1 00:00:00,390 --> 00:00:08,460 ‫Hello and welcome to Section three of this course, where we'll be really focusing on alt writing task 2 00:00:08,460 --> 00:00:17,160 ‫to in this lesson, I'll be covering all the basics to introduce to you what I am writing task to is 3 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:25,710 ‫I'll also show you the five different question types that you might see in alt writing task two. 4 00:00:26,250 --> 00:00:33,900 ‫And I'll also quickly show you the four part structure that we use to answer all questions in this part 5 00:00:33,900 --> 00:00:35,160 ‫of the ALP's text. 6 00:00:36,300 --> 00:00:43,590 ‫As with all my lessons, it's really important that you do take some notes and I'm going to make a short 7 00:00:43,590 --> 00:00:47,420 ‫quiz to test your knowledge at the end of this lesson. 8 00:00:48,310 --> 00:00:54,040 ‫Here is some key information to introduce Eilts writing task to to you. 9 00:00:55,420 --> 00:01:04,060 ‫You must write an essay about a given statement and question, it may be that you have to agree or disagree 10 00:01:04,060 --> 00:01:11,740 ‫with this statement or it could be that you discussing both sides of an argument, whereas task one 11 00:01:11,740 --> 00:01:13,510 ‫is a factual report. 12 00:01:13,900 --> 00:01:18,250 ‫Test two is more about giving your own opinions and ideas. 13 00:01:20,320 --> 00:01:29,020 ‫In its writing test two, there is a minimum word count of 250 words, I strongly suggest you don't 14 00:01:29,020 --> 00:01:31,300 ‫write 500 words or more. 15 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:38,560 ‫A lot of students make this mistake and it means that they don't meet their time limit and can't complete 16 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:39,340 ‫their essay. 17 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:47,800 ‫There's a recommended time limit of 40 minutes, which means altogether Alt's writing will take one 18 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:53,680 ‫hour to complete 20 minutes for task one and 40 minutes for task to. 19 00:01:54,730 --> 00:02:04,300 ‫As I stated previously, I am writing to is worth double the point of Alt's writing task one for this 20 00:02:04,300 --> 00:02:11,260 ‫reason to achieve a high school in writing task to is very important. 21 00:02:12,660 --> 00:02:20,970 ‫Finally, there are five types of questions that you could get in writing task to now, if you are studying 22 00:02:20,970 --> 00:02:27,300 ‫from other websites of courses, it may be that they teach for five or maybe six questions. 23 00:02:27,630 --> 00:02:31,020 ‫But I like to teach it as five questions. 24 00:02:32,090 --> 00:02:40,790 ‫So this is the key basic information about writing task to I'm now going to quickly show you the four 25 00:02:40,790 --> 00:02:48,680 ‫step sequence to organize our answer as this will help us to understand the five question types. 26 00:02:50,010 --> 00:02:58,890 ‫In this four step structure, we have an introduction to supporting paragraphs and a conclusion pretty 27 00:02:58,890 --> 00:03:05,130 ‫simple, I recommend that most students stick to this structure to help you organize. 28 00:03:05,130 --> 00:03:13,140 ‫Your essay will be going into a lot more detail about the four step structure later on in this section 29 00:03:13,140 --> 00:03:13,890 ‫of the course. 30 00:03:14,250 --> 00:03:19,980 ‫But it's good to see now to help us really understand the five question types. 31 00:03:20,850 --> 00:03:24,360 ‫Let's move on and take a look at the five question types now. 32 00:03:25,430 --> 00:03:33,320 ‫One of the most popular questions you could be given is an agree or disagree question here, you will 33 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:40,490 ‫have to give your opinion on agreeing or disagreeing with the statement, and you can only choose one 34 00:03:40,610 --> 00:03:42,940 ‫to either disagree or agree. 35 00:03:44,010 --> 00:03:51,540 ‫Here's the example question using a computer every day will have a negative effect on children. 36 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:54,590 ‫Do you agree or disagree? 37 00:03:55,440 --> 00:04:01,330 ‫It's very important that you clearly show your opinion, whether you agree or disagree. 38 00:04:01,650 --> 00:04:06,110 ‫Let's see how we can organize our four part structure for this question. 39 00:04:07,830 --> 00:04:14,160 ‫So you'll have your three part introduction and there'll be a lot more on that later in the course, 40 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:21,570 ‫then you'll give your two reasons in the supporting paragraphs as to whether you agree or disagree with 41 00:04:21,570 --> 00:04:22,320 ‫the statement. 42 00:04:22,950 --> 00:04:27,320 ‫And then you give a summary and your own opinion in the conclusion. 43 00:04:27,780 --> 00:04:31,800 ‫Again, only choose to agree or disagree. 44 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:40,470 ‫Our next question type is advantages and disadvantages, where you have to discuss the benefits and 45 00:04:40,470 --> 00:04:43,230 ‫drawbacks to any given topic. 46 00:04:43,710 --> 00:04:45,000 ‫Let's take a look at the question. 47 00:04:45,900 --> 00:04:49,950 ‫Many young people are travelling abroad to find work. 48 00:04:50,340 --> 00:04:56,180 ‫What are the advantages and disadvantages of leaving your country to find work? 49 00:04:57,180 --> 00:05:04,800 ‫As with all ties to questions, our three part introduction remains the same in your first supporting 50 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:05,370 ‫paragraph. 51 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:10,830 ‫You can give an advantage in your second supporting paragraph, you can give a disadvantage. 52 00:05:11,280 --> 00:05:18,620 ‫It's why our essay will be equal and balanced for the advantages and disadvantages in our conclusion. 