Okay today and the first lap live class on today for which is October 12th 2018 I'm going to be discussing
the task number two and the task number two applies to the general information applies to the general
exam and also to the academic exam.
As you all of you guys mainly know as you mainly know there are there is a difference between task number
one and task number two when it comes to the general exam and the independent exam.
But the focus of this is on task number two.
Now what I've decided to talk about today is the advantage disadvantage question.
The reason why I decided to talk about this specific question is because many students are confused
about the different versions of the advantage disadvantage question.
And so I'm going to talk about the differences with the different types of I'VE EVER vantages of endless
questions and then I'm going to write an example so that you can have an idea of what type of position
you should take when you have a different advantage and disadvantage questions.
All right now
I can't get people to turn off their mike fingers.
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Hi.
If you have any questions before I get started
one moment please.
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Yes there are distractions if I can if I can get people to turn off their microphone.
Then there will be distractions.
Yes unfortunately I'll try my best to give clear instructions but they're not always followed.
All right.
Now when we have an advantage and disadvantage QUESTION All right we have the advantage and disadvantage
question.
We have three different types.
If you look on my board here or on my screen here everybody should be able to see my screen.
You have the type of question where it says like a more and more students are choosing to study at colleges
and universities in a foreign country.
Do the benefits of studying outweigh studying abroad outweigh the drawbacks.
This question here is probably one of the most confusing questions for a lot of students and I've seen
a lot of students really mess up on this question because they're answering it wrong.
So we're going to talk about that version of the question and part B we have another version of the
question where it says nowadays in many countries young people leave rural areas to study or work in
cities.
Is it a positive or negative development do you think.
The advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages.
Now here in this version of it we have two questions right.
We have the first question which is asking about it being positive or negative.
And then we have the second question which is asking about do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
So in this situation B of course is slightly different than a.
And then in C we have the more traditional advantage disadvantages question.
In some countries young people are encouraged to work or travel for a year between finishing high school
and starting university studies.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages for young people who do who who decided to do this.
Sometimes this one also might say discuss the advantages and disadvantages for young people and then
also says give your opinion right.
So you have to realize there are different versions of the advantage or disadvantage question and you
can't always just do it.
You can't do them all the same because if you do them all the same very often you're going to end up
answering the question wrong.
And when you answer the question wrong that ends up hurting your task response portion of your score
in terms of scoring you know you get regraded on your task response your coherence your vocabulary and
your grammar.
So when we talk about when we talk about answering the question correctly we're talking about Task response.
Now before I go any further and before I go any further and start and really kind of break down what
you do for these different types of questions with advantage disadvantage.
Does anybody have any questions if you have a question type put in the box and I will be happy to answer
your question.
No.
OK.
Right.
So let's look at the first one right.
The first with the first one we're talking about.
The question where I see can we save the questions for confusion.
Nia I'm not I'm not sure about what you're asking about.
Can we save the questions were confusing it's a live class.
And so there are questions right and questions are allowed.
This is not if there were any of that if I didn't want questions then I would just do a recording and
not have any students and just recorded class or record a lecture.
All right.
So there are questions we're not saving questions if we have a question ask your question.
OK.
So which choice.
A.
We have it straight.
Just do the do the do do do the do the benefits of studying abroad outweigh the drawbacks.
Now when you have this kind of question this question is really dealing with each other you have to
supply your opinion here.
So when you talk about this question here one thing we have to make sure we do is when you have your
thesis statement
you know your thesis statement your opinion should be in your thesis statement.
Right.
You should be you should be saying within your thesis statement if whether or not you believe the benefits
outweigh the drawbacks where a lot of students mess up what this question is they will have an introduction
then they will talk about the advantages and then after that they will talk about the disadvantages
and then they will go into their conclusion.
And that's not how you do this question.
The way you do this question as we have your introduction and then your first body paragraph your first
body paragraph should address the side you don't agree with.
Right.
So for example in this question if you believe that the benefits don't outweigh the drawbacks you first
talk about that first.
So you would talk about the side that you don't support first and then in the next paragraph talking
about the side you do support OK.
A lot of people do is they just talk about the advantages and then talk about the disadvantages and
what you're doing.
Many times as you're doing Question A the same way that you're doing Question see.
And when you do that you actually hurt your score.
I saw the second body paragraph we would address the side.
We agree with right.
And then after that you would just have a conclusion.
Right.
Now of course if you're doing it for the second question here for Section B then you will have a thesis
statement
and you have to make sure you address both questions.
You can't just under that you can't just address what I'm yet to discuss.
You have to address whether you think as positive or negative and you have to also address whether or
not you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
Jamal you have a good question.
