Writing Task 3. Write an essay discussing the advantages and disadvantages of working out at a gym.
When you’re writing an essay discussing advantages and disadvantages, organise your ideas according to the plan below. Write in a formal style. Do not use short forms or abbreviations.
INTRODUCTION
Introduce the subject of the essay and both sides of the topic.
MAIN PART (2 PARAGRAPHS)
Present the advantages in one paragraph and the disadvantages in another paragraph. Cover both sides of the topic equally. Use linking words/phrases:
To list points: firstly, first of all, to begin with, secondly, also, in addition, what is more, finally,
lastly, etc.
To express contrast: however, on the one hand, on the other hand, etc.
CONCLUSION
Make a general statement. Use phrases like:
In conclusion,...
To sum up,...
State your opinion if you want to. Use phrases like:
In my opinion,...
Personally, I believe...
I (definitely) think...
In my view,...
Use the table to organise your ideas:
Advantages Disadvantages
• get professional help by an instructor
• have available equipment
• can exercise regardless of the weather conditions • can be boring after a short while
• it costs
• can be crowded
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при нужно
Task 3. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в требующемся времени.
1. They have just … (met) an American actor.
2. Alex… (was listening) to news at this time yesterday.
3. Yesterday we (practised) our knowledge with past simple speaking cards.
4. It … (is not snowing) outdoors now.
5. He (plays/played/ will play) board games in the afternoon.
6. She (swims/swam)… very well.
7. The train has just … (gone).
8. When mother ( entered) his room, he (was drawing) a picture.
9. It… (was) ten o'clock, when I …(decided) to go to bed.
10. I … (have been driving) since I was 18.
Раскройте скобки употребив правильную глагольную форму.
In summer I went to Brighton. When I arrived there it was late afternoon. After dinner I put on my raincoat and went out for a walk. It was a nasty day, the sky covered with clouds, and it rained a little. As I moved slowly along the quiet empty street, I saw a stranger. He first passed me by but then stopped. "Is that you, Peter?" he cried out. It was Jones." I have not seen you for ages," he said. — "Why, what are you doing here?" I asked. "Why don't you go home?" — "I cannot," he answered. "I forgot the name of the hotel where my wife and I are staying." — "If you ring up the hotels, you will find out where you are staying," I smiled. He said that he had no money. And he explained that they got to Brighton at II o'clock. They left their things at the station and went to a hotel. He changed his clothes and decided to go for a walk. The sun shone brightly and there was nothing in the forecast about rain. I suggested that we went to my hotel. While Jones was taking a shower I thought the situation over. Then we began telephoning all the hotels in Brighton. We have done it so well that next afternoon Jones found both his hotel and his wife.
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