Listen and write down what you hear.

Tourism brings many benefits to a country; however, there

are also some negative impacts. Discuss both sides of the
argument.

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Your brainstorm
Things to think about:
What is the topic?
Can you think of anything that is interesting about this topic? For example:
Facts?
Statistics?
Is there anything shocking about it?
Any quotations?
Is there anything that angers you?
Do you have any personal experience with this topic?
Use your RJ to help you!!

This is called the hook. It will be the first sentence of your

introduction and form part of your background information.
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The hook:
Examples:
In 2012, Vietnam received 6.8 million international tourists, which was almost
double the number in 2000.
Over $9 billion was generated in 2013 as a result of tourism.

If you cant remember the statistics:

In the past few years, Vietnams tourism sector has increased significantly
and now accounts for a huge proportion of the economy.

You now need to lead into your thesis statement.

For this, you need to think about what your thesis is. Is the essay
argumentative or discursive?
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Leading to the thesis

This will be a discursive essay, so my thesis will be

This essay will discuss the benefits and the negative effects of tourism.
How can I lead to my thesis from the hook?
In the past few years, Vietnams tourism sector has increased significantly and
now accounts for a huge proportion of the economy.
You could use:
Although + topic + X, pronoun + Y
Although tourism has many benefits, it could also be detrimental to the local
population.
Despite + gerund + X, topic + Y

why have I used a

modal verb here?

Despite having many negative effects on the local population, tourism is also
very beneficial to a countrys economy.

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So my introduction will be:

The hook + link to the thesis + thesis:

In the past few years, Vietnams tourism sector has

increased significantly and now accounts for a huge
proportion of the economy. Despite having many negative
effects on the local population, tourism is also very
beneficial to a countrys economy. This essay will discuss
both sides of this issue.

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Practice

In your groups, write an introduction for one of

these topics.
1. Nurture makes more of a difference to gender
identity than nature.
2. Children should not be allowed to eat fast food.
3. Children should help out with housework.

You can use your RJ to help you!

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