When we when we mentioned Should we just mentioned the advantages or just the disadvantages.
No you have to address both.
But as you know our deals and the style of how you address it OK.
You have to address both of us all about the language you use in addressing it.
All right.
You can't just you can't just only discuss the advantages.
All right.
So when we have a thesis statement and then of course our body one in this question is going to be whether
or not as positive or negative right and that our body too is going to deal with whether the advantages
outweigh.
In the wrong.
Rather the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
Right.
And then you have a conclusion write so it's never it's never necessary is never necessary to is never
necessary to have five paragraphs.
I think you could write four paragraphs in just fine.
Some people ask me Well if I write five paragraphs is that OK.
And I would say that yes it's fine if you write if you write five paragraphs that's OK you can do that.
I would say that all depends on the quality of the work of the type of writer you are if you are the
type of writer who doesn't make grammar mistakes who has very very very good foundational grammar.
There's a very very good grammar vocabulary if you are that you're a very coherent writer if you are
that type of writer and you want to write five total paragraphs that's perfectly fine but most people
when they write more they normally will show more grammar mistakes or more spelling mistakes or more
vocabulary word choice mistakes.
Right.
So I think writing four paragraphs is absolutely fine.
I think that you should focus on the quality of what you're doing over the quantity of what you're doing.
OK now the next step that I'm going to do is I'm going to move into writing this first one a and you
know the first thing that I would do of course is do an outline someone to show me an outline for that
question and then go through writing the different parts and I want you to pay attention to the style
in which I'm writing.
OK in terms of the position I'm taking with you and how I'm writing and the type of language I'm using
when I'm writing it I'm not.
There may be some parts where I'm not talking a lot because I'm typing and I haven't quite mastered
how to type and talk at the same time fluently.
So sometimes I'm typing and not talking.
You have this you have to excuse me for that.
Before I get started there are a couple of questions.
Deepa can you Deepa can you use idioms in your introduction.
Sure you can use.
You can use idioms but remember task number two is really is really a formal question.
Right.
So I wouldn't be using things like hands down or over the moon and you know those kind of informal idioms.
OK.
Now that's what you get.
You get more.
I mean if you're going to use a phrasal verb that's fine.
Right.
But I would be careful with idioms because a lot of times idioms can be pretty informal of nature.
If you're talking about the speaking section and you're using idioms that's different.
OK.
But I will be very careful with the type of language that you're using.
OK.
So the first thing I'm going to do is I'm going to address the first question
right.
All right so with this question here the benefits of studying abroad more and more students are choosing
to study at colleges and universities and a foreign country do the benefits of studying outweigh the
drawbacks.
Right so now like I've said we do have to talk about both sides but it's all about how you talk about
both sides.
All right that's what it's all about how you talk about both sides.
So I am going to address the benefits and the drawbacks and the first thing I'm going to do is do that
by outlining and doing an outline.
So we have the benefits and we have the drawbacks right now.
First for some of the benefits
you can be more independent.
You get a greater perspective
right.
And also you might offer better courses.
You may have some offers some better courses now.
What are some of the drawbacks of it.
Psychological damage culture shock
language problems
and work problems.
Right.
So that's an example of an outlier.
The other thing that I might do also when I'm doing an outline is I might also put my position that
I'm going to take all right.
So I want to take the position of saying that the benefits do not outweigh the drawbacks.
Right.
Remember it doesn't matter one thing that I was suggesting a lot of students think about is it doesn't
matter about your personal opinion.
You want to just argue the side that's the easiest to argue.
Now you bet you don't you don't have to agree with that position.
But my thing is always choose a position that's easier to argue because you have a limited amount of
time.
You only have 40 minutes to get it done.
So it doesn't matter what side you choose.
What matters is how well you write it and how will you explain it.
OK.
So let's keep that in mind.
Somebody has a question
we just can carry.
No we not.
We are not just comparing.
OK we're not just comparing.
If you're just comparing then you're doing Question see which is discuss the advantages and disadvantages.
Right now when you look at the outline it may look like we're just comparing and in a sense I guess
you are what it's all about.
But the the the the direction that you take the essay.
All right.
There's a different direction that you take the diskless question here.
Then you take the question Where is just advantages and disadvantages.
OK.
So it's a different direction.
All right so the first thing I want to do is I want to write an introduction now.
What I would like to do is I would like to give you guys an opportunity to write an introduction and
I would love to take a look at your introduction.
So if you don't mind go ahead and take the land take five minutes take five minutes and see if you can
write an introduction.
You could type it in the chat box down here and I want to take a look at what.