Topics with sample answers

  
STRUCTURE OF AN ESSAY   
You were given an advantages/disadvantages essay and you have to decide whether the 
advantages outweigh the disadvantages.   
  
Once you are clear about the advantages and disadvantages, you can start planning your essay 
and then writing it.  
  
Introduction  
  
● Your introduction paragraph should paraphrase your question. Use synonyms for the words 
used in the question.  
  
For example, The increasing demand for oil and gas has made it necessary to look for these 
sources of energy in remote and untouched natural places. Some people think the advantages of 
locating oil and gas in these places outweigh the disadvantages of damaging these places.