WEBVTT 00:07.320 --> 00:07.700 OK. 00:07.850 --> 00:12.310 So let's get into this idea of choosing a side. 00:12.320 --> 00:14.090 That's the first kind of question we're going to look at. 00:14.090 --> 00:15.690 Is choosing the side. 00:15.770 --> 00:20.750 Now when we talk about choosing the side where we're essentially saying that the question is going to 00:20.750 --> 00:25.730 ask you to not be in the middle to not take the middle ground. 00:25.730 --> 00:26.470 Right. 00:26.540 --> 00:31.640 You have to pick A or B you know one or to pick a side choose a side. 00:32.390 --> 00:35.930 And so when we're talking about choosing the side we are talking about the. 00:35.930 --> 00:36.980 Agree or disagree. 00:36.980 --> 00:40.470 Question or we're talking about the. 00:40.490 --> 00:42.200 To what extent do you agree or disagree. 00:42.200 --> 00:45.630 Question or could be even what's called a preference question. 00:45.680 --> 00:51.920 So let's take a look at these these different types of questions and then you can maybe get a better 00:51.920 --> 00:54.770 idea of how to manage this kind of question. 00:54.770 --> 01:01.820 So again all we're looking at right here is the idea of outlining and previously in the previous lecture 01:01.820 --> 01:08.790 I've already talked about the importance and the benefit of outlining and why you should outline because 01:08.790 --> 01:15.770 this is one of the biggest benefits to anybody's doing a timed test. 01:16.870 --> 01:17.240 OK. 01:17.270 --> 01:22.820 So let's take a look at and agree or disagree question and the question say is full time university 01:22.820 --> 01:27.050 students spend most of the time studying they should be doing other activities too. 01:27.050 --> 01:32.140 Do you agree or disagree now with this kind of question. 01:32.210 --> 01:35.150 It's strictly say is do you agree or disagree. 01:35.240 --> 01:41.300 So that means you cannot you cannot argue both sides. 01:41.300 --> 01:41.770 You can't. 01:41.810 --> 01:45.100 You can't say I agree and I disagree. 01:45.200 --> 01:45.520 Right. 01:45.530 --> 01:46.580 Because look at the word. 01:46.580 --> 01:47.300 It says what. 01:47.390 --> 01:50.680 Or agree or disagree. 01:50.690 --> 01:56.090 So when you do an outline you're looking at the outline first thing you have to do is pick a side. 01:56.780 --> 02:01.750 So I say that I disagree I disagree. 02:01.810 --> 02:06.230 I disagree that they should be doing other activities also. 02:06.310 --> 02:12.790 And then as I stated earlier when you're doing an outline you want to get your controlling ideas and 02:12.790 --> 02:17.030 you want to get one or two supporting details to support that controlling idea. 02:17.980 --> 02:21.250 Now on this one I have two supporting details with the first one. 02:21.250 --> 02:23.200 High GPA requires effort. 02:23.590 --> 02:25.600 And I have one detail for the set. 02:25.600 --> 02:28.060 One better opportunity and job offers. 02:28.150 --> 02:36.620 Now it's possible to have just one detail if you're going to truly truly expand and explain that detail. 02:37.680 --> 02:43.650 And I'm sure all of you know that grader's love when you're able to really expand and explain yourself 02:44.400 --> 02:50.160 what you're not supposed to do and where a lot of students make the mistake is they they they write 02:50.220 --> 02:56.430 and they just give a list of details without any explanation without any expansion. 02:56.550 --> 02:58.200 And that hurts your grade. 02:58.260 --> 02:58.500 Right. 02:58.500 --> 03:00.230 But this is what an outline will look like for. 03:00.240 --> 03:04.920 Agree or disagree question and you want to be able to do this in three minutes or less. 03:09.000 --> 03:15.720 You also have what's called a preference question and what a preference question as it says here. 03:15.720 --> 03:20.010 Some people believe a university student should be required to attend classes. 03:20.040 --> 03:23.870 Others believe that going to classes should be optional for students. 03:24.000 --> 03:29.960 Which point of view do you agree with your specific reason the details to explain your answer. 