Cover of the textbook Cutting Edge Pre-Intermediate - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 14 - Writing for the textbook Cutting Edge Pre-Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Sarah Cunningham, Peter Moor and Araminta Crace from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Read the final version of the essay. Does the student mostly agree with the statement or not?
  2. Look at the phrases in bold in the essay. Put them in the correct column in the table.

Answer

a)

Mostly agrees.

b)

Introducing the question

  • Is it true to say
  • there are arguments on both sides

Introducing arguments

  • On one hand, people often say that
  • On the other hand

Giving your opinion

  • In my opinion
  • For me
  • In my view