Essays Expressing opinions Read the question and the essay below and then do the exercises that follow. Your teacher shows you two extracts taken from articles about the future of entertainment. Things are progressing 50 far thar LNovhing can replace the excitement of siting in a crowed clearonie. games and technological thestre waiting for the curtain to go ap. Live arts will never entertainment wil make the live ans die oat because that fering cannot be aroused by computer obsolete inthe future omer and DYDE Your teacher aske you te write an essay on what will happen to live art in the future. Write your essay responding to the pointe raised and expressing your own opinion, No one would disagree with the statement that techaolegy (Ih progress) jn Ieaps and bounds, pasticularly in recent years, and nowhere is this more evident than in the field of entertainment. With the invention of electronic games, home cinema systems and virtual reality it a tbe) little wonder that some people say) the eheatre and other forms of live art (8 {become) outdated and disappear in the years to come However, the live arts 6) iprovide) something that technology cannot The anticipation after booking your seats, he it 10 se @ play or bear a concer, coupled with the excitement of a live performance camot be recreated by a DVD or a CD, no matter how good the quality is, Ax long a¢ the experience of live art offers something more than technology docs, it will never become obsolete The danger (6 (oe), though, that teehrology progress) very quickly and it (8) be} logical to assume that it (9) {continue} ite race to create & new experience or the ultimate sound system, in this case, the live arts at we now them (0) adversely affect), it.may be that, in the future people {not need) to leave the comfort oftheir own homes: technology may bring the esperience of the live arte to them al home, Thie (12) se) even more credible when you (13, Lconsider| that the youth of today more than ever before (ld) {be wted to) being surrounded by hi-tech equipment and (5), tbe able (0) while away their time playing games, watching the latest filme or listening to their favourite bande all at the towch of button or (wo. This generation a6. grow vp) with electronic games and technological entertainment and an. have) no need for theatres an concert hall wus, fhe) sad to say, but 1 do belive that the live ane a, suffer) because of technological advances in she world of entertainment only hope that there (20), fhe) enough people x the uure whe want 10 experience musie or drama live to that the live arts do not become completely obsoleteExpressing opinions B 9 ‘erence rections 18 &, Band c on pages 91 and 92, Then read the essay again, completing it with the soorm of the verbs in brackets. Be careful hecause one of them needs passive voice ine essay again and answer the following questions. a How has the writer avoided giving away her point of view in the fist paragraph? \. ding to the writer, wast do the live atts offer us that techuological entertainment doesn't? © What is the danger that the writer talks about io the third paragraph? 4 What is the writer's general opinion about the future of the live arts? + Il at the essay and put the following paragraph plan into the correct order. =. :c1 @ conclusion and give your owa point of view 1b Discuss one point of view. giving explanations or examples where possible roduee the subject in a general way, but do not state your opinion yet Discuss the other point of view, giving explanations or examples where possibleEssays Expressing opinions Sometimes a writer wants to make what they are writing more emphatic. One way of doing this is to use inversion. Look at the example below, which was taken from the first paragraph of the essay. ‘a. nowhere is this more evident than in the field of entertainment.” ‘This could have been written az follows . this is more evident fa the field of entertainment than anywhere else. Read Fetiance secon 4 on page 87 and Aarne sen 9 on page $9 and then rewrite the following sentences practising inversion, 8 We are ruining our plavet for ourselves and for future generations Not only. Jor future generations b Time pastes so quickly that we need to start preparing for the future now So, shat we need to stazt preparing for the {ature now People will only reatise they should have done something when it is too late only. shey should have done something dLife doesn't offer us such opportunities very often Seldom veh opportunities € The damage would not bave been so great if precautions had been taken ia time. Had the damage would not have been so grea, {Pollution has never reached such high levels before Never such high levels. & Our planet can only be saved by governments working together only. be saved. bh Ifyou decided what you want to do in the futute, it would be easier to choose a university course Were, iM would be easier to choose « university course 1 We dida't realise that the countryside would be so badly affected until it actually happened Not until how badly the countryside would be affected J One group of tourists had hardly left when the next group astived Hardly she next group arrived.9 Expressing opinions Essays ste one of the questions below and write an essay, Complete the paragraph plan with your notes before gin writing. You belong to the school debating society and recently attended a debate on the importance of planning for the future. You heard some of the comments below. Your teacher has now asked you to iyrite an essay on the same subject, responding {o the comments and expressing your own opinion. Thore no point whatsonver: in se can en The besp planning {or the future. Mo one Pe policy is fake ambitions if they each day as knows where they wil be or what don't jpCanfor the ‘if comes. they wil be doing. Ife 2 compete ‘ean waste of time, Your teacher has shown you two extracts about tourism and environmental damage. ig true thar tourism has had an effet on the local countryside, bat reports have been wed. Whar is required is support Thie area of the counry used 10 be quiet and unspoilt, It is now overrun with tourist for the best eagge Jor green towrism* and encouraging tourists to regpect the area they are visting. Desider, if turism were banned. the local art of ech year who care lle about the nolte they make, the liter they le wildlife they diturb. There should be a complete ban om tourom 0 thas what is tft of our valuable we Iying around oF the ‘countryside