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=Past Papers=

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=Model Writing Tasks:=

Argumentative Essay
Write an argumentative essay on one of the following topics:
 * 1) High school graduates should take a year off before entering college.
 * 2) All citizens should be required by law to vote.
 * 3) Participating in team sports helps to develop good character.
 * 4) Privacy is not the most important right.
 * 5) College students should have complete freedom to choose their own courses.
 * 6) Financial incentives should be offered to high school students who perform well on tests.
 * 7) To encourage healthy eating, higher taxes should be imposed on soft drinks and junk food.
 * 8) Zoos are internment camps for animals and should be shut down.
 * 9) Curiosity is only vanity.
 * 10) Games are as important for adults as they are for children.

- personal opinion (in the case of opinion essay) / balanced approach (in the case of for and against essay) || C1 || - supportive arguments and opposing argument/ refuting paragraph (opinion essay). - every point of view must be argumented, explained, justified in a convincing manner ||^  || - expressing the author's point of view again (in other words) - expressing a warning, threat, recommendation ||^  ||
 * |||| Argumentative Essay  || Level ||
 * ^  || === Structure === ||  Possible Approach  ||^   ||
 * ^  || Introduction || - brief presentation of the topic
 * ^  || Body || - balanced approach of the advantages and disadvantages of the issue ( for and against essay)
 * ^  || Conclusion || - summary of the opinions from the body

An article must:
use the appropriate register (to fit the specified readership)
 * include the presentation and/or discussion of points of view accompanied by justifying evidence
 * have an introduction to present the topic
 * be divided into paragraphs with a coherent content of ideas
 * reiterate the idea/question from the introduction as well as sum up the arguments bin the conclusion
 * have a wide variety of vocabulary structures and strategies meant to keep the attention of the reader

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