Practice 10 Argument and Discussion

 

• Discussion vocabulary

1.

a. advantages

b. drawbacks

c. negative feature

d. benefits

e. disadvantages

f. plus

• Organisation

2.

Vertical and horizontal format have various plusses. For instance, in vertical paragraphs you would be able to see your thoughts abbreviated all at once. Yet, in the case of horizontal format, each notion is developed, so no element will be forgotten while writing.

3.

A. Brainstorm: 

+ Pros

- No time spent commuting to work

- Comfort of your home, you can even work in pajamas.

- Kids can be taken care of if you are a working parent

- Cons

- You cannot communicate face to face with others, less socialisation

- Solitude and isolation

-Health problems because, less movement is needed.

B.

Working from your house it's been a growing phenomenon ever since Covid began. Humanity had to go on quarantine and go on working inside .Yet currently , some want proceed with this, because of its multiple benefits.

 As we all assume,that time you spend on your way to work vanishes, so you can rest longer and get more sleep. As you don't leave your home, you can wear pajamas and comfortable clothes, which is beneficial  for those who spend hours sitting. For parents, this is a plus too, as kids can be taken care of while working .

Yet, staying at home is not a walk in the park. Isolation goes hand in hand with less socialisation. Studies have shown that mental illnesses have arisen since the Pandemic. Less movement is involved so your health may be also endangered. So both mental and physical health are threatened.

• Counter-arguments

5.

Counter-arguments

1. Some people believe that home workers become isolated.

2. Mental health is likely to be threatened.

3. Some parents need working from home in order to take care of their youths.

Your position

1. But this can be avoided by holding weekly meetings for all department stuff.

2. Still, videocalls with a therapist are available , physiologists also have to work. And suicide prevention lines are always open.

3. This is rather advantageous, since single parents or couples that have mixed shifts ( morning/night shift) can be looking after their kids if needed

• Providing evidence

6.

1. Claims for 'digital natives'

2. Arguments against

3. Writer's viewpoint

7.

As we may well assume , scientists need to collect information in order to understand the universe. To illustrate, space engineering has produced plenty useful discoveries. For instance, the satellites that have lead to communication. Not only that, but with space stations,explorations have provided healthy co-operation between nations.

However, huge amounts of money are spent with no apparent result.Sadly, national space programmes are spending said money on testing missiles and potential weapons.Instead, resources should be spent in the Earth’s needs, like disease control.