Questions 1-10 Complete the table below. Write one word and / or a number

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1 Discussion/argument essay
2 At least 250 words
3 With well-argued reasons and any relevant examples 
from your own knowledge and experience.
4 Evaluating ideas; Stating your own opinion clearly; 
General knowledge; Appropriate style; Grammar – 
accuracy and range; Vocabulary – appropriacy and 
range; Spelling, punctuation; Paragraphing
Useful language: avoiding repetition with reduced 
noun phrases
 1 the better off
 2 critics
 3 consumers
 4 The less well off
 5 proponents
 6 the young
 7 service users
 8 car drivers
 9 lorry drivers
10 Spending
11 House building
Useful language: hypothetical outcomes: if/when/until 
1 
1
b 
2 
d 
3 
c 
4 
a 
5 
e 
Useful language: concession with although / despite
Suggested answers
1 Despite the fact that many people will have to pay 
more tax, most will benefit from improvements in 
services.
2 Although I believe in rewarding hard work, I feel the 
wealthy should help the less well off.
3 Despite feeling that buildings are less important 
than people, I think there should be limits to 
construction.
4 Although a widely held view is that crime does not 
pay, many criminals are never caught.
Useful strategy: improving coherence with clear links 
between different parts of the essay
1 b
2 e
3 d
4 a 
5 f
6 c
c, b, d, a
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