WRITING TASK 2

Agree or Disagree

Out of a country’s health budget, a large proportion should be diverted from treatment to spending on health education and preventative measures. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? 

Discuss and give opinion

It is generally believed that some people are born with certain talents, for instance for sport or music, and others are not. However, it is sometimes claimed that any child can be taught to become a good sports person or musician. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Opinion Essays

Children in many countries are eating more fast food and convenience snacks. Why are children doing this and how serious are the consequences? 

Advantages and Disadvantages


In some countries young people are encouraged to work or travel for a year between finishing high school and starting university studies. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages for young people who decide to do this. 

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Linking words for writing

Adding and	Contrasting	Expressing cause /reason
*and as well as besides Moreover, Furthermore, What is more, In addition, not only .... but also another point is that relative clauses who                 where that                  which whose              to whom when               what why	*but However, Although despite In spite of Nevertheless, On the contrary, on the one hand on the other hand, whereas while but while In contrast, Neither...nor No matter	because as since This is why because of Due to Owing to For this reason, Expressing effect / result *so so....that such a...that Therefore Thus Consequently, As a result, too...for/to        not enough...for/to
Narration		Expressing purpose
First (of all) At first At the beginning In the beginning then next Before After After that afterwards When While during Soon prior to	immediately Once Suddenly As soon as on No sooner....than Hardly...when Finally Eventually At the end In the end At last To begin with, until	to so as to in order that in order to so that for (Non-specific) Expressing opinion I would say that In my opinion, I think (that) I believe (that) Personally Apparently,
Giving examples	Summing up / concluding	Emphasis
for example, for instance, For one thing, this includes such as e.g.. (for example) i.e. (that is)	All in all overall generally In conclusion, on the whole in the main To sum up,	especially particularly Naturally, exactly because above all Whatever Whenever too / enough The more .... Unless

Speaking expressions

1. Expressing a Preference

I prefer A to B because... 

If I have a choice, I will... (a real possibility) 

If I had a choice, I would... (not a real possibility, just wishing)

For me, A is much more attractive / interesting / preferable than B because...

I would much rather do / have / eat / listen to / blah blah blah A than B...

2. Narrating

When I was a high school student, I went to Guizhou to visit some friends.

After I graduated from high school, I ... 

During my visit to Guizhou last year, I... 

Last year during the Spring Festival, I went to Guizhou to visit some friends.
(Also use "Whenever" or "While")

3. Comparing and Contrasting

A is much better / worse than B. 

A is not nearly as good as B.

A is not quite as important as B.

A is almost as tall as B, but not quite.

When I compare these two items, it's clear that...

4. Suggesting

Maybe, Perhaps, Possibly

One possibility that I can think of is...

Another idea to think about is...

5. Expressing Opinions

It seems to me that...

This is only my opinion but... 

After a lot of thought, I have come to the conclusion that...

I've never thought about this question much before, but it seems to me that...

6. Justifying Opinions

The reason I believe this is...

The most important evidence supporting my belief is...

7. Speculating

I'm not sure what might happen, but one possibility is...

It's hard to predict the future, but I suppose it / we might...

8. Analyzing

There are several points to consider, first of which is...

We can break this question down into several parts. First...

Let's look at this step by step. To begin with...

9. Summarizing

Altogether, there were... 

In the end, they had to...

When we consider all the factors...

Considering all of these ideas, maybe the best thing would be to...

10. Conversation Repair

Maybe I'm not making myself clear. I want to say that... 

What I mean to say is...

What I'm trying to say is...

Another way to put it is...

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