TASK 4
By using the plan below, write the first three paragraphs of your
answer to the
following question.
Task: Write a report to your sponsoring agency describing the
accommodation problems faced by foreign students in Britain. Make
any necessary recommendations.
you must write at least 250 words.
Accommodation for Foreign Students
introduction:
problem 1: limited on-campus accommodation , most students required
to find houses and flats off campus
problem 2: rents generally very high, difficult to find cheap and
desirable
accommodation
problem 3: property often unfurnished, difficult to find cheap
furniture
recommendations:
1. apply early for on-campus accommodation
2. find a group to share costs with
conclusion
Increasingly large numbers of overseas/international/foreign
students are seeking
to pursue their higher education in Great Britain. As a result, They
are faced/confronted
with a serious accommodation problem.(It become more and more
difficult for them
to find a comfortable and cheap accommodation)In my eyes, we will
discuss this problem
and try to find out what we can do about it.(The purpose of this
essay is to examine
/explore/explain their accommodation problem from several aspects. )
EXAMPLE:
Write a report describing the benefits and risks associated with the
use of airc
onditioning in hospitals. Make any recommendations you feel are
necessary.
PLAN
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Use of air-conditioning in hospitals
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Introduction:
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benefit 1:
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benefit 2:
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benefit ?:
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risk 1:
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risk 2:
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risk ?:/td>
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conclusion:=recommendation 1
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recommendation 2
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recommendation ?
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Linking ideas
You need to make sure that your reader can follow your ideas. In
order to do this, each sentence should follow logically from the
previous sentence and each paragraph should relate logically to the
one before it. You can make sure your reader understands the
relationship between the sentences and paragraphs in your essay by
using 'marker' words and phrases.
Markers of Time Relationships
First...At this point...In the first stage/phase...
Next,...After X...In the second stage/phase...
Then...Finally,...]In the final stage/phase...
These are appropriate for describing a procedure where each step
follows th
e previous one.
Markers of Main Points
Firstly,...Another X...One reason/advantage,...
Secondly,...Furthermore,...Another reason/advantage...
Thirdly,...In addition,...A further reason/advantage...
Moreover,...The final reason/advantage...
These are appropriate for listing things such as reasons; advantages
and disadvantages, risks and benefits.
Markers of Cause and Effect
As a result...Due to...
Consequently,...Because of...
Therefore,...
Markers of Contrast and Comparison
Similarly,...In contrast,...
In the same way,...On the other hand...
Writing a conclusion
Essays should not finish abruptly with the last main point. The
final paragraph
should provide a conclusion. The conclusion should give a sense of
unity to your
essay by making a general statement about the topic.
第五部分 改错练习
(A)
You have just spent a weekend staying at the Lilo Hotel in Adelaide.
When you get home you find that you have left a bag at the
hotel.
Write to the manager of the hotel and enquire whether the bag has
been found. Give any relevant information about the bag and its
contents. Ask the manager to contact you immediately if the bag is
found and tell him/her how the bag can be sent to you.
Dear Mr Simpson,
I stay in your hotel on the 23rd and the 24th of October. I was stay
in room 603
. When I have arrived home I discovered I had left one of my bag
at hotel. Could
you please checking your Lost and Found department and see if my
bag is there?
The bag is the small black leather document case with the narrow
strap. Inside t
he bag you can find several business card, Mont Blanc fountain
pen, small address
book and three copies of business proposal. Also a silver pocket
calculator. Th
ese things is not very value in money terms, but they have a lot of
personal value to me.
I would appreciate it if you could contact me as soon as possible,
since I parti
cularly need the proposals for a presentation this week. If you
could send the b
ag to me by courier service I am most grateful. I have arranged
payment for the
service on delivery here.
Thank you for you help.
Yours sincerely
Fatima Ferrangites
(B)
The course director of your previous college has invited you to
attend a party for new students, and he has also asked you to give a
talk about studying overseas. You have an important examination on
the same day so you cannot attend the party.
Write to the director to apologize and to explain why you cannot
attend. Suggest
another date when you could give your talk.
Dear Mr Arnlod,
Thank you for you kind invitation for attend the party for new
student on the 29
th of January. Thank you also for thinking of me to give a talk.
However,
unfortunately I am unable to attend the party.
I afraid that on the following day I have my first semester economy
exam. This is
the complicated subject and a good note is essential for me, so I
must have to
spend the day before to studying. I ask my lecturer if it will be
possible to take the examination on another date, but this is not
permitting.
However, I would be very happy to give the talk on another date. I
am available
on the 5th and 6th of February. If one of those date are
convenient for you, please to let me know. I can be contacted in the
address above or fax me or telephone.
I hope that everyone at the college is well, and I hope that your
party will be
success. I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely,
(C)
Television is now widespread in all communities. Almost everyone has
access to
this medium on a daily basis. However, the effects of television are
not always
positive.
What are some of the negative effects of television? What can be
done to minimise these bad effects?
Give reasons for your answer.
With the modern telecommunication, even people which live in very
remote areas have access to television. However, even though
television is clearly very popular
, but the effects to people watching television are often
negatively.
Individuals can be negatively affect in three main ways. Many
people, both child
rens and adults, waste a lot of time sitting in front of a TV
watching poor quality programs. Secondly, watching too much TV can
to make people lazy and unhealthy because they doesn't gets enough
exercise. Thirdly, the advertisements on television can make people
feeling unhappy with the thing they has and can influence them to
spend money on new things.
Various negative effects on families and society. Because of TVs,
families communicate less with each other and do less family
activities together. Small societies may begin to lose their local
customs if most television programs will come from another part of
country. Many of the TV programs in my county are coming from
overseas, especially the United States of America, and this will
affect national culture by encouraging the spread of western customs
and values.
Although .there are two ways to minimize the negative effects
described above. Firstly governments should exercising more control
with the content of TV programs
. Programs which they are not educational or which may influence
people in a negative way should be limited or restricted.
Secondly, governments should educating people about the possible
negative effect
s of TV. People can then regulate themselves and their children.
In conclusion, I think that someone should do as soon as possible to
protect the
community from the negative effects of television. If the situation
will leave
to continue as it is, many new problem for individual and society
will be arise
in future.
More than three decades ago, man for the first time set foot on
the moon. Some people think that space research is a waste of energy
and money. Discuss.
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