This is the way it's done. Many students don't want to do this and feel they have already said it, so they don't want to say it again. Up to you! I believe you should restate your opinion. I somewhat believe that the rapid pace and stressful nature of contemporary lifestyles are having negative consequences on family relationships. Summarise the main points If you have time it is very helpful for your task response to summarise the reasons for your opinion.
Note that you should ideally use different words and phrases than in the body of your essay. If you do this well it can increase your score for vocabulary because it shows the examiner your range of vocabulary. This is because family members have less time, and when they are together they feel less relaxed.
However, I admit that sometimes adversity can bring people closer together. This is a way to really show the examiner your talent and reach a score of 8 or 9 for task response. This will really impress the examiner as it will show your understanding of what you've written and your ability to make further comment on it. This is a high-level language function. Given this situation it seems that family members should try to be more supportive to one another and also parents need to set aside regular times for families to relax together.
Model essay version 1: somewhat agree Some people believe that the fast pace and stress of modern life is having a negative effect on families. Many people feel that family life is being harmed by the high-speed and pressure of contemporary lifestyles.
I somewhat agree with this opinion because the fast pace leads to less time for families to be together, and stress leads to arguments among family members; however, due to the increased time pressure and stress families are forced to cooperate more, which brings them closer together.
The main reason why I believe family life is being compromised is because families have less time to be with each other. As individual family members are busier at work and with their social lives, they have less time to spend with their family.
As well as this, people have many things they have to do these days such as checking e-mail, updating their online social status and so less time is left for family life. To illustrate, I spend about two hours online every night attending to daily correspondence before chatting with my family members, whereas ten years ago I would spend time with my family from the moment I walked in the door.
In addition, the pressure of life these days means that even when families do get together arguments are more likely. This is because everyone feels tired and they are more likely to get irritated and to react to their heightened emotional levels. However, it does seem reasonable that this pressure may also lead to positive outcomes.
One such possibility is that family members will cooperate more in order to overcome time limitations. For instance, they may share household chores, so that everybody has time to relax afterwards. In conclusion, I somewhat believe that the rapid pace and stressful nature of contemporary lifestyles are having negative consequences on family relationships.
Given this situation, it seems that family members should try to be more supportive to one another and also parents need to set aside regular times for families to relax together. Comments about the previous model essay You may have noticed that the previous essay was rather long.
It was about words. This is because of a high level of paragraph development in paragraph 2. Paragraph development can increase the score for task response and also cohesion and coherence. However, if we do a lot of paragraph development we should consider having fewer paragraphs. The following model has only two body paragraphs. I believe this is a better approach because it is more persuasive and there is less risk that when you cover the other side of the argument you end up contradicting what you have previously said.
It also means that your introduction and conclusion will be shorter because there are fewer things you have to mention. Template for opinion essay The template below has been used to write the second version of the essay.
Model essay version 2: totally agree Some people believe that the fast pace and stress of modern life is having a negative effect on families. There is currently a contentious argument over whether family life is being harmed by the high-speed and pressure of contemporary lifestyles. I totally agree with this opinion because the fast pace leads to less time for families to be together, and stress leads to arguments among family members.
This is due to family members being busier at work and with their social lives. To illustrate, I spend about two hours online every night attending to daily correspondence before chatting with my family members, whereas ten years ago I would spend time with my family as soon as I walked in the door.
Another reason why I support the notion that families are being impacted negatively is that the pressure of life these days means that even when families do get together arguments are more likely.
In conclusion, I completely agree that the rapid pace and stressful nature of contemporary lifestyles are having negative consequences on family relationships. More sample questions of opinion essays Some people believe that arts like music and painting should not be funded by the government.
Others believe that these are important for a society and need government funding. What is your opinion? More and more students choose to move to other countries to study their higher education. Do you think the advantages of this outweigh its disadvantages? Some people believe that local shopping markets are the best places to shop, while others believe that modern shopping centres are better.
Do the advantages of local markets outweigh the disadvantages? To improve road safety there should be more severe punishments for drivers who break the rules. Common mistakes Unclear opinion In the example below the candidate fails to fully make clear their opinion in the introduction.
The examiner can only guess that the candidate agrees, and has no idea of the extent. In this case this is not a good introduction, and this has a negative effect on task response and also cohesion and coherence. Television has brought great changes to the way many children spend their leisure time. Many people believe these changes have been beneficial.
