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- Greg Malivuk
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- Writing Section - last section you will do in your test
- Each writing task is scored out of 5 points. The average of both tasks is converted into your final writing score: 5=30, 4=25, 3=20, 2=14, 1=8, 0=0
- Independent (30 minutes): Write about your personal answer to a question, with reasons and examples.
- Integrated (20 minutes to write): read a text, listen to part of a lecture, and then write about how the lecture relates to (contradicts, usually) the text
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- Independent Writing:
- 4-5 paragraphs total
- Introduction: summarize the topic (with background information) and state your own opinion (thesis statement)
- Reason paragraphs: 2-3 paragraphs, one for each main reason for your opinion, with a couple of examples for each reason
- Conclusion paragraph: Restate your opinion and the reasons, and generalize (advice for the reader, plans or predictions for the future, explanation of why your answer is important, etc.)
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- Look at question 74 on the handout.
- Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The best way to travel is in a group led by a tour guide. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
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- With your partner, put together an outline for a “disagree” answer to this question.
- Introduction: background about travel in general (it’s becoming more popular, there are many ways to do it)
- Some people travel in a group with a guide because it requires less planning.
- However, I believe this is not the best way to travel for three main reasons.
- Possible reasons: no freedom to choose where you want to go, no option to stay longer at a place you like, stressful to always be with other people, might be individual problems with other travelers, more expensive than traveling on your own
- Conclusion: “For these reasons I believe it’s not the best…”, give your personal preference for what is the best way to travel, give advice to readers (or other options that are better to travel)
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- Homework: write an outline and introduction paragraph for question 98, “If you were asked to send…”
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