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Exercises argumentative writing

Last modified by martinawagner on 2025/11/24 10:52

Find the words in the jumble. Then add the verb to its definition. Be careful, there are two distractors.

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Express a well-founded opinion on sth., considering arguments for both sides of an issue, backing up one’s argumentation with evidence
and examples 		_ _ _ C _ _ _
Express a well-founded opinion on sth., backing up one’s argumentation with evidence and examples and possibly considering counter-
arguments 		_ _ _ M _ _ _ (_ _ )
Express a well-founded opinion on the relative value, quality or significance of sth.,i.e. on the extent to which sth. is effective/true/etc.,
backing up one’s argumentation with evidence and examples 		 _ V _ _ _ _ _ _  
Express a well-founded opinion on the relative value, quality or significance of sth., i.e. on the extent to which sth. is effective/true/etc.,
backing up one’s argumentation with evidence and examples 		_ _ _ E _ _ 
Explain similarities and differences and give evidence from the text,
relating the content to relevantaspects of language and form		_ _ _ P _ _ _ 
   
Source   AG Englisch

Step 1: Write a complete argumentative text on the following task. Find at least two arguments for each side. 



 “Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of mobile phones in school."

Step 2: Complete the following tasks so that you know what to include in an argumentative text.


  1. Go through the introduction. Highlight the hook and the transition to the main body in green.
  2. In the main body find in each paragraph the topic sentence (red), the explanation (orange),
    the evidence/example (yellow) and the concluding sentence (pink) and highlight them accordingly.
  3. In the conclusion, highlight the summary (blue) as well as the outlook/solution (purple).
  4. Write down all the connectors that were used.
  5. Find expressions of impersonal language.

Step 3: Work with the two texts.

  1. Do the same tasks with your own text.

  2. Compare your text with the sample solution. What is different? Is there anything you could improve?

  3. Now rewrite your text and include the improvements.
Source   AG Englisch