The candidate writes: Nowadays, children spend a lot of time watching television. It seems that there are other wider variety of television shows and many more channels. Choosing the wrong side to argue For opinion essays I don't think you should think about what you really believe, you should think which side is easier to argue and use high-level language. In other words, the best side to choose is the one that you can maximize your score for the four grading criteria.
Contradicting your opinion The example below shows how an opinion can easily be contradicted in the conclusion of an essay. The writer contradicts the opinion stated in the introduction that they somewhat disagree with the widespread use of technology, by stating in the conclusion that technology needs to be learnt.
Some people say that this is a positive development. The candidate writes a contradicting opinion In summary, although it is necessary for children to learn to use these devices at a young age I somewhat disagree that the widespread use of computers among children is a positive development.
I have three main reasons for this. This is because when the examiner thinks about the extent you have convinced them of your opinion it is more powerful when you have just argued about one side.
The second reason is because it is much easier to structure an essay this way and it is easier to write it. In this case you are more likely to have fewer issues with cohesion and coherence and it will take less time to write the essay.
The third reason is because it is less likely you will end up arguing against yourself. In this case, your score for task response will be limited to 6 because your opinion does not match the main points of your essay.
As well as this your score for cohesion and coherence may be lowered because confusion may be created in the mind of the reader. Finally, concessions where you argue against your main position can lead to total confusion when the candidate makes errors with grammar and vocabulary.
In other words it is risky to write a concession because if you make errors with vocabulary and grammar the meaning can be totally unclear and then your score will go spiralling down for all four criteria.
Both sides and opinion essay. Typical question words Discuss the advantages and disadvantages Discuss the advantages and disadvantages and give your own opinion Discuss both sides of this argument and then give your own opinion Sample task Some people think that the education system should only focus on preparing students for employment, while others believe it has other important functions.
Discuss both sides and then give your own opinion. Task analysis It is important to realise that every task contains a topic and a question. An analysis of the topic and question is provided below: Topic: Some people think that the education system should only focus on preparing students for employment, while others believe it has other important functions.
This type of topic always expresses two points of view. It is important to always see what the two points of view are. In this case the topic of the essay is about whether schools should only prepare students for their future careers or not. In other words it is careers purposes vs. Question: Discuss both sides and then give your own opinion. The question has three requirements.
You must discuss each side of the argument from a neutral point of view and then give your opinion, which is your view on the argument. In order to score a six and above you need to make sure you meet all three requirements of the question. To get to 7 you must answer all three requirements fully. In order to make your opinion clear I believe it is best to keep you opinion out of the introduction and body of the essay.
If you put it into the introduction you risk making it sound like the essay is just about your opinion, which is misleading to the reader.
If you put your opinion in the body of the essay, then you risk it becoming unclear to the examiner whether you have completed all three requirements. Essentially it becomes difficult to see both sides and your opinion.
I believe it is best to hold your opinion for the conclusion of the essay. A typical error students make is to not say sufficient about their opinion. One sentence is clearly not enough to get to 7. Planning your essay Some people think that the education system should only focus on preparing students schools concentrate on getting pupils ready for employment, while others believe it has other important functions.
Both sides of the argument are merits 2. Having a good plan will speed up this process and ensure that you meet all three requirements of this type of question [both sides and your opinion].
It will also ensure that you have a good balance for the essay. What I mean here is that you should cover both sides of the argument roughly equally. So, if you plan two points for each side of the argument this will help you to achieve it. When you write this sentence, in addition to rephrasing words also try to rearrange the order of words in the sentence. Some people think that the education system should only focus on preparing students schools concentrate on getting pupils ready for employment, while others believe it has other important functions.
Say what the essay is about This sentence can always be written the same for every question of this type, as follows:. Nothing more is required in the introduction. You should try to memorise a sentence like this for this type of essay because you will be able to write it very quickly and without any errors with vocabulary and grammar. The introduction for this type of essay is the easiest of the three types of essays.
If you want to use a slightly different sentence:. After you have written the introduction, you will need exactly two body paragraphs. You want a paragraph for each side of the argument.
I suggest putting exactly two main points in each paragraph. The main idea of each paragraph is the side of the argument that it is focused on.
After this you have two main points to support each side. You can then support each of these main points by explaining it or giving an example to illustrate it. In order to keep the size of your essay manageable, you might choose to have a major and minor point in each paragraph. The major point may use three sentences and the minor point 2 sentences. For instance, you might use this structure: S1 topic sentence: make it clear which side of the argument you are discussing s2: make the first main point s3: explain the main point s4: give an example to illustrate the main point s5: make a second main point s6: explain or give an example to illustrate the second main point 1.
