SZABLON DO PRACY Z UCZNIEM Writing an essay is a lot
like writing a paragraph
dla liceum – poziom intermediate and advanced
1. Answer key to exercise number 1.
WRITING AN ESSAY IS A LOT LIKE WRITING A PARAGRAPH
Writing an essay is like writing a paragraph, only longer because it is built of three main parts: introduction, body and conclusion.
You begin your essay with a general statement, instead of one topic sentence. It is more developed because you narrow down your thought and statement. This part s called introduction as it slowly introduces a reader to a thesis statement which gives a clear view what this essay will be about.
Then is another part of the essay, called body, which replaced a few supporting sentences from a paragraph. Instead of them you write a few topic sentences with supporting sentences. If you feel like ending every single paragraph with a concluding sentence, you can do this.
Finally, at the end of the essay you do not only write a concluding sentence but a whole part – conclusion – where you place your summary. Your final comment which could be called “food for thought” , is very important. It will improve the ending of your essay, if you give your reader something to think about after reading. Therefore, you should not explain everything in conclusion. Make the message hidden in your summary effective and impressive enough, so that the reader could bear it in mind.
What are the main parts of which essay is built?
1. introduction 2. body
3. conclusion
What are the features of introduction?
1. you begin it with a general statement, instead of one topic sentence 2. it is more developed - you narrow down your thought and statement
3. it slowly introduces a reader to a thesis statement which gives a clear view what this essay will be about
What are the features of body?
1. it replaced a few supporting sentences from a paragraph with few topic sentences and supporting sentences
2. you can write a concluding sentence to finish each paragraph, if you like
What are the features of conclusion?
1. you write more that one concluding sentence – you write a whole summary 2. final comment which could be called “food for thought” , is very important
3. to give your reader something to think about after reading, don’t explain everything in conclusion
4. the message hidden in your summary should be effective and impressive enough, so that the reader could bear it in mind
2. Answer key to exercise number 2.
Conjunctions are underlined in the text.
4. Answer key to exercise number 3.
What other conjunctions do you know? Work in pairs and note the ones you know below.
after since in case
before so that provided that
since in order that assuming that
when why even if
whenever although how
while though also
unless until still
likewise otherwise furthermore
until even though nevertheless
wherever while instead
however consequently moreover
meanwhile accordingly then
Aleksandra Kazimierczyk Nauczyciel języka angielskiego British School
Warszawa