03:30.030 --> 03:38.100 So the choice here is I made the choice of you should attend classes and right here you see my controlling 03:38.160 --> 03:44.670 ideas and supporting details to learn easily and then I'm going to take the paragraph and expand that 03:44.670 --> 03:45.790 idea. 03:45.990 --> 03:49.240 We're talking about concentration and active listening. 03:49.740 --> 03:55.410 And then with communication I'm going to expand that idea and talk about it in terms of the study with 03:55.410 --> 03:57.710 your friends and ask the professor questions 04:04.390 --> 04:04.840 now. 04:05.440 --> 04:07.280 What is next when we're dealing with. 04:07.360 --> 04:10.020 To what extent do you agree or disagree. 04:10.030 --> 04:18.420 Now this is an interesting question because a lot of students end up writing this question by handily 04:18.510 --> 04:26.250 handling it like it's discussed both sides and you still have to choose a side. 04:26.330 --> 04:29.000 You still have to choose a side. 04:29.090 --> 04:36.650 Now I get asked the question all the time by students and they asked me and they say Well can I can 04:36.650 --> 04:39.420 I somewhat agree or somewhat disagree. 04:39.410 --> 04:41.570 And yes you can do that. 04:41.810 --> 04:42.850 You can't do that. 04:43.610 --> 04:49.680 But in my opinion the easiest thing to do is to just choose a side. 04:49.680 --> 04:53.170 However I'm going to show you both ways of doing it. 04:55.210 --> 05:00.340 So with this first one I'm going to mainly agree right. 05:00.340 --> 05:03.690 This is an example of not completely agree. 05:03.760 --> 05:09.820 It says the qualities of a person needs to become successful in today's world cannot be learned a university 05:09.820 --> 05:12.700 or similar academic institution. 05:12.940 --> 05:14.770 To what extent do you agree or disagree 05:18.630 --> 05:18.900 right. 05:18.900 --> 05:19.850 So look at my choice. 05:19.860 --> 05:20.870 I mainly agree. 05:21.930 --> 05:22.820 OK. 05:23.070 --> 05:24.240 I mainly agree. 05:24.240 --> 05:26.410 And so what I mainly agree. 05:26.440 --> 05:31.220 Want to really strengthen that point by talking about confidence and social skills. 05:31.380 --> 05:31.710 Right. 05:31.710 --> 05:38.970 In terms of that I agree that some of the qualities cannot be learned in a university. 05:38.970 --> 05:41.700 And then I'm want to partly agree with the other side. 05:43.020 --> 05:43.770 Right. 05:43.950 --> 05:45.500 Partly agree with the other side. 05:46.050 --> 05:49.690 But when I partly agree with the other side. 05:49.830 --> 05:50.230 Right. 05:50.250 --> 05:55.840 I'm not going is not only a strong argument is going to be what is going to be a weak argument right. 05:56.530 --> 06:03.800 Is going to be a weak argument I can't have two strong arguments OK because I have to choose a side 06:05.930 --> 06:12.680 but that's what this outline will look like now in the later videos when I go over how to write a introduction 06:12.740 --> 06:17.420 how to write these statements I'll write body paragraphs you'll see how this should be written 06:21.840 --> 06:27.040 now the other option within and with an extent to what extent do you agree or disagree. 06:27.030 --> 06:32.380 Question would be to completely disagree or do completely agree. 06:32.520 --> 06:38.690 That's actually the way that I think it's that I think that's the easiest way to write it two completely 06:38.690 --> 06:40.520 disagree or to completely agree 06:44.170 --> 06:47.390 the funds for postgraduate research are limited. 06:47.400 --> 06:52.350 Therefore some people think their financial support from the government should be provided. 06:52.350 --> 06:54.980 However only scientific research should be funded. 06:54.990 --> 06:58.250 Rather than other less useful objects. 06:58.470 --> 07:00.400 To what extent do you agree or disagree. 07:00.450 --> 07:03.780 Look here I completely disagree right. 07:04.560 --> 07:08.500 I completely disagree that only scientific research should be funded. 07:08.540 --> 07:10.890 Let's talk about why the arts should be funded. 