Paragraphs/ extending ideas : Paragraphs/ extending ideas By Olga Kozar
Writing paragraphs : A popular way to approach writing paragraphs is:
1. Say what you think =MY POINT
I m a great person
2. Explain it = MY REASON
I have a lot of good qualities
3. Illustrate = MY EXAMPLES
I m fun/ smart/ easy to get along with.. Writing paragraphs
More examples: : What we should eat: More examples:
Another example : Santa or Ded Moroz?
Point:
Ded Moroz is better for Russia
Reason:
He’s good for the national pride
Example :
Songs and poems about him promote the Russian language
Children see that their country has its own characters Another example
Over to you now! : Over to you now! Some people prefer to spend their lives doing the same things and avoiding change. Others, however, think that change is always a good thing.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Read
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Over to you now! : Over to you now! Some people prefer to spend their lives doing the same things and avoiding change. Others, however, think that change is always a good thing.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Task:
Compare and express MY opinion
Topic:
Different lifestyles
Focus:
Effect of changes
Simply put:
What’s good and bad about frequent changes in our life?
Brainstorming : Brainstorming Let’s try to write down as much as we can in 1 minute:
More interesting
Try new things
Exciting
Not good for career
Difficult to have stable relationships ….
Now decide on your main points : You now have 1 minute to decide WHAT you are going to write about.
Try to sum it up each point in one sentence
Changes make life more exciting
Changes make life unstable Now decide on your main points
Develop the ideas : Point—Reason—Example
P: Changes make life more exciting
R: Can try new things , not boring
E: different jobs—move to different countries… Develop the ideas