53 00:05:18,630 --> 00:05:23,400 ‫You give your summary and it may be that you're asked to give your opinion. 54 00:05:23,730 --> 00:05:26,250 ‫Not all of these questions will do that. 55 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:33,510 ‫But if they do ask you your opinion, you could add two to three sentences in your final paragraph stating 56 00:05:33,510 --> 00:05:35,550 ‫how you feel about the statement. 57 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:45,820 ‫Next up, we have the discussion question where you have to discuss two different points of view and 58 00:05:45,820 --> 00:05:47,880 ‫then give your own opinion. 59 00:05:48,860 --> 00:05:56,090 ‫Here's the question, some people believe that the best way to reduce crime is to increase the length 60 00:05:56,090 --> 00:05:57,470 ‫of prison sentences. 61 00:05:58,340 --> 00:06:06,260 ‫Other people, however, believe there are better methods to reduce crime, discuss both views and give 62 00:06:06,260 --> 00:06:07,060 ‫your opinion. 63 00:06:08,130 --> 00:06:15,130 ‫And here's our structure in the first supporting paragraph, you can discuss Viewpoint one, and in 64 00:06:15,130 --> 00:06:21,210 ‫the second supporting paragraph you can discuss the other viewpoint given in the statement question 65 00:06:22,050 --> 00:06:25,400 ‫in the conclusion, summarize and give your opinion. 66 00:06:27,250 --> 00:06:31,210 ‫Our fourth question is called the problem and solution. 67 00:06:32,260 --> 00:06:38,080 ‫The Internet has transformed our society, but has also created new problems. 68 00:06:38,860 --> 00:06:46,780 ‫What are some serious problems associated with the Internet and what solutions can you suggest now? 69 00:06:46,780 --> 00:06:53,320 ‫You may be thinking, what if you are not an expert on the topic in the statement question, for example, 70 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:56,810 ‫in this question, what if you don't know a lot about the Internet? 71 00:06:57,460 --> 00:07:04,420 ‫Well, try to think logically and think of some solutions that you could suggest that might help fix 72 00:07:04,420 --> 00:07:05,140 ‫problems. 73 00:07:06,070 --> 00:07:07,990 ‫Here is our four step structure. 74 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:15,720 ‫So much like the other question tonight, the introduction and conclusion remain pretty much the same. 75 00:07:16,310 --> 00:07:22,470 ‫Our first supporting paragraph is where we can discuss all of the problems associated with the statement. 76 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:30,030 ‫And our second supporting paragraph is all about our ideas on solutions to fix the problems. 77 00:07:32,850 --> 00:07:41,400 ‫Now onto number five, which is the two part question, some parents by their children, whatever they 78 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:44,620 ‫ask for, is this a good way to raise children? 79 00:07:45,390 --> 00:07:49,830 ‫What consequences might this have for the child as they grow older? 80 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:57,030 ‫Now, it's quite easy to see that there are two questions or two question marks in this question type. 81 00:07:57,510 --> 00:08:01,620 ‫So our structure has to change slightly to address this. 82 00:08:02,310 --> 00:08:03,570 ‫Let's see the structure now. 83 00:08:04,830 --> 00:08:11,040 ‫Of course, the three part introduction remains the same, our first supporting paragraph is for question 84 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:14,670 ‫one and our second supporting paragraph is for question two. 85 00:08:15,150 --> 00:08:19,470 ‫And in our conclusion, which summarize and don't give an opinion. 86 00:08:20,700 --> 00:08:28,470 ‫So that's all for the five question times on Eilts writing test two, I hope you made some notes, because 87 00:08:28,470 --> 00:08:31,110 ‫now we're going to move on to a short quiz. 88 00:08:32,830 --> 00:08:40,420 ‫Here are your five question times, I will show you three questions and you need to pause the video 89 00:08:40,420 --> 00:08:43,780 ‫and decide what question type I am showing you. 90 00:08:44,870 --> 00:08:46,070 ‫Question number one. 91 00:08:47,420 --> 00:08:53,290 ‫Overpopulation in many urban areas is becoming a major issue worldwide. 92 00:08:53,990 --> 00:09:01,700 ‫What are the causes of this and how could the situation be improved or is the video now and decide which 93 00:09:01,700 --> 00:09:03,470 ‫question type this is? 94 00:09:06,770 --> 00:09:13,010 ‫This question is, in fact, a problem and solution Question time, so well done if you've got that 95 00:09:13,010 --> 00:09:13,490 ‫right. 96 00:09:14,210 --> 00:09:22,040 ‫Next up for question number two, scientists and technology experts appear to be more valued by modern 97 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:24,670 ‫society than musicians and artists. 98 00:09:25,220 --> 00:09:27,280 ‫To what extent do you agree? 99 00:09:27,980 --> 00:09:29,090 ‫Pause the video now. 100 00:09:32,620 --> 00:09:36,920 ‫OK, that video is, in fact, and agree or disagree question. 101 00:09:37,690 --> 00:09:39,730 ‫And now for question number three. 102 00:09:40,740 --> 00:09:48,280 ‫Some people believe that exercise is the key to a healthy life, while others feel diet is more important. 103 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:51,890 ‫Discuss both sides and give your opinion. 104 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:59,110 ‫That was maybe a little easier to work out than it was, in fact, a discussion question. 105 00:10:01,410 --> 00:10:09,120 ‫That brings us to the end of our first video in Section three, all about Eilts writing task to quickly 106 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:10,890 ‫review your lesson notes. 107 00:10:10,890 --> 00:10:14,430 ‫And if you feel ready, I will see you in the next lesson.