07:11.100 --> 07:14.370 And I wanted to talk about why communication should be funded. 07:14.370 --> 07:17.120 But I'm going to completely disagree. 07:17.270 --> 07:17.700 Right. 07:17.730 --> 07:21.600 Or I could have completely agreed. 07:21.630 --> 07:27.900 OK so this is the two ways that this is there are two ways of doing this. 07:27.930 --> 07:29.700 To what extent do you agree or disagree. 07:29.700 --> 07:31.830 Question two ways of doing it. 07:31.860 --> 07:38.930 This is my preferred way is to take a complete side a complete disagree or a complete agree side. 07:38.970 --> 07:41.720 That's my preference. 07:42.180 --> 07:46.480 Now our next type of question is where we're going to describe or explain. 07:46.530 --> 07:50.690 And basically this this this is the opinion question right. 07:50.700 --> 07:54.950 This is the opinion question we have to describe or explain your opinion 07:58.020 --> 07:58.380 now. 07:59.370 --> 08:03.930 Basic opinion question people are living longer today than in the past. 08:03.930 --> 08:06.210 How do you explain this right. 08:06.260 --> 08:14.250 Very straightforward question very straightforward is not complicated medicine healthy food very my 08:14.250 --> 08:15.630 details. 08:15.630 --> 08:19.550 Remember we do this outline in under three minutes. 08:19.550 --> 08:19.880 OK. 08:23.820 --> 08:30.130 Here is a second opinion question in many countries school age children spend their free time doing 08:30.130 --> 08:30.870 homework. 08:30.880 --> 08:34.030 Is it a good or bad thing right now. 08:34.090 --> 08:34.700 I see it. 08:34.700 --> 08:40.060 It is a bad thing and I want talk about family as a controlling idea. 08:40.100 --> 08:45.600 And there are my details forward and when I talk about value in play right now. 08:47.690 --> 08:55.620 Doing an outline is so beneficial when you're doing a timed exam doing an outline. 08:55.670 --> 08:57.690 Actually saves you time. 08:57.710 --> 09:06.650 I don't know if you realize this but even somebody who writes very very well like myself if I get a 09:06.650 --> 09:10.670 question the first thing I'm going to do is outline it. 09:10.670 --> 09:16.460 I'm going to organize my thoughts organize my ideas so that my writing has direction 09:19.810 --> 09:23.950 and then you can have what's called a question where I call it a describe or explain. 09:23.950 --> 09:29.470 Question Many parts of the world are losing important natural resources such as force animals or clean 09:29.470 --> 09:30.270 water. 09:30.430 --> 09:35.070 Choose one resource that is disappearing and explain why it needs to be saved right. 09:35.130 --> 09:40.720 You've got to explain okay and I'm choosing the resource of the trees. 09:40.870 --> 09:45.860 Am I controlling ideas are animal habitat and also human benefits. 09:46.000 --> 09:50.110 But this is what it looks like war for a describe or explain. 09:50.110 --> 09:51.960 QUESTION OK. 09:54.960 --> 10:00.220 And then another opinion or describe or explain question is what you would what. 10:00.290 --> 10:05.690 What I like to call a two part essay question OK. 10:06.000 --> 10:08.030 People work because they need money to live. 10:08.040 --> 10:10.680 What are some other reasons people work. 10:10.710 --> 10:14.760 Discuss one or more of these reasons discussed one or more of these reasons. 10:14.770 --> 10:21.800 So with this question there are two things I need to do I need to list some other reasons that people 10:21.800 --> 10:26.690 work and then I need to discuss one or more of these reasons. 10:28.400 --> 10:37.110 So in my first paragraph I'm one to talk about other reasons why people work and then my next paragraph 10:37.680 --> 10:44.130 I want to specifically highlight the controlling idea of social reinforcement right. 10:44.700 --> 10:51.660 But to part a two part essay questions are really easy to outline really easy to outline because they 10:51.660 --> 10:53.490 give you two questions. 10:53.490 --> 10:55.730 First question is by paragraph 1. 10:55.860 --> 11:03.250 Second question is by paragraph 2 now finally we're looking at the view both sides. 