Comment on the following statement:

What is your opinion? Do you agree with this statement?
Write 200-250 words.
Use the following plan:
—   make an opening statement on the subject of the project work;
—   select and report 2–3 main features;
—   make 1–2 comparisons where relevant;
—   outline a problem that can arise with the insufficient physical activity in adolescents and suggest the way of solving it;
—   draw a conclusion giving your personal opinion on reading in teenagers’ lives.

1

make an opening statement on the subject of the project work;

1. (Topic sentence, предложение, вводящее в тему)

2. Цель проекта + перефраз

It goes without saying that reading is an extremely important part of a student’s education. It provides them with opportunities to enhance their IQ as well as have a lot of fun. The current project focuses on the types of books teenagers tend to read nowadays.

2

select and report 2–3 main features;

1. Утверждение по теме

2. Комментарий на первую диаграмму

3. Комментарий на диаграмму.

The information provided in this table is about reading topics that teenagers read. As it is evident from the pie chart the majority of adolescents, accounting for more than a half, read adventure stories. The next popular activities are reading detectives and sport stories. The figures are 55.3% and 49.2% respectively. The table plainly indicates that few teenagers read animal stories and romance. The former accounts for 27.2 % and the latter stands at 17.6%.

3

make 1–2 comparisons where relevant;

1. Сравните крайние величины

2. Сравните близкие величины

In comparing the data given in the table, it becomes obvious that almost three times more (сравнительная конструкция) teenagers read adventure stories than romance. A significant different number of teenagers, with a difference of 22 %, read sport stories and animal stories.

4

outline a problem that can arise with the insufficient physical activity in adolescents and suggest the way of solving it;

1. Вводная фраза

2. Обозначьте проблему

3. Обоснуйте проблему

4. Приведите решение

The table clearly illustrates that adolescents mostly read adventure and detective stores. A lack of historical books might cause some problems. One of them is historical illiteracy (проблема). It is a serious problem since people who do not know their history cannot be considered cultured. They easily get influenced by harmful ideas of modern subcultures and can ruin their lives quickly. One of the probable solutions to this problem is organizing hobby groups for learning about the world and Russian history (решение проблемы). Thus, free admission and a sufficient range of historical books will improve this situation. (возможный эффект)

5

draw a conclusion giving your personal opinion on reading in teenagers’ lives.

To sum up, adventure and detective reading is a priority with teens. In my personal opinion, reading should play a significant role in humans’ lives. Such reading improves a person’s IQ and analytical abilities, protecting them from possible mistakes that modern teens tend to make. (дать пояснение, почему я так думаю)