Exercise 3. Underline the stressed syllables. Practise reading the adverbs of degree.

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SPEAKING

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Before you start, look at the language below to help you.

On a piece of paper, write your essay plan. Use the ideas in the text above.

Use the essay plan below to help you.

WRITING

Exercise 2. You are going to write an essay about invasion of privacy by the press.

I. Celebrity scandals in the press: should they be banned?

Introduction: explain that some people think the reporting of celebrity scandals in the press should be banned. You may like to give an example of such a scandal.

Give your opinion and choose one or two reasons for this. Also, give arguments against your reasons.

Choose one or two more reasons and also give arguments against.

Conclusion: give your opinion again.

II. In my opinion, it is true to say …

Personally, I believe / don't believe that …

My feeling is (that) …

Having said that, it is important to remember that …

At the same time, I feel that …

Although some people feel …

Perhaps the most important point, however, is …

What is more, …

Another important consideration is that …

One of the main arguments against …is …

All things considered, it is fair to say that …

In conclusion, / On balance, I would say that …

absolutely amazingly especially extraordinarily extremely incredibly

particularly really remarkably terribly