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 teens listen to overexciting music and suggest the way of solving it;
—   draw a conclusion giving your personal opinion on the role of classical music 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 listening to music is an important part of adolescents’ life. It provides them with opportunities to relax properly and feel good. The current project focuses on what types of music adolescents prefer to listen to.

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 bar chart is about types of music that teens daily entertain themselves with. As it is evident from the chart the majority of them, accounting for more than four quarters, listen to pop music 95%. The next popular selections are rock and trance. The figures are 81% and 71% respectively. The chart plainly indicates that just a few people listen to classical music, only 15%. The bar chart shows that а small number of adolescents listen to jazz or electronic music. The former makes 9% and the latter stands at 4%.

3

make 1–2 comparisons where relevant;

1. Сравните крайние величины

2. Сравните близкие величины

Comparing the data given in the diagram, it becomes obvious that almost six times more young people listen to pop than classical music. Almost the same number of teenagers, with a difference of 10% enjoy listening to rock music or dance.

4

outline a problem that teens listen to overexciting music and suggest the way of solving it;

1. Вводная фраза

2. Обозначьте проблему

3. Обоснуйте проблему

4. Приведите решение

The chart clearly illustrates that people mostly listen to popular music that can overexcite listeners. Over-listening to such music might cause some problems. One of them is overexcitation of the nervous system.  It is a serious problem since overexcitement does not let a student focus properly on their learning proses. One of the probable solutions to the problem is to listen to classical music more because it has a pacifying effect. Thus, changing the type of music certainly calms down one’s mind and will increase academic performances. 

5

draw a conclusion giving your personal opinion on the role of classical music in teenagers’ lives.

To sum up, listening to music is a good way to relax. In my personal opinion, classical music plays a significant role in teenagers’ lives. Listening to classical music calms the body and soul, normalizes blood pressure and heartbeat. Also, it helps keep calm and be focused.