ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTIAGES

First of all, let´s look the lay out. No indention (SIN SANGRIA) and just 4 paragraph.

A_______________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

B_______________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________

C_______________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________

D_______________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________

A INTRODUCTION

In an advantage and disadvantage essay there is always a question so

1_paraphrase the question (rewrite the question in your own words)

Ex: write an essay on the following topic. What are the advantages and disadvantages of team
project at school?

Team work is becoming more and more popular at school nowadays.

2_Outlines what the essay will discuss Then your next sentence should introduce the essay, this
will tell the examiner exactly what you will discuss in the main body paragraphs.

For example, Firstly this essay will discuss......... Secondly this essay will discuss......

Some students believe that ……..while others students disagree.

Pros and cons/ good and bad aspects / benefits and drawbacks

B MAIN BODY PARAGRAPH 1

In this paragraph, you should describe the main advantage.

Start the paragraph by introducing the main advantage. This is where you need to have a topic
sentence (main idea). The next sentence(s) should explain, going into detail(supporting idea). The
third sentence should give an example that supports the advantage.
The example you give could be something from your own experience or made up - it is ok to make
up something as the examiners will not fact check your information. They want to see your ability
to use English at a certain level. You could make up an example from a report, journal, newspaper
or University study.

This is how the paragraph should look >>

 Introduce the advantage (topic sentence)

 Explain/give detail

 Example

o Sentence 1 - state 2 main advantages:

The two main advantages of developed tourism industry are boost in country’s
economy and a large number of new job openings for the local people.

o Sentences 2-4 - explain the first advantage + give an example (if possible):

Firstly, tourists spend money on a wide range of services, including hotels,

amusements, transportation, food and medical services. This way, tourism yields an
additional income, greatly supporting the countries’ economies.

o Sentences 5-7 - explain the second advantage + give an example (if possible):

Secondly, tourism increases the level of employment by bringing new jobs. For
instance, the influx of tourists results in a larger demand in restaurant workers, tour
guides, hotel staff and employees of retail services, exhorting business owners to
hire more people for these positions.

what you say when giving an example

for example used when giving an example of the kind of thing that you have just
mentioned:

• People watch huge amounts of television. In the United States, for example, many
children spend more hours watching television than they do attending school.

• A lot of English words come from Latin. For example 'homicide' comes from the Latin
words 'homo' (=man) and 'cidium' (=killing).

for instance means the same as for example

• There is a great deal we can do to reduce the amount of pollution we produce. For
instance, we can use our cars less, and use public transport instead.

C MAIN BODY PARAGRAPH 2

In this paragraph, you should write about the main disadvantage.

 Start the paragraph by introducing the disadvantage. This is where you need to have a
topic sentence. The next sentence(s) should explain, going into detail. The third sentence
should give an example.

The example you give could be something from your own experience or made up
(inventado) This is how the paragraph should look >>

 Introduce the disadvantage (topic sentence)

 Explain/give detail

 Example

The second paragraph could start with a linking word wich shows contradiction such as However ,
Nevertheless, or if you started the advantages with Qn one hand, the disadvantages: Qn the other
hand

however/nevertheless conjunction used when saying something that seems very different or
surprising after your previous statement.

The town is a long way from the nearest big city. However, there is a good bus service.

• A series of studies 20 years ago suggested that there was a link between watching violent films
and violent behaviour. Nevertheless, the results remain highly controversial.

FOR EXAMPLE

Body paragraph 2 - disadvantages

o Sentence 1 - state 2 main disadvantages:

However, tourism also has some major disadvantages like destruction of popular tourist
destinations and development of illegal economic activities.

o Sentences 2-4 - explain the first disadvantage + give an example (if possible):

Ancient buildings, temples and monuments struggle to cope with a vast amount of visitor’s traffic
and get damaged. Also, the large number of tourists can cause environmental problems. For
instance, when places of interest are overcrowded, natural resources often become overexploited.

o Sentences 5-7 - explain the second disadvantage + give an example (if possible):

What’s more, tourism can create more serious situations where criminal issues are involved. The
presence of a considerable number of tourists with a lot of money to spend, and often carrying
valuables such as cameras and jewelry, increases the attraction for criminals and brings with it
activities like robbery and drug dealing.

D CONCLUSION

In the fourth paragraph, you write the conclusion giving a summary of your main points and say
what you think were most important pros and cons. You should not enter any new information or
ideas in this paragraph.
 o Sentences 1-2 - briefly restate the advantages and disadvantages

To conclude, although tourism has certain disadvantages like destructive effects and growth of
crime rate, it has an extremely positive impact on country’s economy and provides a large number
of new jobs for the local people.

o Sentence 2 - give your final opinion

I believe that these benefits of tourism outweigh its drawbacks.

In conclusion/ To sum up / On the whole / Taking everything into consideration ….i believe/ I
consider…..