Advantages and Disadvantages - Writing style discussion
Good Points and Bad Points
Look at these issues with other class members.
Decide if you are in favour, against or have mixed opinions.
owning a car using the internet getting married keeping a pet
children learning a foreign language eating meat using air-conditioning dividing household garbage into different kinds
You are going to read two compositions about one of these topics.
Which of the tips below do you think can help you to write a good composition,
explaining the advantages and disadvantages of an idea?
Use a large variety of words.
Repeat important words many times for emphasis.
Put your ideas into one big paragraph.
Separate your ideas into three or four paragraphs.
Make a new paragraph for each new sentence.
Use words like "but" and "although" to make longer sentences.
Use only simple short sentences.
Write an introduction at the beginning.
Say your own opinion clearly at the beginning.
Leave out your opinion. Let the reader decide.
Now read the two compositions.
Which of these tips did the two writers follow?
Now choose one of the other topics and make notes below
of the advantages and disadvantages. Then write your composition.