Write a persuasive essay to agree or disagree with the author of the article “Pocket money and earning money. Tips for parents” following the recommendations below. Write 150-180 words.
You should:
● start your essay with the introduction;
● express your opinion;
● give supporting examples for ideas;
● write the concluding part of the paragraph;
● use topic related vocabulary accurately;
● write grammatically correct sentences.
You may use:
1. opinions, preferences
I think..., In my opinion..., I'd like to..., I'd rather..., I'd prefer..., The way I see it..., As far as I'm concerned..., I suppose..., I suspect that..., I'm pretty sure that..., It is fairly certain that..., I'm convinced that..., I honestly feel that, I strongly believe that..., Without a doubt...
2. disagreeing
I don't think that..., Don't you think it would be better..., I don't agree, I'd prefer..., Shouldn't we consider..., But what about..., I'm afraid I don't agree..., Frankly, I doubt if..., Let's face it, The truth of the matter is..., The problem with your point of view is that...
3. giving reasons and offering explanations
To start with, The reason why..., That's why..., For this reason..., That's the reason why..., Many people think, Considering..., Allowing for the fact that..., When you consider that...
Descriptor
starts the essay with the introduction;
expresses own opinion;
gives supporting examples for ideas;
writes the concluding part of the paragraph;
uses topic related vocabulary accurately;
writes grammatically correct sentences.
We usually have 5-6 lessons.After school, we go home, have dinner and do homework. After 16:00-17:00, we always have free time. We often walk in the park and ride there bikes. Sometimes go to an internet- cafe. We all have computers at home, but often parents are working in the evenings after them. Summer we usually drove in football in the yard, and play hockey in the winter. We love music and often go to someone a home to listen to new CDs. Sometimes parents take us to the venue or to the theater, but we love going to the movies
B. Insert the proper words and write the questions.
1) I like dealing with this reliable company.
What company do you like dealing with?
2) We usually go to Sochi for our holidays.
Where do you usually go for your holidays?
3) She prepared the article for a newspaper.
What did she prepare for a newspaper?
4) I bought a new cellular phone.
What did you buy?
5) My boss can speak English really well.
What language can your boss speak really well?
6) I’m going to start driving lessons in a week.
When are you going to start driving lessons?
7) They were late for a job two times last week.
How many times were they late for a job?