English Lesson

Writing Task 2: how to state an opinion / Speaking

Identify the reason behind each artwork!

Discussion

Should art be censored?: censorship of art

State an opinion about the topic and give two reasons to support it.

The prompt

You need to be sure you understand the whole instruction. It means to read the question carefully and state what you should do.

Try to list what you have to do!

1. Type of essay: discussion essay.

2. Write pros and cons.

3. Give examples.

1. Type of essay: opinion essay.

2. Choose your opinion.

3. Generate arguments.

1. Type of essay: problem and solution.

2. Think of 1-2 problems and 1-2 solutions.

Structure

Problem Solution Essay

Problem and solution

Cause and solution

Just the solution

How to state an opinion?

Make sure your ideas are directly related to the question.

Present your opinion and support it throughout the whole essay.

If asked to present both views, make sure each view is presented equally (similar paragraph length).

Do not present irrelevant information.

Nowadays more and more older people who need employment have to compete with younger people for the same jobs. What problems does this cause? What are the solutions?

State an opinion/problem/solution to each prompt.

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Activity

State an opinion

You will choose a book/serie you like. Prepare a 5 minutes presentation about it. Your presentation must include:

• what is the book/serie about?
• where you watched it?
• who you watched it with?
• why do you enjoyed it?

Homework

Let's think about Barbie The Movie. You should state an opinion on it and write an introduction paragraph. Next class you will present the paragraph to the teacher.