11:03.250 --> 11:07.210 QUESTION And with the view both sides question we're talking about a discuss both sides. 11:07.210 --> 11:10.920 QUESTION All we're talking about an advantage disadvantage question 11:13.660 --> 11:19.930 so now with the discuss both sides question there are two ways of writing it. 11:19.930 --> 11:25.660 You can write and discuss both sides question where you have an integrated opinion right because most 11:25.660 --> 11:29.320 of the time this question is going to stay discuss both sides and give your opinion right. 11:31.020 --> 11:33.890 It's because they discuss both sides and give your opinion. 11:33.890 --> 11:38.390 Sometimes they'll say just discuss both sides and if the say is that then is really easy because you 11:38.390 --> 11:44.780 just discussed both sides but the majority of the time is going to say discuss both sides and give your 11:44.780 --> 11:55.070 opinion now one school of thought is that you can separate your opinion into another paragraph. 11:55.250 --> 11:59.880 Another school of thought is to integrate your opinion within the paragraphs. 11:59.960 --> 12:08.420 My preference my preference is to integrate the opinion okay because the essay doesn't have to be so 12:08.420 --> 12:09.230 long that way 12:11.970 --> 12:15.010 so let's take a look at it. 12:19.630 --> 12:22.750 Computers are being used more and more in education. 12:22.750 --> 12:29.410 Some people say that this is a positive trend while others argue that is leading to negative consequences. 12:29.500 --> 12:35.520 Discuss both sides of this argument and then give your opinion I should say right. 12:36.250 --> 12:39.340 So we're going to discuss the positive sides and the negative side. 12:39.370 --> 12:46.740 So outlining it is really easy where the real talent in skill comes is in writing this question the 12:46.740 --> 12:47.890 right kind of way. 12:48.090 --> 12:49.630 But this is how you outline it. 12:51.880 --> 12:57.620 And then you can outline the question and have a separate opinion both. 12:57.630 --> 12:59.630 Both ways are fine. 12:59.680 --> 13:05.590 I think that doing an integrated opinion shows more talent and shows more skill. 13:05.620 --> 13:07.980 That's why I prefer that one. 13:08.190 --> 13:13.880 Some people say that is best to be loyal and work and to work for one company during one's life. 13:13.890 --> 13:18.370 Others take the opposite view and say it's better to change jobs frequently in one's life. 13:18.390 --> 13:24.300 Discuss these positions use specific examples of both till then tell which one you agree with. 13:24.300 --> 13:27.780 They explained why rather complicated right. 13:27.800 --> 13:29.200 Not really. 13:29.210 --> 13:33.700 You just have to discuss both sides and then explain your opinion. 13:35.300 --> 13:40.350 But when we do this when we're going to we're going to separate the opinion. 13:41.330 --> 13:44.440 And then you have a problem solution question. 13:44.480 --> 13:44.930 Right. 13:45.200 --> 13:49.670 Earlier I forgot to mention this one right well we were talking about discuss both sides or discuss 13:49.670 --> 13:57.440 two sides or view both sides problem solution I guess is not really view both sides of a problem solution 13:57.440 --> 14:04.010 question it can really fit under just to describe or explain to be honest with you and maybe maybe we 14:04.010 --> 14:08.480 can move it up into a describe or explain question actually instead of viewing both sides because it's 14:08.990 --> 14:14.460 really just describe or explain in many cities the population is increasing. 14:14.480 --> 14:19.940 Some say that the urbanization process denies us knowing our neighbors and this causes a loss of community 14:19.940 --> 14:21.130 sense. 14:21.170 --> 14:22.580 What is the main problem with this. 14:22.580 --> 14:25.960 What measures can be taken to overcome it. 14:26.230 --> 14:26.540 Right. 14:26.540 --> 14:31.510 So we have we have two questions problem solution the problem of no community sets. 14:31.520 --> 14:34.070 What are the problems and then how to solve it. 14:34.640 --> 14:35.000 OK. 14:35.030 --> 14:37.450 So outlining this question is very straightforward. 