The topic sentence should make it clear to the reader which side of the argument the paragraph is about. There are merits of schools only focusing on preparing young people for their working lives. It introduces which side of the argument the paragraph is focusing on, which forms the key point for the paragraph.
There are three ways to develop your key point: Explanation, example, adding details Explanation: If young people are better prepared for their careers they will be more successful in their working lives.
Adding details: As well as this, they will also make more money and be able to support themselves better. Example: To illustrate, some recent stories in the media highlighted that students who finish high school are less likely to be unemployed, and more likely to earn higher salaries. You should always signal the start of your concluding paragraph to the reader by using the words "In conclusion". Do not write "to summarise" or similar to begin this paragraph as you are not doing this; you are giving your own opinion.
For this type of essay you should follow this with a phrase to make it clear that this final paragraph is about your opinion …. I believe. Generally your opinion can consist of three parts. The first part states that there are merits of both sides of the argument, which makes sense given that you have discussed these in the body of your essay. Second, you should give your opinion on the argument. The best way to do this is to say which side you support more strongly.
Third, you should give a justification for your opinion. In other words you should state the reason why you more strongly support this side of the argument.
Essentially the structure is as follows: 1. Signal the start of your final paragraph. State that both sides of the argument have merits. Say which side you support more strongly.
Give a justification for supporting this side more strongly. Model essay 1: Some people think that the education system should only focus on preparing students for employment, while others believe it has other important functions. Many people feel that getting pupils ready for their careers should be the main focus of schools, where as others believe that schools should have additional purposes. This essay discusses both sides of this argument and then I will give my own perspective.
If young people are better prepared for their careers they will be more successful in their working lives. As well as this, they will also make more money and be able to support themselves better. To illustrate, some recent stories in the media highlighted that students who finish high school are less likely to be unemployed, and more likely to earn higher salaries.
In addition, by schools preparing young people for jobs there will be a better prepared workforce. This benefits society by raising productivity and ensuring that employers have the necessary labour they need. However, there are also advantages of schools having other functions. First of all, they should teach students skills to make them well-rounded. By teaching communication skills and how to use technology the students will be better rounded individuals.
Clearly, these are important skills in today's society and so they should be learnt at school. As well as this schools should teach morals and ethics because this will make the society better. Many people feel that this aspect of schooling has become neglected, and has led to a deterioration of society.
In conclusion, I believe both sides of the argument have their merits. On balance, however, it seems that schools should have other functions. This is because if the students are well-rounded they will be more successful in their lives and contribute more to society.
Template for a both sides and opinion essay The template below contains about words. The advantage of this template is that it can be used for any type of both sides and opinion essay. Memorising and using this template can help you to speed up the writing of your essay [you have less language to think of], and also help you to increase your score as you have a lower proportion of errors [this is error-free language], and also increase your score for vocabulary and grammar because the template has high-level vocabulary and grammar embedded in it..
In this essay, I am going to examine this question from both points of view and then give my own opinion on the matter. The main reason for believing this is that …………………. It is also possible to say that ……. One good illustration of this is …………. It is often argued that in fact ……….. People often have this opinion because …………… A second point is that ………..
A particularly good example here is………….. On balance, however, I feel that… This is because…. Model essay 2: [using the template] [This essay is based on the template that follows] One of the most controversial issues today relates to capital punishment. On one side of the argument there are people who argue that the benefits of killing violent criminals considerably outweigh its disadvantages. The main reason for believing this is that the fear of execution acts as a deterrent to commit serious crimes such as rape and murder.
It is also possible to say that the execution of a criminal may bring relief to the suffering victims. One good illustration of this is when Saddam Hussein was executed. Many of the victims who were persecuted under his rule expressed joy and relief when he was finally captured and killed.
On the other hand, it is also possible to make the opposing case. It is often argued that in fact sentencing criminals to death is just committing another murder. A second point is that many religions are opposed to any form of murder. A particularly good example here is from the bible, which lists killing another person as one of the Ten Commandments that should not be broken.
In conclusion, I believe both arguments have their merits. On balance, however, I feel that capital punishment is justified. This is because in cases of extreme crime and that deterring crime is more important than taking the moral high ground. More Sample Questions There are two main types of questions here.
The first kind requires you to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of one thing and the second kind asks you to discuss the advantages of two different things. Situation one: discuss the advantages and disadvantages of one thing. Computers are being used more and more in education. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of computers and then give your opinion.
