Cover of the textbook Focus 5 - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 2.7 - Writing for the textbook Focus 5 - Student's Book with authors Vaughan Jones and Sue Kay from Pearson Education

Question

Read the WRITING FOCUS. For each point, find more examples in the article on page 24.

Answer

Addressing the reader directly:

  • ...make sure it's the right decision for you.
  • Let's take a look at the arguments.
  • University education improves your job prospects and broadens your future options.
  • Increasingly, you're at a disadvantage without a degree.
  • ...when you're a graduate, the world's your oyster!
  • But is it only the study element... a difference yo your life?
  • Did you know that there were eighty-three applicants... in 2011?
  • Go for it!
  • I would advise you to consider alternative routes to the future.

Direct questions:

  • Going to university - Is it still worth it?
  • What are the benefits?
  • But is it only the study element... a difference to your life?
  • So do the costs outweigh the benefits?
  • Did you know that there were eighty-three applicants... in 2011?

Quotations:

  • 'University is massively character building,' she says.
  • As one employer puts it, 'I now make a point of interviewing people... stand out from the crowd.'

Exclamations:

  • ...when you're a graduate, the world's your oyster!
  • But is it only the study element... a difference to your life? No!
  • Go for it!