Essay Writing

You have listened to a radio discussion programme about facilities which should receive money from local authorities. You have made the notes below:

Which facilities should receive money from local authorities?

- museums

- sports centres

- public gardens

Some opinions expressed in the discussion:

•“Museums aren’t popular with everybody!”

•“Sports centres mean healthier people.”

•“A town needs green spaces – parks are great for everybody.”

Write an essay discussing two of the facilities in your notes. You should explain

which facility it is more important for local authorities to give money to,

giving reasons in support of your answer. You may, if you wish, make use of

the opinions expressed in the discussion, but you should use your own words as

far as possible.

•Accessibility

•Opportunities

•Flourishing

•Communities

•Problematic situations

•Anti-social behaviour

•To broaden horizons

•Cultural institutions

•Tourism opportunities

•Economic stability

•Relaxation

•Availability

•Facilities

•Green spaces

•Pros and cons

•To finance

•Taxpayers´ money


Money Vocabulary

to finance
to spend money ON something
To invest money IN
Financial (adj)
a profit
budget cuts
governmental spending

Evaluating ideas

•I think it is true that

•It could be argued that

•It is questionable whether

•I totally agree with the point that

•In no way can I agree that

•Surely it is completely unacceptable that

•It suggests that

•The idea is presented that

•I believe that

•I am convinced that

•Nowadays

•Therefore

•Furthermore

Persuading

I would urge you to consider that

I am sure you will agree that

Surely you must gree that

I would urge you very strongly to

When you hear the arguments, I am sure you will agree that

Summarising

All in all, I think that

To sum up, I believe that

In conclusion, the facts suggests that…

All things considered, it seems that

Finally, It is clear that

In summary, it has struck me as being

Therefore, I would have no hesitation in recommending…