Transcript Essay writing strategies

Essay writing strategies
The essay
The only way to reduce the amount of
traffic in cities today is by reducing the
need for people to travel from home for
work, education or shopping.
To what extent do you agree or
disagree?
Identifying the issues
• Traffic in cities today is a problem
• Traffic problems are mainly due to
individuals travelling for work, study or
shopping purposes
• Today people can work, study or shop
from home
Clarifying position
• Agreeing/disagreeing with the three
ideas
• Agreeing partly but not agreeing it is
the only way
Signalling your position with linking words
• Even though people can work from home,
nevertheless , it is unrealistic to think they (people)
would all want to.
• It is certainly true that distance learning is very efficient.
However, there would be a lack of social contact for
students.
• It may be the case that this presents a possible
solution, but it would be a very unpopular one.
Putting the paragraphs in a logical order
• 1. Traffic is a problem and causes of traffic problems
• 2. Distance working, studying and shopping
possibilities
• 3. Limitations of this solution
• 4. Homeworking can reduce the problems, but not
the only solution
Signalling the organization
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1. It is certainly true that today traffic in cities has become a major
problem. Probably this is mainly due to individuals (instead of people)
travelling for work, study (instead of education) or shopping purposes
2. It is also true today such daily commuting (instead of travelling) is not
always necessary because people can do these things (avoiding repetition
instead of travelling, education, shopping) from home.
3. However, even if everyone had the opportunity to work from home, it is
unrealistic to think they would all want to.
4. So, in conclusion, I think while this practice (avoiding repetition) could
decrease the traffic problems in our cities, it is mostly unlikely to be an
acceptable solution. In terms of other solutions, perhaps we need to think
of
Supporting main ideas
It is certainly true that today traffic in cities has become a major
problem. This is obvious from the number of vehicles on our roads and
the amount of pollution they cause
Probably this is mainly due to individuals travelling for work, study or
shopping purposes. This is evident in the rush hours we experience
every morning and evening.
It is also true today such daily commuting is not always necessary
because people can do these things from home. We can see this in the
options Information Technology gives us today.
Using impersonal expression for a more
academic style
It’s obvious that/It is the case that /It is certainly true
that/Probably this is mainly due to