14:42.860 --> 14:48.490 Then we have the advantage disadvantage question discuss the advantage and disadvantages of your way 14:48.490 --> 14:53.770 of life with that of your parents which will live which way of life do you think would be more satisfying 14:53.770 --> 14:55.770 for the next generations. 14:55.840 --> 14:56.170 Right. 14:56.170 --> 15:02.240 So now there also are two ways of writing an advantage or disadvantage question. 15:02.740 --> 15:08.230 You can write an advantage disadvantage question where you pick categories and compare both sides within 15:08.230 --> 15:10.310 that category. 15:10.340 --> 15:15.620 That's what I'm doing with this question with this question I'm going to compare my generation and my 15:15.620 --> 15:22.510 parents generation in terms of Liza and then I'm gonna be a my generation of my peers generation in 15:22.510 --> 15:26.090 terms of opportunities for minorities right. 15:26.690 --> 15:32.300 So I'm picking two different categories to make the comparison. 15:32.520 --> 15:37.570 And then I have to of course give my opinion as to which one I think is better. 15:37.670 --> 15:44.180 And again with an advantage disadvantage question you can integrate the opinion in the two body paragraphs 15:44.690 --> 15:46.510 or you can do it separately. 15:46.580 --> 15:49.850 Again my preference is to integrate it. 15:50.240 --> 15:54.140 OK because I think again that shows a higher level of writing 15:58.620 --> 16:03.330 here's another advantage disadvantage question some people think that he does a very good idea to bring 16:03.330 --> 16:08.610 your family when you have to travel overseas to study or work discuss the advantages and disadvantages 16:08.610 --> 16:10.230 what is your opinion. 16:10.280 --> 16:10.970 OK. 16:11.160 --> 16:18.390 So the of course the we have the advantages we have the disadvantages and then I have to give my opinion 16:19.220 --> 16:19.650 OK. 16:19.650 --> 16:22.560 And with this one we're going to do it where we separate the opinion 16:27.600 --> 16:32.940 some young children spend a great amount of time of their time practicing sports discuss the advantages 16:32.940 --> 16:37.700 and disadvantages of this use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. 16:37.740 --> 16:41.190 Advantages disadvantages. 16:41.350 --> 16:45.070 Now this one didn't ask for the opinion. 16:45.310 --> 16:52.320 So if it doesn't ask for the opinion don't give it so let's review. 16:52.400 --> 16:55.120 Why do you need to outline right. 16:55.280 --> 16:59.240 The main ideas of the essay have been grouped into order. 16:59.240 --> 17:04.800 The main idea behind each paragraph is identify the essay is completely organize. 17:04.820 --> 17:11.900 You simply follow your outline and turn each idea into a paragraph and expand on the details to support 17:11.900 --> 17:12.860 your thesis statement 17:16.310 --> 17:19.100 and outline makes the writing process smooth. 17:19.130 --> 17:21.850 You already know what you have to say right. 17:22.310 --> 17:28.520 When you're when you have a second language in your head you're doing a test within. 17:28.520 --> 17:35.240 On that on that second language is difficult to think about what you want to say and be able to write 17:35.240 --> 17:41.840 it your best is better to remove the thinking process by doing an outline and then you can focus on 17:41.840 --> 17:44.320 what you want to say and how you want to say it. 17:44.630 --> 17:51.840 You already know the points you want to make and finally as I said earlier the outline saves you time. 17:52.320 --> 17:56.550 So everyone vast the information about outlining. 17:56.550 --> 18:05.260 I encourage you to add this to your process outline outline outline because it makes a time exam easier. 18:05.280 --> 18:05.960 OK. 18:06.120 --> 18:12.750 So I hope you enjoy doing the assignment in the next lecture where you get your opportunity to practice 18:12.780 --> 18:15.480 outlining all right thanks a lot. 18:15.480 --> 18:15.960 Take care.