can be preserved economy would suffer. Your teacher asks you to write an essay an the effect of tourism on the environment. Write your essay reeponding to the points raised and expressing your own opinion, * green tourise is environmentally Siendly tourism If you support one point of view mare strongly than the other, i ie beer to discus this point of ww in the paragraph before the ‘oneluson. Ik this way the conclusion will follow losiealy ard you avoid jumping back and jonh berween opinions. Introduction: Introduce the subject in « general way. Do not state your opinion. Main Body One point of view Explaaation/example Another point of view Explanation/example Conclusion: Reach 4 conclusion, Give your own point of view.8 Essays Comparing Read the question and the essay below and complete the As secretary of the college book club, you took notes at 2 Erims vs Books, You have been asked by your tutor to write notes and expressing your own opinions. igh quality sound ard picture home cinemas no imagination needed passive viewing Many people believe that the Book is fast Becoming an endangered species. It is an indisputable fact that most people spend more time watebing they do reading Books. They prefer to sit in front of a. sei Hory unfold before their eyes than read. However, it should not be taken for granted that reading is not a worthwhile activity Watehing a film nowadays can be an intense experience dollar productions dazzle viewers with spectacular specisl scenery and outstanding soundicacks, Moreover, it is now no. longer necessary to go 10 the cinema 10 fully appreciate «film. with the introduction of home ‘ineas ard DVDs, home viewing bas Improved 10. such reached @ standard which was, until very recently, availa However, the fact remains that watching a film is a pas which oll the ‘work’ has been done (or the viewer; there i Reading 4 book, on the other hand, is 4 much more demanding experience. Without the help of sound and images available to those who wateb films readers must we their imaginations to create their own images of the story ar 1 unjlds before them im this way, they are not influenced by actor performances, of by directors’ decisions, but by what is wrilten on the page. Ferthermore, books are more convenient than filme, Rea neither by time nor by location; they can reed a book whi they went, within reason As a pastime, reading may well be Tess popular than wate does not necessarily meen that it does no: heve as much would not replace me satisfaction of reading the last page film ending, no matter how spectacular exercises that follow. recent debate with the college film club entitled ‘an césay on the subject. Write your essay using your heathy use of imagination convenience READING A BOOK ro sound no pictures. than ren and watch a indeed. Molti-million= cffects, breathtaking mm extent that it har le only in cinemas, ive experience, one in sno place for were are restricted ng. a film, but chat to offer. Personally of @ book with anyComparing Essays When you have to compare vo thinge that each have advantages and Usadvarages, deal with them i separate paragraphs, concentrating ‘nz the model essay again and complete the paragraph plan, imtroduction* Introduce the subject in @ general way, without going into too many details, Paragraph 2: Paragraph 3: Paragraph 4 ne essay again to help you decide whether the following statements are true or fale. 1:5 the phrases in the essay that justify your answers 4 The majority of people watch filme more frequently than they read books: Everyone should know that reading is a waste of time, The availability of home cinemas and DVDs has changed the quality of home viewing {Reading a book involves more effort than watching a film. 7. weiter feels that watching a film with a spectacular ending is better than coming, to the end of « book writer supports general statements with explanations or examples. Underline the ph tences in the article that support these statements: A Watehing @ film can be intense b You don't have to go to the cinema to fully appreciate a film, © Reading a book is demanding. 4 Books are more convenient than filme.oa Read Reference section 2d on page 46 and then find the words and phrases the writer used in the essay to comp watching a film to reading a book. mparing 3 Now choose the correct word to complete the sentences below. Friends can be just as supportive thaw /ax family. 1b Far more I mich people work from home now than twenty years age, The older my brother and I get, the closer J clorest we become 1s wot nearly flee as stressful a8 working in an office © Playing & team sport is as /more enjoyable than playing an individeal sport 7 Read these general statements and write examples or explanations for each one using comparison where possible 4 Owning your own company wifers opportunities for success b Being self-employed can be very stressful © Having an employer provides s sense of security. Taking orders is unavoidable when you work for somebody elseComparing Essays to compar: a: the questions and the notes below, and write an essay on one of the questions, following the paragraph pl 2 -€ ate studying business at college. You tutor has asked you to write an essay om the advantages and disadv ‘employed. You have made some notes Buring a class on the subject. Write your essay using your notes and expressing your own opinions. tages of working for an employer and being sel ‘opportunites for steady income sonso of socuriy success independence seine SELF-EMPLOYED WORKING FOR AN EMPLOYER, Income Is not can be very taking orders uerantoed strosstul is unavoidable te freedom possible. +8 secretary of the college debating society. you took notes at a recent debate entitled ends vs fami, You have been asked by your tutor to write an essay on the subject, Write your essay 5 ng your notes and expressing your own opinions. supportive common interests strong ties Lunconsitional love FRIENDS FamLy come and go ‘air-weatner generation gap high expectations friends Introduction Write « balanced paragraph but do not go into 100 many details. Paragraph 2 Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of fies topic Parageaph 8 Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of tecond topic Conclusion Ifyou have a preference, say s0 and support it with an example, preferably from, personal experience. If mot, you ean balance your conelusion, suggesting that the choice depends on certain factors. Give an example in each case 4s