Wring Topic
Consider the following statement. The mass media (television,
magazines, newspapers, and so on) concentrate too much on the private lives of
famous people. Do you agree or disagree with this idea?
☆Let’s think:
What does the
expression “too much” mean? When do we say it? We say, “Too much!” when
something is over the necessary or acceptable amount, when something is
violating some rule, or when something is giving us or someone else pain.
☆Hints for Points
Agree:
1.
Most celebrity reports are illegal.
A person’s privacy is protected by law unless hiding it is seriously against
public interests. Then publicizing a famous person’s private information that
has nothing to do with public interests is illegal.
2.
Celebrity journalism is doing harm
to innocent people. Some became mentally or physically ill, others died. It is
clear that media coverage about famous people has gone too far.
3.
Mass media are corporations and
focus too much on unnecessary topics for profits. Media pursue higher ratings
and for that purpose they will do anything. They produce demand. They try to
sell unnecessary information, gossip.
Disagree:
1.
Media just supply information to
meet the demand. They provide gossip because there are audience and readers.
Therefore, it is the consumers that are to blame.
2.
Freedom of press should be
protected by any means. It provides important information that we should know
which is often hidden from the public.
3.
Gossiping is part of age-old daily
activities of humankind. Media are just doing to celebrities what we are always
doing to others in our daily lives.
☆Essay for
ideas and expressions
Writing
for TOEFL iBT, Barrons # 28
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☆Making the structure of your
essay
Now
let’s make the structure of your essay. Write down key words and expressions
for the introduction, each paragraph of the body, and the conclusion. Making
the structure first and then developing each part will make it easy to finish your
essay in time.
Introduction
Agree/Disagree
Reasons: 1) 2) 3)
|
Body
About Reason 1)
e.g.
|
About Reason 2)
e.g.
|
About Reason 3)
e.g.
|
Conclusion
Note: What you write in the
introduction and the conclusion are the same but usually worded differently. Supporting
details of each reason are provided in each paragraph of the body.
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