Writing Unit 10 1 No.
2 It lacks coherence. It's rather chatty. There
is a mix of arguments with little support.
3 Something like: In the past
neighbourhoods were often very close,
friendly places whereas in today's society
people have little time to get to know
each other. How does this affect our sense
of belonging to a community?
4 Main argument - good neighbour
relations are advantageous
Supporting argument - examples of good
and poor relations today
5 Examples and personal experience.
6 for example/instance; If this is the case
7 In fact/Indeed; Of course/Naturally
8 In my experience
9 for example/in fact/indeed
Supplementary activity A model answer to GT Writing Task 2 is given on page 186. Writing Unit 11 1 This drop/fall
2 These figures
3 these/such qualities
Suggested answer There is always some controversy over
whether it is important to spend large sums
of money on medical research or whether
more of this money should be directed
towards treating patients. Obviously some
medical research is essential. Without it, we
would have no vaccinations against diseases
such as polio, no drugs such as antibiotics
and no treatments like x-rays or
radiotherapy. Nevertheless, the field of
medical research is very competitive and
this has financial disadvantages. Take, for
example, the current research being
conducted on the HIV virus. In this field it is
arguable that money is being wasted in, that
scientists throughout the world are working
independently towards the same ultimate
goal - to find a cure for AIDS - and with the
same hope of becoming f a m o u s in the
process. Surely it would be more productive
and less costly if these scientists joined
forces and an international research team
was set up with joint international funding.
5 The graph shows that the number of
students In higher education in the UK
has risen over the past five years.
6 40 per cent of students said they
expected to earn around £21,000 when
they start work, while only 2 per cent
expected a salary of £40,000 or more,
7 A typical British town has a population
of 180,000 and a police force of 2500
officers, yet (of these) there are only
10 officers patrolling the streets at any
one time.
8 Drink-driving laws vary from country
to country; for example, in Poland it is
illegal to drive with more than 20 mg of
alcohol in your blood, while in Italy the
figure
is 80 mg.
9 In France, the percentage of one-person
households has risen over the past
10 years from 27 per cent in 1989 to
30 per cent in 1999.
10 55,000 students enrolled in the Biological
Sciences this year, which is an increase
(over last year) of nine per cent and marks
the biggest change in the enrolment of
students in first-degree courses.
Suggested answer 11 A sample of one hundred people were
interviewed at random about their views
on the Internet. While the majority of
those interviewed had heard of the
computer facility, relatively few knew
how to use it and only 20 per cent of the
sample had access to it. In most cases,
those who said they could use the
Internet were students or were, not
surprisingly, under 40 years of age. The
minority who had not even heard of it
tended to be 60 years old or more.
Overall it was felt that the sample was
representative of the general population.