3. OPINION ESSAY. BODY

✅ Exercise 1: Technology and Education

Do you think technology improves learning?

Firstly – online resources – for example – improves – concentration – students

1______________, technology play / plays an important role in modern education. It provides / provide access to 2____________ that help 3____________ learn / to learn / learning more independently. 4____________, many students use educational apps to revise at home. This 5____________ their understanding and increases / increase their 6____________ in class.

✔ Firstly – plays – provides – online resources – students – learn – For example – improves – increases – concentration

✅ Exercise 2: Social Media and Teenagers

Do you think social media affects teenagers negatively?

Secondly – self-esteem – for instance – causes – unrealistic – images

1______________, social media can have a negative impact on teenagers’ mental health. Many platforms shows / show 2____________ lifestyles and edited 3____________. 4____________, young people may compare themselves with influencers, that / which 5____________ stress and lower / lowers their 6____________.

✔ Secondly – show – unrealistic – images – For instance – which – causes – lowers – self-esteem

✅ Exercise 3: Healthy Lifestyle

Do you think schools should teach healthy habits?

One important reason – balanced diet – such as – will prevent – illnesses – students

1______________ why schools should teach healthy habits is that they help 2____________ stay / to stay / staying fit. Learn / Learning about exercise and a 3____________ encourage / encourages good routines. Eat / Eating healthy food, 4____________ fruit and vegetables, 5____________ many 6____________ in the future.

✔ One important reason – students – stay – Learning – balanced diet – encourages – Eating – such as – will prevent – illnesses

✅ Exercise 4: Public Transport and the Environment

Do you think people should use public transport more often?

Moreover – reduces – pollution – for example – traffic – saves

1______________, using public transport have / has many environmental benefits. It 2____________ air 3____________ and decreases road 4____________. 5____________, buses and trains can carry many passengers at the same time, that / which 6____________ energy and space.

✔ Moreover – has – reduces – pollution – traffic – For example – which – saves

✅ Exercise 5: Part-time Jobs for Teenagers

Do you think teenagers should have part-time jobs?

responsibility – advantage – for instance – experience – develops – confidence

1 Another / other ______________ of having a part-time job is that it teach / teaches young people valuable skills. They gain work 2____________ and learn to manage their time. 3____________, work / working in a shop help / helps teenagers communicate with customers. This 4____________ their 5____________ and increases their 6____________.

✔ Another advantage – teaches – experience – For instance – working – helps – develops – responsibility – confidence