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INTRODUCTION
(forintroducingideas)

_Itisoftensaidthat
_Thisisahotlydebatedtopic.
_Thisisatopicthatisoftendiscussedbutrarelysolved
_Manypeoplefeelthat
_Firstly,
_Firstandforemost,

LINKING IDEAS

_Whilemanymayagreewiththis,itmaystillbeamistake.
_Conversely,itmaybeinappropriateforthissituation.
_Onthecontrary,itisseenbymanyasanexcellentsolutiontotheproblem.
_WhileIcanseesomebenefits,thesemaybeoutweighedbythedisadvantages.

FOR EXEMPLIFYING IDEAS

(generalisationandexample)

_Forinstance,
_Forexample,
_Toillustrate,

_This,
_Suchas,
_Anillustrationofthis.

FOR GIVING CONSEQUENCES

(causeandeffect)

_Therefore,
_Thus,
_Consequently,
_Forthisreason,
_Since

_Leadsto,
_Stemsfrom,
_Asaresult,
_Dueto,
_Resultin

FOR ADDING IDEAS

(additionwords)

_Additionally,
_Inaddition,
_Moreover,

_Furthermore,
_Again

LISTING

_Firstofall,
_Firstly,
_Secondly,
_Lastly,

_Also,
_Another,
_Finally,
_Several,

FOR GIVING IDEAS OF SIMILAR IMPORTANCE

_Similarly,
_Equally,

GIVING OPINIONS

_Itseemstomethat
_Inmyopinion,thisis
_Frommyperspective,thisseemstobe
_Tobehonest,Ifeelthat

FOR CONTRASTING IDEAS

(comparisonandcontrast)

_However,
_Ontheotherhand,
_Incontrast
_Although
_Asopposedto

CONCLUSION

_Tosumup,itseemstomethat
_Onbalance,Ifeelthat
_Takingalltheargumentsintoaccount,Iwouldsaythat
_Inconclusion,
_Insummary,

_Whereas
_Differsfrom
_Ontheotherhand
_Despite

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ORGANISATION LAYOUT COHESION
+Titlerelevantandconcise.
+4paragraphs:
_INTRODUCTION:Introducetopicininterestingway;statewhatreadercanexpect.
_#1=point1
_#2=point2
_CONCLUSION:Summariseyourideasandgiveyouropinionattheend.
+Haveabalancedapproachoneparagraphforeachpoint.
+Strongtopicsentence;supportyouropinionswithevidenceandexamples.
+Involvethereaderwithrhetoricalquestions.
+Ideasexpressedinalogicalorderandexplainedsothatthereadercanfollowtheargument.
+Usealinebetweenparagraphs.
RANGE OF VOCABULARY GRAMMAR
+Useavarietyoflinkingexpressions:forintroducing,adding,contrasting+concludingideas.
+Usearangeofgrammaticalstructures:passive,conditionals,modalverbs,participleclauses.
+Passivereporting:itisthought,agreed,arguedthat.
+Usearangeofvocabulary,whichisnotrepeatedmuch:collocations,adjectives
+Discussissue.
+Togiveopinion.
+Emphasiswithinversion:Notonly/undernocircumstances.
STYLE REGISTER TONE
+Semiformal:nocontractions,nopersonallanguagee.g.you,weandI(exceptconclusion)
+Objectivetone.
TARGET READER
+Yourtutor

e.g.1

Naturalresourcesare,onthewhole,finite,anditisimportanttomakesurethatwedonotwastethem.Forthesakeof
futuregenerations,wemustusethemwisely.Buthowcanweensurethatwedothis?

Unfortunatelyperhaps,themostsuccessfulmethodisundoubtedlytomakethewastefuluseofresourcesacriminal
offence.Somecountriesalreadyfinecitizenswhoputrecyclablewasteintobinsintendedforlandfillsites,andsuch
legislationshouldbeusedmorewidely.Companies,inparticular,shouldbeprosecutediftheydonothavearesponsible
attitudetowardsscarceresources.

Secondly,themediashouldtakeamuchmoreactiveroleinencouragingpeopletouseresourceswell.Resourcesareoften
wastedbecausethepublicdonotappreciatehowscarcetheyareorhowserioustheimplicationsoftheiroverusearefor
ourdescendants.Sothereneedtoberegularstoriesinthepapersordocumentariesontelevisionpresentingnotonly
informationabouthowwastefulnessisendangeringthefuturebutalsoexamplesofgoodpractice.Inthisway,peoplewillbe
giventheinformationthattheyneedinordertomakeadifferencethemselves.

Ofthetwowaysofencouragingappropriateresourcesusediscussedabove,themoreeffectiveis,inmyopinion,the
legislativeapproach.Mediacampaignshaveaveryimportantroletoplaybut,humannaturebeingwhatitis,making
wastefuluseofscarceresourcesillegalismorelikelytohaveaneffectthansimplyeducatingthepublicthroughthemedia.

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e.g.2

Itgoeswithoutsayingthatgoodhealthisofbenefitbothtoindividualsandtothesocietyinwhichtheylive.Itiseasierfor
healthypeopletobehappy,andtheyarealsousuallyabletocontributemoretothelifeoftheircommunity.

Butwhatcanbedonetoencouragepeopletolivehealthylifestyles?Clearlyeducationhasaveryimportantroletoplay.This
startsatprimaryschoolwhentheyoungchildcanlearnaboutthevalueofexerciseandahealthydiet.However,education
shouldnotonlybeaimedatschoolchildren.Adults,too,needtocontinuetoberemindedabouttheimportanceofbeing
activeandeatingnutritiousfood,though,forexampleTVdocumentariesandnewspaperormagazinearticles.

