A discussion essay

 Lluís Sala

ESO 4

Writing: A discussion essay

Writing task: Write a discussion essay about one of the following topics

- The use of kinetic energy at school

- The use of electric bicycles and mopeds

- The use of traditional sources of energy

Plan:

Paragraph 1: Introduce the topic and say what the current situation is.

Paragraph 2: Describe your arguments for the topic.

Paragraph 3: Describe your arguments against the topic.

Paragraph 4: Write a conclusion and give your own opinion. You could also include suggestions or recommendations.

Useful language:

Introducing the topic: Some/Many people think (that)... However, others... It is thought that...

Adding ideas: Furthermore... Moreover... In addition to this...

Giving reasons and results: One result/effect of this is that... Because of/As a result of this... Consequently... because/as...

Contrasting ideas: On the one hand... On the other hand... One (dis)advantage of...is... However...

Nevertheless...

Giving examples: For example/instance... An example of this is...

Making suggestions or recommendations: Should (not)... (Noun+-ing) would perhaps be a better solution/alternative.

Weighing up the arguments: On balance... All in all... Overall...

Expressing your own opinion: Personally... In my opinion... I believe that... My only view is that...

Final text:

It is well known that traditional sources of energy are the most common energy sources like the petrol, carbon, firewood, gas... and are very profitable because they produce a lot of energy but they are the difficult to find.

Traditional energy sources are the most used at the moment because they produce a lot of energy. We have been using it since a long time ago an have always been the best energy sources that we use and the people who has a industry of this energy sources normally win a lot of money.

However, everyone knows that this energy sources pollute a lot the environment because when we burn it, they let go harmful gases for the atmosphere and that's a very bad thing about these sources. Furthermore, we are making an excessive use of it which is causing the global warming.

To sum up, although the traditional sources of energy are very profitable and produce a lot of energy, they are very bad for the environment and with the excessive use we make, they let go lots of harmful gases. In my opinion, we should reduce the use of this energy sources.