Practise 9 Argument and discussion paragrpahs

    1. Discussion vocabulary

Fill the gaps in the following paragraph using language from the table above. 

a) benefit

b) drawbacks

c) minus

d) serious drawback is the 

e) disavantages

f) plus 

    2. Organisation 

What are the advantages of each format?

In vertical I feel a little more comfortbale than the horizintal. Because I see easier for make ideas in pros or cons, etc. 

In horizontal it is a little more complicated, for me it is like I do not see it more clearly than the vertical one. 

    3. Practise A 

'Discuss wheter some employees should be permitted to work from home'

Brainstorming the positive and negative aspects and then write an outline using on eof the stuctures above

+

No time spent commuting to work 

Can get up a little late

Have no pressure of being on time

Can wear anythingh they want 

Can go to anywhere in a little time

-

If they have bad Wi-Fi can be complicated

It is not the same at in the office 

They do not see their mates

They can be alone 

They have much noise while they are trying to work 

OUTLINE (vertical)

• Drawbacks: If the Wi-Fi is not working you might not work in a long duration of time. You can forget to do something important in your office. 
• Benefits: May be one day you can get up late and it is not a problem. If they have little kids they can be with them everyday. They do not have to dress properly, they can be in pyjama or in tracksuit. 
• Discussion: Is it better working at home or going to the office? Have you more work than you used to have when you were at the office? Would you earn the same amount of money?

    4. The language of discussion

    5. Counter-arguments 

What is the writer's position in the following example, on the topic of prisions?

The writer's position is that he or she is saying that the prisions are such as 'universities of crime'.

Study the example below, and write two more sentences using ideas from the title in 3.

Counter-argument 

Working at home can be more relaxed and less stressful, 

If they have children they can be with them all day, 

Your position

but if you do it always that way to will get used to it.

but their children need attention, they have to look after them. So sometimes they cannot work properly.

    6. Providing evidence

The table below shows the structure of the text, but the descripsions have been mixed-up. Re-arrange them in the correct order. 

1.Arguments against   2nd

2.Writer's viewpoint    3rd

3.Claims for 'digital natives'      1st

    7 Practise B 

Write two paragraphs on the topic: 'Is the exploration of space worthwhile?'

    Firstly, the ecploration of sapec has been an important event in all the Human History. It has helped to investitage more from the space and know what are around us. But some scientifics still need to collect more information for undestand universe. Also the discovery of the space has helped in the advanced of technology. For example, there are some satellites that have made that have more facilities with the Internet, and also to watch the planet how it is and what is happening. 

    Although has some bad usefulness, for example while the Cold War between USA and Russia for almost 50 years. In which they have some nuclear weapons in the earth and in the space to attack to the country. Unfortunatelly, this still happens and in just in a second can cause a new war, that many countries would not have resources to survive.  Also, the exploration needs a huge amount of money and some people thiks that the money is not worth in spending in this research. 

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