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| Тема 5 | TASK 8: Essay type and essay question verbs | There are several different types of academic essay. For example, you might have to write: • a descriptive essay • an argument essay • an analytical essay • an evaluative essay • a personal experience essay • a reflective essay
Some essays may be a mixture of different approaches and ... |
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| TASK 8: Analysing a specific essay question | Read the following essay question. Find and underline the key ideas it asks you to write about. “Discuss the problems associated with traffic congestions. Suggest possible solutions and evaluate their effectiveness.” |
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| TASK 8: Brainstorming and organisation | Brainstorm and generate more ideas associated to the key ideas derived from analysing the essay question. Organise the best ideas in clusters and arrange them in a logical sequence. Make a detailed plan of the body of your essay. |
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| TASK 8: Researching your ideas | In academic writing it is not enough to use your own ideas without any supporting evidence. It is essential to include relevant information from academic sources to give them 'academic weight'. You should obtain this information by thoroughly researching the topic, using a variety of sources. It... |
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| TASK 8: Writing the introduction | Once you have a clear understanding of what the structure of your essay will be you can write the introduction. Remember your introduction should be composed of two parts: the first one should introduce your topic, moving from the more general to the more particular, it may also employ different ... |
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| TASK 8: Developing paragraphs | The paragraph is the main building block of your text. There are several important standards for developing paragraphs in academic writing. a) Each main idea should be presented separately in a new paragraph. b) Each paragraph in the body of your essay will usually begin with a topic sentence ... |
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| TASK 8: Linking your ideas across paragraphs | It is important to develop and link your ideas in each paragraph so the reader can follow your line of argument clearly. Linking words and phrases can be of great help here. Most pieces of formal writing are organised in a similar way: introduction; development of main ideas or arguments; ... |
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| TASK 8: Writing the conclusion | The main aim of the conclusion is to show the reader that you have successfully answered the quest ion that was set. It does not include any new information, but it summarises the main points made in the body of the essay. It should draw your argument to a close and it also needs to link back to ... |
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| TASK 9: Researching and referencing | When writing academic texts it is essential to research sources in order to support your arguments with evidence and scholarly opinions. This will clearly lead to more work as you need to make appropriate reference to your sources. This effort, however, will be spent well because any kind of ... |
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| TASK 9: Plagiarism | The origin of the word 'plagiarism' is a Latin word meaning 'a thief'. Plagiarism is a type of academic theft, in which ideas and/or language are stolen from someone else. In its most obvious form, plagiarism involves the word-for-word copying of large sections of another person's material with ... |
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