SEVERAL STEPS TO WRITE A GOOD COMPOSITION

SEVERAL STEPS TO WRITE A GOOD COMPOSITION

STEP 1: CLEARLY UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE BEING ASKED

STEP 1 Consider this task: “Some people believe that virtual reality is better than real life” To help you decide what you are being asked, a useful approach is to underline three or four key words from the question. Other examples: “Some people think that extreme sports help to build character. ” “There is an opinion that the paper books will soon disappear. ”

STEP 2: STRICTLY FOLLOW THE PLAN

STEP 2 Always follow this plan: • make an introduction (state the problem) • express your personal opinion and give 2– 3 reasons for your opinion • express an opposing opinion and give 1– 2 reasons for this opposing opinion • explain why you don’t agree with the opposing opinion • make a conclusion restating your position It is vital to keep paragraphs in proportion as well as in proper order.

STEP 3: FIND ARGUMENTS

STEP 3 Begin by writing down in brief 3 of your arguments and 2 opposite ones. Let us take this task: “Most people believe fast food restaurants should be banned. ” • My arguments: makes people overweight, makes people lazy, unhealthy • Opposite arguments: spares time, tasty

STEP 4: MIND FORMAL STYLE

STEP 4 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Do not use contractions: Do not use informal words: Do not use short forms of words: Do not use emotional punctuation marks: Do not write sentences without verbs: don’t, I’m, we’d kids, cops teens, fab !… Good. do not, I am, we would children, policemen teenagers, fabulous. , : This is good.

STEP 5: START WRITING USING SKELETONS

STEP 5 More and more people … nowadays. Some believe that …. However, others think that …. Who is right? In my opinion, …. Firstly, … (for example). Secondly, … (as a result) …. Finally, … (because) … On the other hand there are people who believe that … They claim that … According to them … I partly disagree with this opinion. Of course, … but … Moreover, … In conclusion, I want to say that the advantages of … outweigh the disadvantages. To my mind, … As for me …

STEP 6: COUNT THE WORDS AND CHECK GRAMMAR & SPELLING

STEP 6 Common mistakes: Plural – singular Missing to be Word order Articles Wrong preposition Spelling mistakes Nature suffer from … This people are … I afraid that … I should understand what do we need … … terrorism is the very important problem. They spend a lot of money to … … the world is to large. … spase. .

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