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Planning Essays. Common structures used in essays : Time organization structure. Common structures used in essays : Comparison organization structure. Common structures used in essays : For and Against organization structure. Example.
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Example • Outlinethedevelopment of the modern touristindustry: • A) Introduction: Currentsituation: growingproblems, e.g. Pollution • B) Main Body • i) masstourismbegan in 1960s withdevelopment of jet aircraft • İi) packageholidayshelpedtopopularizeforeigntravel • İi) constantdemandfornewdestinationsandnewtypes of holiday • İii) danger of damagingenvironmentthroughgrowth of visitors c) Conclusion Industry has grownrapidlybut facesvariety of threats
Whichstructurewould be themostsuitableforthefollowingtitles? • A) Prisonsmakecriminalsworse, andshould be abolished.Discuss. • B) Inthe UK, radio is gainingaudiencewhile TV is losingviewers. Considerpossiblereasons. • C) Tracethedevelopment of massproductionandevaluateits main benefits. • D) Examinations can never be fair: Towhatextent is thistrue? • E) The internet willmakebooksredundant in twentyyears. Discuss.
Whichstructurewould be themostsuitableforthefollowingtitles? • A) Prisonsmakecriminalsworse, andshould be abolished.Discuss. • Forandagainst • B) Inthe UK, radio is gainingaudiencewhile TV is losingviewers. Considerpossiblereasons. • Comparison • C) Tracethedevelopment of massproductionandevaluateits main benefits. • Time • D) Examinations can never be fair: Towhatextent is thistrue? • Forandagainst • E) The internet willmakebooksredundant in twentyyears. Discuss. • Comparison
Exercise 7: Planning longeressays • Task: Usethenotestowrite a plan forthetitle: • Title: Studentnumbers in highereducationarerising in mostcountries. Is it desirabletokeepincreasingthenumbers of youngpeopletotake a degree?
Possibleanswer • Introduction • In 1985 12% of youngpeoplewenttouniversity in the UK. Nowthefigure is over 30%. Similargrowth has beenexperienced in manycountries, developedanddeveloping. • Outline of essay: benefitsanddrawbacks of expansion
Possibleanswer • Main Body • 1. Benefits of expansion • Modern economiesarebased on knowledge. Thereforeeverycountryneedstoeducateitsworkforce as highly as possibletocompetewithothereconomies. • Universityeducationmayhelpstudentsfrompoorercountriestomoveinto a highersocialposition.
Possibleanswer • Main Body • 2. Drawbacks of expansion • As studentnumbersrise, standardsfall. Classroomsbecomemorecrowded, andoverworkedteachersarelessabletogivestudentspersonalattention. • Becauseincreasingnumbers of youngpeoplearegaining a firstdegree, theirdegreesareworthless. It is nownecessarytohave a seconddegreetocompete in thelabour market. • Recentresearchshowsthatremployersarelookingforpersonalskillsratherthaneducationalqualifications. • Theaveragestudents in Britain nowleavesuniversitywithdebts of £15,000.
Possibleanswer • Discussion • Highereducationdoes not benefiteveryone. Advantageshaveto be balancedagainst time andmoneyinvested. • Conclusion • Not clearthatnumbers in highereducation can be expandedindefinitely.
Organizingparagraphs Paragraphs- Buildingblocks of articles. A colection of sentencesthatdealwithonesubject Allparagraphscontaintopicsentences Introductoryparagraphs – definitions Descriptiveparagraphs – information Othersentences – examples – reasons - restatements