Prime Time 5/6, Writing, Arbeitsheft

55 –– Which facts can be summarised? –– Do the data prove your point? –– Do they contradict your line of argument? •• Create an outline. –– Sort your ideas in a logical way. –– Plan the introduction and the ending together before you start writing. –– Structure your essay so that the reader gets a clear idea of the topic. –– Use subheadings to separate the various parts. •• Formal requirements –– Add a title. •• How to start –– Start with a general introduction to the topic, but do not discuss it in detail. –– Clearly describe the main idea of your essay (= thesis statement). •• Aspects to consider –– Use a paragraph for each idea. –– Write topic sentences and supporting sentences in each paragraph. –– Focus on a few points only and discuss them in detail. –– Give reasons for your views. –– Provide evidence where possible. •• While writing –– Use factual language. –– Use passive constructions if you do not want to mention the agent (= the person who does something). –– Spell out the issues clearly and precisely. –– Distinguish between facts and opinions. –– Use reported speech when writing about what people said. •• How to end an essay –– Write a conclusion at the end and take up the ideas from the beginning. –– Make sure that the conclusion sums up the text you have written. –– Include a personal evaluation/recommendation if necessary. Verbs to use with plan Useful language: Verbs to use with the word plan to back to block to change to consider to create to discuss to explain to have to oppose to outlaw to prepare to publish to reveal to sort out to support to unveil a) Look up the verbs in the table above that you don’t know. b) Go through the verbs again and select the right ones for the table below. Presenting a plan Negative reaction to a plan c) Find suitable verbs from the useful language above for the explanations below. 1. to think carefully about a plan: 3. to redesign a plan: 2. to support a plan: 4. to resolve a problem with a plan: 42  Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv