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#Daily structures
- I am a strong advocate of this approach, and the benefits of it will be covered in this essay.
- Pushing infants to acquire this skill before they are ready could have repercussions(a bad effect).
-The importance of encouraging creativity and developing a child's imagination must be acknowledged(admit).

Structures taken from a Band 9 essay sample. Source:(https://www.ieltspodcast.com/writing-task-2/ielts-band-9-sample-essay-no-9/#1ec)

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#Daily structures
- Various solutions exist to mitigate ( reduce the effects) such drawbacks

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#QUESTIONTASK2
Today’s schools should teach their students how to survive financially in the world today. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.

You should write at least 250 words.
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#Daily structures
It can be argued that schools should impart skills( give skills) that would be applicable( practical) in everyday life.

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#Daily structures
Fitness exercises make substantial contribution to ( help, improve ) our health

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#Daily structure
to have a detrimental (damaging) effect on - have a negative effect on

With regard to sb/sth , ... .... = Turning to sb/sth,.... ...

to have the chance to do = can do

society as a whole is becoming increasingly disjointed and fragmented = people are getting separated

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#Academic writing
The claim is where you where you make your main point – it's a key part of academic argument. If there's no claim, there's no argument.

You need to support your claim with evidence. We are talking about opinions here, not facts – good evidence backs up the points you make.

Justification is where you explain why the evidence supports the claim – sometimes this can be left out if it's obvious or a widely held belief.

Claim, evidence and justification all combine to produce a clear argument.

Counter-arguments are important. If you include them in your writing it shows that you have considered more than one side of an argument.

Tell your reader your limitations. This doesn't mean that your writing is lower quality but actually helps the reader understand your context better.

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Arguing – in the academic sense

In academic writing, getting your point across is crucial. But you have to make sure the language you use isn't too informal – or even rude. Scroll down and try these activities to work on your language of argument.

A language of argument glossary

Let's start by looking at some key terms and concepts related to academic arguments.

claim
The claim is the point you are making. For example:

The use of 3D technology in the film Avatar transformed the way big-budget movies are made.

This is not a fact. Other people might have a different opinion. Therefore you need to support this claim with evidence.

justification
What about justification? It is the logical thinking that explains why the evidence supports the claim. It’s sometimes called the warrant. In many cases, the justification is not actually written down as part of the argument, as it an obvious assumption or widely held belief. The warrant here could be:

Because Avatar used 3D technology in a new, ambitious way and achieved great financial success, other big-budget movies copied this technique in the hope they would make more money. In this way, Avatar changed the film industry, and transformed audience expectations.

counter-arguments
Arguments can also include counter-arguments.

This is where you anticipate potential rejections of your argument.

Many other big-budget films after Avatar have not employed 3D. The James Bond movie, Spectre, made almost $900m in cinemas in 2015. Therefore, you don’t need to be 3D to be successful.

Avatar did not invent the 3D film. The first commercially released 3D film was The Power of Love, produced in 1922.

evidence
The evidence is the data or information you use to support your claim.

Avatar used 3D technology in a more ambitious way than ever before.
Avatar earned $2.8bn in cinemas around the world, more than any other movie in history.
After Avatar, the number of big-budget feature films using 3D technology increased dramatically (Motion Picture Association of America, 2017).
Six out of the ten most popular films shown in the UK in 2016 were available in 3D.

These pieces of evidence may be drawn from many different sources. When including the work of others, you need to reference it.

limitations
In certain kinds of academic papers, it’s important to include what we call limitations. If you are reporting and analysing the results of a survey, for example, you need to talk about the weakest areas of your study. This could be related to the methodology or sample size, for instance:

This study was limited by the small sample size…

Link:https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/go-the-distance/unit-3/session-4

BBC Learning English

BBC Learning English - Course: Go The Distance / Unit 3 / Session 4 / Activity 1

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I am a strong ..... of the idea that

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