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STRUCTURE OF AN ESSAY  
You are asked an advantages/disadvantages essay and told to outweigh the options. This 
precisely means that you have to give your opinion on the question after you explain the 
advantages and disadvantages.  
Remember to jot down all the points (advantages & disadvantages) before you begin the essay. 
Have an opinion about it before you start writing.  
  
Introduction  
● Your introduction paragraph should paraphrase your question. Use synonyms for the words 
used in the question.  
  
o The out-migration from small towns and remote villages is increasing, in this case, 
young people’s most productive years are being spent in cities instead of 
contributing to the developing countryside.