Post 12: Successful writing (textbook) and Exs
Any techniques to start your essay?
1. Use a quotation: can use this for both intros and conclusions but there should be smth special about it (try to choose something memorable)
There are special dictionaries of quotations you can use:
here is one I like: https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/dictionary
Do you remember some techniques to finish your essay in a more memorable way?
1. Use a quotation
2. Ask a question
3. Statistics
4. Memorable story: very short (3 lines at best)
5. Focus on the relevance in the present day context
6. Add as we go
These can be used for both introductions and conclusions
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bYq_ySg7zc8Y9hjq6KK0EgubgkguktyJ/view?ts=5c089f68
Add: difference b/w "a theme" and "a topic"
3. Now let's dicuss the topics from Ex 3 in SW to decide what type of essay each one of them requires you to write:
a) F&A
b) Solution to Problems (Ss'); Textbook: F&A
c)
1. Use a quotation: can use this for both intros and conclusions but there should be smth special about it (try to choose something memorable)
There are special dictionaries of quotations you can use:
here is one I like: https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/dictionary
Do you remember some techniques to finish your essay in a more memorable way?
1. Use a quotation
2. Ask a question
3. Statistics
4. Memorable story: very short (3 lines at best)
5. Focus on the relevance in the present day context
6. Add as we go
These can be used for both introductions and conclusions
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bYq_ySg7zc8Y9hjq6KK0EgubgkguktyJ/view?ts=5c089f68
Add: difference b/w "a theme" and "a topic"
3. Now let's dicuss the topics from Ex 3 in SW to decide what type of essay each one of them requires you to write:
a) F&A
b) Solution to Problems (Ss'); Textbook: F&A
c)
Let's continue here (I'm sorry I published the post above before we finished the discussion)
ReplyDeletec) Opinion; could be for and against
d) Opinon; can be developed as a F&A
e) Solutions
f) F & A or Opnion
g) Solutions
h) For & Opinion
i) Solutions
j) F&A
Alina Isaeva, Kseniya Zhilina, Sasha Ushakova
Delete4)'One language spoken..."'
Advantages: cultural exchange, international communication (developing of the different spheres of life such as science, economics, art, education)
Disadvatges: loss of cultural identity, dissapearance of different profeccions connected with the foreign languages.
10) "Computer technologies..."
Advantages: medicine and education.
Disadvantages: overuse leads to the health problems.
Thanks for your suggestions. Now think what your supporting evidence can be and add some that is based on your ownj experience first
DeleteAnd find a couple on the internet: add the links to these in the thread and explain why you think it can help you build your argument
DeleteWays of supporting "One language spoken...'':
Delete+ On the example of English: films, music, books. International organizations (EU, UNESCO, WHO, UNO, etc.)
- Under the influence of the western influence many countries and nationalities become similar to one another . There are many professions such as translator, teacher, linguists that may lose their job and relevancy.
Some useful links:
Deletehttps://www.mosalingua.com/en/most-spoken-languages-worldwide/
https://englishlive.ef.com/blog/english-in-the-real-world/english-became-global-language/
http://mentalfloss.com/article/67766/worlds-top-20-languages-and-words-english-has-borrowed-them
Ksenia, could you check the grammar of the expression "similar to one another" at https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/each-other-versus-one-another to see if you used it correctly in your comment above
DeleteDiscuss the points for For -and - Against essay topics from the exercise and list them in the thread:
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ReplyDeleteTask 12 by Vera Murashova, Katya Potyemkina, Masha Cherkasova
ReplyDeleteShould celebrities be allowed to keep their private lives private, without the invesion of the media? This question sounds quite arguable, isn't it? Let us write our pros and cons here.
+ every person has the right to private life, it does not depends on their position in society
+ there are a lot of examples when invesion of unknown people lead to splitting up
- if you have chosen such profession, you should realise the negatine consequences
- it is a good way to PR
Vera, Katy and Masha,
Deletethanks for your suggestions: they seem to be reasonable and logical, but I'd advise you to think about another point to add on each side of the argument to make your essay more persuasive
More points should be like:
Delete+ not everyone can stand such pression, and there were lots of cases when people were taken into a nuthouse
- only media makes them popular
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ReplyDeleteYour examples are helpful but let me remind you that you need ti add references to indicate where the information was taken which is a common academic writing conventin. Can you try to do it?
DeleteHere we want to support our ideas.
ReplyDeleteThere are a lot of celebrities who suffer from constant attention of public. For example, Johny Depp, he got into a fight with journalists for several times when the followed him trying to take an interview.
On the other hand, there are many celebrities who always show them off, like Olga Buzova. She loves attention so much that she tells her follovers and fans where she exactly is.
Dear All,
ReplyDeletethanks for your work during the lesson. What you need to do at home now is to prepare a draft of your essay on the topic you have chosen and publish it in your blog a day before the next class. Also, read 1 draft written by one of your peers and comment on it by answering the following questions:
a) Is it interesting to read?
b) Are the arguments logical?
c) Is there enough support for them?
d) Anything to add...