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Student’s Worksheet 1

FOR AND AGAINST ESSAY

Warm-up

Exercise 1 Read the exam task below. Then look at the ideas that you wrote in the box above. Underline

those ideas which you consider to be the most important advantages and disadvantages

of moving away to study. Then write them down in the appropriate columns. Add arguments

or examples which you might use to support your ideas.

Wielu młodych ludzi decyduje się na podjęcie studiów w innym mieście, co wiąże się z wyjazdem

z domu rodzinnego. Napisz rozprawkę na ten temat, przedstawiając wady i zalety takiego rozwiązania.

Advantages

Disadvantages

Exercise 2 Put the phrases into the appropriate columns. For each column, add one phrase of your own.

all things considered, among others, another advantage/disadvantage is that ..., ﬁ rst of all, for instance,

I’d like to start with, I’m convinced that ..., in contrast, in my experience, in my view, in the ﬁ rst place,

on balance, moreover, to my mind , taking the disadvantage into consideration

To introduce

arguments

To give

examples

To add

arguments

To present

contrasting

arguments

To sum up

To express

opinions

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Student’s Worksheet 2

FOR AND AGAINST ESSAY

Exercise 3 Read the phrases below. Add one or two ideas for each of the phrases.

become more responsible, ......................................................

enjoy the freedom, ................................................................

get used to the new climate, .........................................................

high costs of accommodation, ....................................................

learn how to save money, ........................................................................

making new friends, ....................................., is going to take a lot of time

meet new teachers, ........................................................................

miss my family, .................................................

waste a lot of time commuting, ....................................................................

Exercise 4 Read the introduction to the essay from Exercise 1. Decide which sentence is not relevant for the

topic of the essay.

The decision where and what to

study is often difﬁ cult to make.

If you choose to study a subject

which does not really interest you,

you will end up losing motivation.

A lot of young people prefer to stay

in their home town and live with

their parents. Others, however,

choose to move away and start their

education in another town. This

decision has important consequences

- both positive and negative.

Exercise 5 Put the elements of the for and against essay in the correct order. There is one element that you

do not need to use.

Arguments in favour of the issue

Arguments against the issue

Title

Summary

Introduction

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Student’s Worksheet 3

FOR AND AGAINST ESSAY

Exercise 6 Read the second paragraph of the essay from Exercise 1. Combine the underlined sentences so

that the essay has a better structure. Then add one more argument to the paragraph.

To start with, people who decide

to study in their hometown have

better conditions for learning. They

can focus on studying. They do not

have to worry about things. These

are such things as cooking, shopping

or cleaning. The second important

argument in favour of the issue is

that staying in your hometown is

much cheaper. You do not have to

pay for a place to live. You do not

have to pay for food.

Exercise 7 Write a draft of the third paragraph of your essay, presenting arguments against the issue. Use

the space below.

Exercise 8 Decide which sentences are true about the ﬁ nal paragraph of a for and against essay.

It must contain a balanced summary of the arguments given above.

It must contain your personal opinion on the issue.

It may contain your personal opinion on the issue.

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Student’s Worksheet 4

Zadania maturalne, Temat: Unit 6

Homework Read the exam task below. Use the 5-step writing programme to write your essay.

Wielu młodych ludzi. wybierając kierunek studiów, nie kieruje się swoimi zainteresowaniami lub sytuacją

ekonomiczną, a wybiera kierunki modne lub prestiżowe. Napisz rozprawkę na ten temat,

przedstawiając wady i zalety takiej decyzji.

1. IDEAS: First generate ideas for the essays. Write down any concepts that come to your mind

and which are related to the issue.

2. RESOURCES: Decide what linkers you are going to use. Think about vocabulary items you

might want to use, e.g. phrases, collocations, etc.

3. STRUCTURE: Draw a plan of your essay. Write down what arguments you are going to use.

4. WRITE your essay.

5. CHECK: Check your essay for all of the criteria that are relevant for a given task type:

• addressing all the elements of the instructions

• appropriate structure

• sufﬁ cient length (180-280 words, make sure it’s not fewer than 160)

• cohesion, coherence and logical development

• a variety of linguistic resources

• accuracy

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