Today is IELTS test.
So, to make richard’s class stuck in my head for several hours ahead, I will make summary for them.
Argument and Discussion
Thesis Statement
There are two type of thesis statement: direct (outline the idea) & indirect (only introduce the topics).
Synonym
You have to memorize. Sorry, no other way.
Summary and Pharaprashing
Technique for pharaprashing:
Writing skills - Important words
Sentence
Colon (:) & Semi Colon (;)
Colon (:)
So, to make richard’s class stuck in my head for several hours ahead, I will make summary for them.
Argument and Discussion
- There are two things to make an argument:
- Vertical: Right to the core & focus, but hard to develop
- Horisontal: Too wide, doesn’t have connection with discussion topic, but we can see from different angle eventhough it’s not focus.
- Language of discussion:
- It is generally accepted that, it is widely agreed that, most people appear, it is probable that (100% believe)
- It can be argue that, one view is that (30% believe)
- According to…. (2000). Poledna (2006) claims that….. (references)
- Claims - Argument againts - writer’s point of view
Thesis Statement
There are two type of thesis statement: direct (outline the idea) & indirect (only introduce the topics).
Synonym
You have to memorize. Sorry, no other way.
Summary and Pharaprashing
Technique for pharaprashing:
- Changing vocabulary using synonyms
- Changing word class
- Changing word order
- Select the most important aspect
- Clear description
- Accuracy
Writing skills - Important words
- Fell steadily
- Rose Gradually
- Fluctuated wildly
- The trend was downward
- Dropped slightly
- levelled off
- Climbed sharply
- Declined dramatically
- Dropped suddenly
Sentence
- Simple past —> using specific time
- Present perfect —> No specific time unless you gave “since” & “ago”
- Complex sentence —> connected by subordinator (after, akthough) & relative clause (who, that, which)
- Formula for strong argument —> _____is true because of A, B and C
- Pararel structure —> harus sama strukturnya
- a/an : unspecific ; the: specific
Colon (:) & Semi Colon (;)
Colon (:)
- To introduce a list of items
- To explain/state
- To define
- Make the reader thinking about two relationship
- Show consequences
- List of complicated items.