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    For and Against Essay PDF

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    This document provides an outline and exercises for writing a for and against essay on the topic of keeping animals in zoos. It includes: 1. A preparation section with tips for the essay, including giving opinions and reasons, agreeing or disagreeing, and planning. 2. An exercise to categorize points for the topic as being for or against keeping animals in zoos. 3. A gap fill exercise providing useful phrases to complete an example essay paragraph on the topic.

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    This document provides an outline and exercises for writing a for and against essay on the topic of keeping animals in zoos. It includes: 1. A preparation section with tips for the essay, including giving opinions and reasons, agreeing or disagreeing, and planning. 2. An exercise to categorize points for the topic as being for or against keeping animals in zoos. 3. A gap fill exercise providing useful phrases to complete an example essay paragraph on the topic.

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    This document provides an outline and exercises for writing a for and against essay on the topic of keeping animals in zoos. It includes: 1. A preparation section with tips for the essay, including giving opinions and reasons, agreeing or disagreeing, and planning. 2. An exercise to categorize points for the topic as being for or against keeping animals in zoos. 3. A gap fill exercise providing useful phrases to complete an example essay paragraph on the topic.

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    257 views4 pages

    For and Against Essay PDF

    Uploaded by

    Ana Clara Valdez
    This document provides an outline and exercises for writing a for and against essay on the topic of keeping animals in zoos. It includes: 1. A preparation section with tips for the essay, including giving opinions and reasons, agreeing or disagreeing, and planning. 2. An exercise to categorize points for the topic as being for or against keeping animals in zoos. 3. A gap fill exercise providing useful phrases to complete an example essay paragraph on the topic.

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    Writing skills practice: A for and against essay exercises

    Look at the essay and do the exercises to improve your writing skills.

    Preparation
    Complete the tips for writing a for and against essay with a word from the box.

    disagree formal plan reasons opinions

    1. You should give your _______________ on the topic.

    2. Always give _______________ for your opinions.

    3. You can agree, _______________ or discuss both sides of the statement.

    4. The register used in an essay is usually quite _______________.

    5. You need to _______________ your essay carefully before you start writing.
    Writing skills practice: A for and against essay exercises
    Writing skills practice: A for and against essay exercises

    1. Check your writing: grouping ideas


    Here are some ideas for a new essay entitled Is it acceptable to keep animals in zoos? Circle whether
    each point answers Yes or No to the question.

    Zoos educate the public and give children the chance to see animals they
    1. Yes No
    could never normally see.

    2. Animals in zoos often suffer from stress and boredom. Yes No

    Sometimes animals escape from their enclosures, which is dangerous for


    3. Yes No
    humans.

    4. Zoos protect animals by bringing them into a safe environment. Yes No

    Bigger zoos have lots of space and make sure the animals have everything
    5. Yes No
    they need to be healthy and happy.

    6. It is not right to imprison an animal, just for the entertainment of humans. Yes No

    Unwanted animals from zoos are sometimes sold to circuses, hunting parks
    7. Yes No
    and even for meat.

    Many zoos help endangered species to find a mate and breed. They would
    8. Yes No
    not have this help in the wild.
    Writing skills practice: A for and against essay exercises

    2. Check your writing: gap fill useful phrases


    Fill the gaps in the essay with the correct word or phrase from the box.

    Another drawback is One advantage of Personally In addition

    On the other hand There is no doubt positive aspect of To conclude

    1
    __________________________ that the subject of keeping animals in zoos creates a lot
    of debate. Some people say zoos are traditional family entertainment and good for animals.
    Others say keeping animals in zoos is cruel and inhumane.

    2
    __________________________ zoos is that they give people the chance to see and learn
    about animals. This makes people more likely to want to look after animals and protect
    their natural habitats. Another 3__________________________ zoos is that they help to
    protect endangered species by offering them a safe place to live.
    4
    __________________________, zoos help to find mates for endangered species. For
    example, many pandas would not find a mate to breed with if they were on their own in the
    wild.

    5
    __________________________, there are many arguments against keeping animals in
    zoos. Firstly, zoo animals often suffer from stress and boredom when they are not in their
    natural habitat. Secondly, unwanted animals are sometimes sold to circuses, hunting parks
    or for meat. 6__________________________ that animals sometimes escape from their
    enclosures, which is dangerous for humans.

    7
    __________________________, there are strong arguments for and against keeping
    animals in zoos. 8__________________________, I think it is acceptable to keep animals
    in zoos, as long as they have enough space and are properly looked after.

    Discussion

    What's your opinion? Do you think the internet is bad for young people?
    Do you think it is acceptable to keep animals in zoos?

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