Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
Purpose :
write-up of a different opinions on a particular issue or
To present
debate
topic arguments for and against/positive and negativ
non-fiction book on
exam answer in s
e/good and bad.
econdary school an “issue”
e.g global warming
Generic Structures:
1. Issue: Contains of statement and preview about som
ething
2. Supporting point: After stating the issue, it is necess
ary to present the argument to support that
3. Contrastive point: Beside the supporting argument,
discussion text needs the arguments which disagree
to stated issue.
4. Recommendation/conclusion: It is used to tell how t
o solve issue by connecting the arguments for and a
gainst.
discussion organisation 1
Introduction
Statement of issue
to be discussed
for against
Conclusion
Discussion organisation 1
discussion organisation 3
(including outline of points
Introduction to be discussed)
When you have made y
our grid skeleton, write
Point 1: for the introduction.
against Then write a paragraph
about point one, a para
Point 2: for
graph about point two,
against etc.
Then write your conclu
Point 3: for
sion
against
etc., etc
Conclusion
Discussion organisation 1
discussion language features
* present tense
Things that you cannot se
* abstract nouns e or touch
e.g
* third person justice
answer
* logical connectives trust
belief
* discussion conventi
ons (see page 9) hope
despair
* complex sentences
Audience Purpose
* to help reader under
someone* with an int stand the issues
erest in the topic * perhaps, to help him
/her choose a side