The structure is: Introduction advantages of computers disadvantages of computers your opinion Situation two: discuss the advantages of two different things Some people say that learning online is the best way to learn, whereas some claim that it is still better to attend a class with a teacher.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this and then give your own opinion. Technology allows food to be produced in greater quantities and at lower prices. Some people believe this is a positive development, while others feel that the change is harmful. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. It is more important to spend public money on promoting a healthy lifestyle, in order to prevent illness rather than to spend it on the treatment of people who are already ill. Some people think that development in technology causes environmental problems.
Other people believe that technology can solve environmental problems. Discuss both sides of the argument and then give your opinion.
Some people believe that to improve public health more public sports facilities should be provided by the government; others believe that this will have little effect and other measures are needed to improve people's health. Discuss both sides of this argument and give your own opinion. Common mistakes Putting your opinion in the introduction of the essay For this type of essay it is best to keep your opinion for the final paragraph.
Writing this here makes it seem like this essay is just about your opinion. Instead you should write: "This essay discusses both sides of this argument and then I will give my own perspective. Others, however, think that these are necessary for individuals and the society. Discuss both views and give your opinion. The candidate writes a misleading introduction below: Today, holding parties or other activities is a common practice for individuals and organisations to celebrate some special events.
Some people, however, claim that these celebrations are wasteful, while others argue that they have favourable effects on individuals and the society. Personally, I believe that holding these celebrations does more good than harm. Putting your opinion in the body of the essay The question asks for both views and your opinion. Try to have three clear responses. Hold your opinion until the final paragraph. It is extremely dangerous to mix your opinion with one of the sides because some examiners will then feel you have not satisfactorily completed the task of both sides and your opinion.
In , responding to feedback from university administrators the DET added an essay writing component to the test and included all writing as well as speaking portions of the test to be viewed after the test by admissions personnel. One key feature of the DET is that it is computer adaptive, meaning the program changes each test to suit the specific level of its examinee.
The DET items themselves also do not resemble those found in a traditional standardized test, but instead blend language skills and cognitive processes. Though this is not obviously related to everyday language tasks, it does require the same cognitive processes e. In both the speaking and writing portions, examinees must respond to several prompts, with some containing photographs. There is also a newly-added extended writing portion requiring examinees to respond to a prompt aiming for words.
Additionally, each portion of the DET is timed with listenings restricted to just three instances. By drawing upon a wide corpus of CEFR-aligned texts, and using interactive items which measure several language skills at once, an accurate assessment can be generated in less time than other standardized proficiency tests. The first Phase in January included nine students at the end of their first year. The second Phase in December included a total of 19 students.
Of the second Phase group fifteen were first year students and four were returners from Phase at the end of their second year. These were small, enclosed booths within the facility with an English conversation lounge located just outside the rooms.
The test was administered on an ipad mini using the Duolingo English Test app. A week prior to the test participants were given information about the test procedures and asked to familiarize themselves by attempting a practice test, available in the DET app. Immediately before the test the author verbally discussed the test procedures to prevent tests being voided by DET security. The test itself took between twenty to thirty minutes for participants to complete. After the test, participants engaged in a group interview about their impressions of the test.
Upon receiving their test results students took an anonymous survey in English and Japanese regarding their impressions of the DET. Both of these documents can be viewed in the Appendix. The second iteration of the project occurred in December and included nineteen participants. Of the Phase 1 group in January, four students participated again, having completed nearly two years in the Global Communication Department.
The remaining fifteen were first year GCD students. The testing took place mostly in the SALC multi-purpose rooms with the exception of two tests being administered within empty classrooms. Prior to the test participants were provided with background information on the test and procedures, however they could not try the practice test because they lacked the required hardware. Therefore, on the day of the test participants were verbally instructed about the procedures by the author, then took the DET practice test immediately before taking the real test.
Similar to Phase 1 brief interviews were conducted immediately after the test and a survey of participant impressions was given after receiving results. Variations Between the Two Phases The required technology and access to it differed greatly between the two Phases.
Participants could attempt the practice test included in the app at their leisure and familiarize themselves prior to taking the DET. Participants used their iPad minis to record all portions of the test, including the writing, although the longer writing passage was not included yet.
Some participants used a separate Bluetooth-connected keyboard but most used the touch keyboard standard to mobile devices. Between the first and second Phases of the project the DET underwent several changes. This required the author to procure acceptable laptops and install the necessary software. It also prevented participants from trying the DET practice test until just before attempting the test. This increased the total testing time and mental burden on participants.
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