Some people claim that there are more disadvantages of the car than its advantages.

Do you agree or disagree?

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of having a car.

TASK 2 Exercise Sheet

1. TOPIC: ___ Cars ___ car ownership _____________________________

2. TYPE OF QUESTION: ___ Adv vs Dis with opinion_ 2-part Question __________

SPECIFIC QUESTION (complete sentence and be specific): ______________________

_Do you agree or disagree there are more disadvantages than advantages owning a car?
3. _ Discuss Advantages and Disadvantages of car ownership ___

4. How many ways could this question be answered? __ 2 _______________________

5. What are they? * __ [I agree there are more drawbacks (of car ownership)] __
* ____ I disagree there are more drawbacks ________________
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6. Circle the answer option you have chosen

STRUCTURE OF YOUR ESSAY (What will go in each Paragraph – be specific, but be brief):

7. ¶1 ___Introducetopic of car ownership / (internal combustion engine) / ____

____ Give your opinion. _____________________________

8. ¶2 __ Discuss advantages _______

9. ¶3 ____ Discuss disadvantages __ (or visa versa) ________________

10. ¶4 __Explain why reasons in ¶3 are Stronger than reasons in ¶2, and why
that led to your opinion. Repeat opinion. ___________________

11. CONCEPTS and VOCABULARY (at least 7 appropriate Vocabulary Words):

Benefits Drawbacks
- Convenient - expensive
- leave when you want / return - purchase
- Safer - upkeep / tax, fuel, ins, repairs
- accidents in HCMC - parking
- less risk pickpockets - environmentally damaging
- less assaults / harassment - greenhouse gasses
- groping - slow (in HCMC)
- Faster - takes twice the time
- Status
- Comfortable

__ benefits ________ __greenhouse gases __ __ traffic jams ________

__ drawbacks ______ _ global warming ____ __ stuck in traffic _____
__ consequences ____ _ congestion _______ ___ convenient _______
Status symbol protected autonomy
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1. TOPIC: ______________________________________________________

2. TYPE OF QUESTION: _____________________________________________

3. SPECIFIC QUESTION (complete sentence and be specific): ______________________

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4. How many ways could this question be answered? __________________________

5. What are they? * ________________________________________________

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6. Circle the answer option you have chosen

STRUCTURE OF YOUR ESSAY (What will go in each Paragraph – be specific, but be brief):

7. ¶1 __________________________________________________________
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8. ¶2 __________________________________________________________
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9. ¶3 __________________________________________________________
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10. ¶4 _________________________________________________________
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11. CONCEPTS and VOCABULARY (at least 7 appropriate Vocabulary Words):

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