Educationalone,however,isnotenough.Peopleneedtohaveeasyaccesstofacilitieswhichwillenablethemtoexercisein
anenjoyableway.Thereshouldbeanationwidenetworkofsportscentres,offeringarangeofclassesandactivitiestosuit
alltastedandabilities.Ifattractiveopportunitiesarenotavailable,peoplearealltoolikelytoslipintobadhabits.

Ofthetwomeasuresoutlinedabove,educationisthemoreeffectiveone.Itismorefarreachinginthatitrelatestoall
aspectsoflivinghealthily.Moreover,itis,afterall,througheducationthatapersonwilllearnwhyitisbettertogotoan
exerciseclassthantolieonacouchinfrontofthetelevision.

e.g.3

Itseemsthatincreasingnumbersofpeoplearechoosingthesedaystoleavetheirregularsalariedjobinordertobecome
selfemployed.Butwhydopeoplechoosetodoso?Whataretheadvantagesofthiswayoflife?

Firstly,perhapsthemainattractionofbeingselfemployedisthatitleavesyouincontrolofyourownschedule.Ifyouprefer
toworklateatnightsothatyoucantakethefollowingdayofftogotoaconcertatyourchildsschool,thenyoucandoso.
Youdonthavetoaskanyonespermissiontoleavetheofficewheneveryouwish.

Asecondmajoradvantageofworkingforyourselfisthatyouareinchargeofalldecisionsconnectedwithyourbusiness.
Whenyoureemployedbysomeoneelse,youhavetodowhattheywish,regardlessofwhetheryoufeelitisthebestcourse
ofactionornot.Tobeincontrolofhowyouworkissomethingthatmakestheselfemployedlifestyleveryattractivefor
manypeople.

Ofthetwoadvantagesofbeingselfemployeddiscussedabove,themoresignificantoneisthefactthatyouareinchargeof
yourowntimetable.Tobeabletospendtimewithfriendandfamilywhenyouwishtoisworthsacrificingtheregular
monthlypaychequefor.Aslongasyoucanearnenoughforyourrequirements,thenyoucanenjoytheextraflexibilitythat
selfemploymentallowsfarmorethanyouwouldabitofextramoneyinthebank.

e.g.4

Technologyissuchafeatureofeverydaylifethatitisdifficulttorememberwhatwedidwithoutit.Itimpactsonalmost
everyaspectofourdailylives.Butwherehastechnologysgreatestimpactbeen?

Firstly,technologyhasaffectedthewaywemakerelationshipsandourexpectationsofthem.Itisincreasinglycommonto
findpeoplewithmorefriendsontheinternetthaninreallife,andtheyspendmoretimechattingtocyberfriendsthanthey
dotorealworldfriends.Althoughfeelingpartofawidercommunitylikethiscanbepositive,itcouldalsohaveanegative
effectonpeoplesabilitytorelatetoothersonapersonallevel.Inturn,thiscouldmakeithardnotonlytoestablish
relationshipsinitiallybuttomaintainthem.Theimpactofthisdevelopmentonsocietyisclearlyenormous.

Anotherareainwhichtechnologyhasaffectedpeopleslivesisintheworkplace.Sittinginopenplanofficesworkingat
computerscreenscreatesanunsatisfyingandunsupportiveenvironment.Ontheplusside,technologyalsoenablespeople
toworkfromhome,whichcanleadtoahealthierwork/lifebalance.Ofcourse,peoplemayalsofindthisdifficultasitcan
leadtoisolation.

Tosumup,itappearsthattheimpactoftechnologyhasbeengreatestonthewayweformrelationships,becausethis
affectspeopleemotionallyaswellaspractically.However,giventhatitisimpossibletoreturntoaworldwithouttechnology.
Wemustacceptitsincreasingimpactonourlivesinasmanyareasaswecan.

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e.g.5
METHODTOCREATEAPOSITIVECLASSROOM

Itiswidelyknownthatifapositiveclassroomenvironmentcanbefostered,educationcanbeamorethrillingexperience.
Thisessaywillconsidertwofactors,andmethods,whichcanbeemployedtoengagestudentsmore.

Firstly,theteacherstudentdynamicisparamounttoachievingapositiveclassroomenvironment.Teachersneedto
encouragestudentsandpromoteasenseofteamwork,boostingmoralewhentheirpupilsaredemotivated.Equally,
studentsshouldtrytobringsomeenthusiasmtotheclassroom.Theyshouldparticipatefullywherepossibleandbe
independentlearnersaswell.

Secondly,theclassroomitselfneedstobecomfortableandastimulatingspaceifanoptimisticviewoflearningistobe
established.PlacingdesksinalargeUshapecreatesasafelearningenvironmentwhichisopen.Ontheotherhand,single
desksfacingthefrontsimulatesexaminationconditionsthushavinganegativeeffectontheindividualsinsucheducational
settings.

Insummary,Iamofthestandpointthattheteacherstudentrelationshipiskeytofosteringapositiveclassroomroleinany
lessonissuchinteraction.

Plantilla

Theaimofthisessayistoanalyse(establecerelproblema).Despitethefactthattherearedifferentalternatives,inthis
paper,Iwilldiscusstwoapproachesthatshouldbetakenintoconsideration:(comentarlasdosopcionesquevasadiscutir).
Needlesstosay,bothofthemarereallyimportant,butthereisaneedtoclarifywhichoneismorerelevant.

Firstofall,Iwouldliketotalkabout(primeraopcin),whichisessentialduetothefactthat(argumentossobrela1opcin).

(La2opcin)hasavitalroleinthetopicweareconcernedaboutsince(argumentoafavourdela2opcin).Thereare
somedrawbackstothisapproach,however.Whatabout(argumentoencontradela2opcin).

AsIseeit,(opcin1)isevenamoreeffectivesolutionthan(opcin2)because(explicarelporqu).