Some people believe that humans should not eat meat. Do you agree?

Write about:

4 meat as a main ingredient of our diet4 vegetarians4 >'our own idea? +amp!e answer:&ost peop!e thin, myse!$ inc!uded, that since anima!s eat other anima!s, it isnatura! $or humans to eat meat "owe'er, some disagree, and a growing numbero$ peop!e are choosing to become 'egetarians +o what rationa!ism stays behind

these two be!ie$sYou start with Paragraph 1- IntroductionHere you include: + general statement#rhetorical %uestion (it’s already given on the topic, your task is to

paraphrase it- use diferent words or graar structures!" In the saple answer we’ve used#ost’ instead o$ #soe’, #%elieve’ was changed to #think’ etc",uali! the argument&'plain $urther and ay%e try to show several sides o$ the issue, consider it $ro diferentangles, thinking, )his part is right i$* )his is true, e'cept when* )his ight work i$* )hereason this happens is %ecause* )he underlying issues are*+

First o$ a!! I wou!d !ie to say that humans ha'e a!ways hunted and eaten anima!s&aybe it is our natura! instinct inherited by ancestors that $orces us to see thistype o$ $ood, howe'er, it is undeniab!e, that meat is rich in 'itamins and protein,which he!p to bui!d musc!es and bonesaragraph 2'Introduction topic sentence which states the general idea discussed in this paragraph

.dvantage 1 / 0eason .dvantage 1 //- peci2c e'aple 1

Your .dvantage 1- is the point entioned in the task" In our saple answer includes the point a%out eat %eing the ain source o$ energy

3ake sure you use the $ollowing phrases when writing paragraph 4:

ntroducing the topic5irst o$ all I would like to say that *)he 2rst point I would like to ake is *I would like to %egin %y *3any people think that *oe people say6clai *7hy do soe people %elieve 8However, i$ that is the case, then why 8

+dvantagesIn the 2rst place *)he ain advantage is that you are $ree to *)here is no one else to *)hen there is *7hat’s ore *

.nother advantage is that *


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-nother point worth mentioning is the $act it is di.cu!t to ha'e a ba!anced dietwithout this crucia! ingredient In order to a'oid some hea!th prob!ems such as!ac o$ energy or sp!itting nai!s we shou!d mae !ean meat a part o$ our mea!/aragraph 3:(ntroduction ) topic sentence – which states the general idea discussed in this paragraph

*dvantage + ,– Reason *dvantage + ,,- pecifc eample +

Your *dvantage +- is actually the point that hasn/t been given in the task. 0owever& it/s the last point- your own

idea. and because ( believe that meat is good or you& ( included this point $ust ater the +nd paragraph- which is

also in avour o eating meat.

1ake sure you use the ollowing phrases when writing paragraph 2'

Introducing the topic

econd o all ( would like to say that 3

4he net point ( would like to make is 3

( would like to add 3

1any people think that 3

ome people say5claim 3

Why do some people believe 6

0owever& i that is the case& then why 6

-d'antages

(n the second place 3

4he other advantage is that you are ree to 3

4here is no one else to 3

4hen there is 3

What/s more 3

*nother advantage is that 3

0n the other hand, many 'egetarians be!ie'e that eating meat is not on!yunnecessary but a!so unhea!thy We can easi!y grow p!ants that gi'e us a!! weneed in our diet, moreo'er there are numerous shops which pro'ide supp!ementsthat substitute meat/aragraph 4:(ntroduction -use topic sentence

7isadvantage ,– Reason 7isadvantage ,,- pecifc eample

1ake sure you include the other point mentioned in the topic and add your own idea 8 theollowing phrases when writing paragraph 2'

(isad'antages9n the other hand 3econdly& 3*nother disadvantage is 3:ast but not least& . .

:inking words- essential practice whenwriting an essay

In my 'iew, there are strong hea!th reasons $or not eating meat "owe'er, i$ webecome 'egetarians $or mora! reasons, I thin we shou!d a!so not wear $ur or!eather/aragraph *1 Conc!usion ummarise your view using di;erent words rom the introduction. You might want to add

some urther comment.+ummarising phrases you ha'e to use:(n conclusion


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