Profile Update Class (Jesse)
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Previous Levels
Listening: 2.75
Speaking: 2.0
Pronunciation: 2.75
Writing: 2.5
Class Notes from today:
Writing the Essay – Useful Language
Giving your opinions / expressing attitude
– In my view/opinion, …
– From my point of view, (Personally.) I tend to think/believe/feel that …
– I would argue that / I tend to think that …
– I am not sure I agree with/that …
– I tend not to believe that As far as I’m concerned, Arguably / As a matter of fact / Interestingly / Clearly / To a certain extent, …
Introducing arguments
– The main argument in favour of / against …
– It is (certainly) true that …
– It is (generally) believed/felt that …
– The general view is / has been that …
– Experts/Professionals would argue/say that …
Presenting reasons/examples
– One of the main reasons why …
– The main reason why …
– There are a number of reasons why/for …
– For this reason, …
Presenting a counter argument
– Having said that / made this point / these points, …
– Despite / In spite of this, …
Expressing purpose
– with the aim of / in order to / so as to
Emphasising
– What we/people/governments need to / should do is …
– All that X needs to / should do is …
– It is X that …
Drawing a conclusion
– Overall, … / All in all, …
– Ultimately, … / In the end, …
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Write about the following topic:
In the past, shopping was a routine domestic task. Many people nowadays regard it as a hobby.
To what extent do you think this is a positive trend?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.
Writing exercise
Personally speaking, I prefer to buy products in retail stores cause I can touch and feel products. Nowadays people often choose to shop on line and they can save lots of time to do the other things,but for me I think it often wastes my time ,especially when I choose to buy clothes ,despite the fact that I don’t like to buy clothes whatever on line or in shopping malls.
I have some consumer habits such as I like to buy something interesting or with nice colors or some snacks with good flavors . I have a bad consumer habit is that I often change my mind for shopping,every time when I have to go shopping, I always buy lots of things to eat at the end.
Personally speaking, I prefer to buy products in retail stores cause I can touch and feel products. Nowadays people often choose to shop online and they can save / have lots of time to do the other things,but for me I think it often wastes my time ,especially when I choose to buy clothes, despite the fact that I don’t like to buy clothes whether online or in shopping malls.
I have some shopping habits such as liking to buy something interesting with nice colors or for food, some really tasty snacks. A bad habit of mine is that I often change my mind for shopping / I often get distracted by food. Every time when I have to go shopping, I always buy lots of things to eat in the end / finally.
Grammar
at the end – right at the end point / after the finish (1 second)
in the end – the last period of sth (minutes / hours)
the = this / that / this one here / that one there
a = any one
___ = all / most
eg. the coffee i bought this morning was bad = this one
eg2. I had a coffee today = any one
eg3. I like coffee = all
I took the bus today = the noun is not important, the focus is WHAT YOU DID.
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