L3-Argumentation+in+IELTS+Academic+Writing+revised.ppt

ArgumentationinIELTSAcademicWriting,Contents,IntroductiontoIELTSAcademicWriting-ModuleFormat-Task1-Task2FormulatinganEssayPracticeAssignments,ModuleFormat,IELTSAcademicWritinglastsatotalof60minutes.Itconsistsof2tasks(WritingTask1andWritingTask2)andcandidatesmustanswerBOTHtasks.,Task1,ForWritingTask1candidatesaregivensomevisualinformationwhichmaybepresentedintheformofoneormorerelateddiagrams,charts,graphsortables.Candidatesareaskedtodescribetheinformationordata.Theymustwriteatleast150wordsonthistask.MoredetailsinthelecturesonEnglishWritingatWork,Charts(graphs),Charts(table),Task2,ForWritingTask2,candidatesarepresentedwithanopinion,problemorissuewhichtheymustdiscuss.Theymaybeaskedtopresentthesolutiontoaproblem,presentandjustifyanopinion,compareandcontrastevidenceoropinions,orevaluateandchallengeanargumentoridea.Candidatesmustwriteatleast250wordsandareadvisedtospend40minutesonthistask.Hereisthesample:,WritingTask2Youshouldspendabout40minutesonthistask.Writeaboutthefollowingtopic:Moderneducationalinstitutionsdonotofferalltheingredientsthatareneededforsuccess.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?Givereasonsforyouranswerandincludeanyrelevantexamplesfromyourownknowledgeorexperience.Writeatleast250words.,Task2,WritingTask2assessmentisbasedonthefollowingcriteria:1)TaskResponse(relevance,support)2)CoherenceandCohesion3)LexicalResource4)GrammaticalRangeandAccuracyEachofthetasksisassessedseparatelybyatrainedandqualifiedexaminerandgivenascore.WritingTask2isworthmoremarksthanWritingTask1socandidatesshouldbesuretoleaveplentyoftimetocompleteWritingTask2.AcademicWritingbandscoresarereportedinwholebandsorhalfbands.,FormulatinganEssay,1.UnderstandingtheQuestion2.BrainstormingandVocabulary3.OrganizingtheEssay,FormulatinganEssay,SampleQuestion:Moderneducationalinstitutionsdonotofferalltheingredientsthatareneededforsuccess.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?1.UnderstandingtheQuestion-Spendsometimereadingthequestionandmarkanyimportantwords.,Formulatinganessay,2.BrainstormingandVocabulary-Theprocessofcreatingandcollectingideas,beforeyoubegintoworkonanessay.Dontwritelongsentences.QuestionstoAsk:HowdoyoudefineModerneducationalinstitutions?Whatretheingredientsforsuccess?Amongtheseingredients,whichone(s)canbeofferedbymoderneducationalinstitutions?Whichonescannot?,Formulatinganessay,3.OrganizingtheEssay-Afterbrainstorming,youshouldorganizeyourideasbygivingalistofprosandcons.Remembertomarktheideasthatyouaremostfamiliarwithandcantalkfurtherabout.Practice:WriteanEssayPlanwithspecificexampleswithin5minutes.ThesisViewpointsEvidences,SampleAnswer,Readthesampleanswer.Makecomments,then.5.5Thethesisisnotrelevantnorclear,failingtocontroltheoveralldevelopmentoftheessay.Offandoninthesupportingpart,theprogressionofideasaredisturbedbyirrelevantdetails.Ideasarenotorganizedinalogicalway.Themajorviewpointsarenotsupportedfully,incl.theoneatthebeginningpartoftheconclusionpara.Theendingparagraphshouldbedividedintotwo.Thererefewobviousgrammaticalproblems,butnotmuchsentencevarietynortrialonadvancedwordsareseen.,Practice,Inmanycountries,traditionalfoodsarebeingreplacedbyinternationalfoods.Thisishavinganegativeeffectonbothfamiliesandsocieties.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?,Workingroupstobrainstormideasandgivespecificexamples.Organizethemintothetablebelow,whileworkoutasmanyrelevantwordsasyoucan.,Nowreportwhatyouvedonetothewholeclass!,Vocabulary,Deep-fried油炸的Nutrition营养（学）BigMac汉堡“巨无霸”Convenient,take-awayinstantly,drive-in/while-you-waitservice便利即时的免下车外带服务Dietcoke减肥可乐EathealthilyFast-generationFat/obese/overweightFries/chips,Healthydiet健康饮食Highinfat/sugar/calories高脂肪/高糖/高热量Lowinprotein/fibre/vitamin低蛋白质/低纤维/低维生素Posehealthhazards造成健康危害Traditionalmeal传统膳食,Cons,1ManypeopleinWesterncountriesarebecomingincreasinglyconcernedthatthefastfooddietisamajorcontributiontoserioushealthproblems,suchasobesityandheartdisease.Afastfoodmealcontainsmanymorecaloriesthanasimilar-sizedhealthymeal.Fastfoodcontainsaveryhighamountofcalories.About65percenthigherthanatypicaldietandtwiceashighasrecommendedhealthydiets.Anotherfactisthatfastfoodmayspeeduppeoplesriskofblockingarteriesthatcanleadtoheartattacks.Therelationshipsbetweenhighcholesterolandheartdiseaseorstrokesarealsowellknown.,Cons,2.Thereislittledoubtaboutthealmostdefinitecorrelationbetweenobesityandfastfood.FastfoodandobesityhavebeenamajorlinkthatmakestheAmericandinningexperienceandunfortunatelyAmericanhealthproblemmostnoteworthytoworldspecialists.Mostsignificantly,theimpendingdangeroffastfoodandobesityconcernhasbecomeaworldphenomenon.,Cons,3.Whenitcomestohealth,theanswershouldbeabigNO.Whenthosepeopleareatriskofthefastfoodandobesityoutbreak,theconsumershouldthinktwicebeforehe/shetakeshis/hersweetsoda.Thisisbecausefastfoodnotonlycontainsmanymorecaloriesthantraditionalfood,butalsoismorelikelytounderminenormalappetitecontrolsystems,whichmakesuseatmorethanweneed.Onefinalwordofcautionwhenitcomestofastfood:evenwhentheoptionsarelowfatandlowcalorie,manyarestillverylowinnutritiousandfibrecontent.,Cons,4.Realisingtheseinherenthealthhazardsoffastfood,Westernersarechangingtheirhabitsaccordingly.Thepointisthatthesecanbeavoided,andthattherearebetterchoices.AndIpersonallyavoidthembecausetheyareextremelyunhealthyandwhileitmaytastegoodgoingdown,itfellslikearockinmystomachafterwards.,Pros,1Whatmakesfastfoodsoappealingtopeopleisthatitisnotjusthotandtasty,butalsoconstantandconvenient.Thefast-pacedlifestyleofthecurrentgenerationonlyleavesfastfoodinthehigh-ladderforconvenience.Preparingmealswithminimumfusshasbecomesovaluable.,Pros,2.Thereareapparentproblemswithfastfoodandreplacingregularmealswithfastfood,thisisnttosay,however,thatfastfoodcannotbeconsumedoccasionally.Besidessomeoptionsthatcanbequitehealthy,suchassalads,otheroptionsmayalsoseemlikewisechoices.Mostfastfoodrestaurantsnowadaysarecateringtotheneedforpeopletoeathealthilyandnutritionalinformationwillbesuppliedtoassistwiththeircustomersdietprograms.,Pros,3.Whenchoosingafas