Answer — Exercise 2
Writing bank 10·New Total English Intermediate - Students' Book
Question
- Read the essay again and underline the topic sentence (the sentence which has the main idea) in each paragraph.
- Now find a supporting idea or example for each main idea in the essay.
Answer
a)
- Some people believe that fashion is a waste of money.
- In the first place, I think that most people would agree that designers are wonderfully creative and that fashion can even be an art form.
- Secondly, it is well know that people have been interested in fashion for hundreds of years, perhaps even longer.
- Finally, fashion can be good for the economy.
- To conclude, I do not believe that fashion can be said to be a waste of money when there are so many clear benefits.
b)
- However, I would like to argue that there are many positive aspects to fashion.
- Designers such as Chanel or Versace are still famous long after their deaths for their beautiful designs.
- It is natural for people to want to dress up and look their best.
- Italy's fashion industry, for example, is worth more than 60 billion euros a year.