QA

Writing an essay 2 - No 18

No 18

Essay No 2:  "Modern (future) ICT trends" 




1. The Structure of an Essay

           Your essay should start with an introductory paragraph. There are actually many different ways to begin an essay; therefore, the format of the introductory paragraph is flexible. Often, essays begin with a general introductory statement. This statement could be an anecdote, description, striking statistic, a fact that will lead to your thesis, etc. Beginning this way, you will use the first few sentences to prepare, or "lay the groundwork" for your thesis, and use the last sentence of the first paragraph to present your thesis. However, your thesis statement can be anywhere in your introduction. In a longer essay, you can even wait to present your thesis until the second paragraph or later. Also for a longer essay, you should begin to introduce a few supporting ideas in the first couple of paragraphs. These supporting ideas should be the topics that you will discuss in full in your body paragraphs. For a short essay, presenting supporting ideas during the introduction is optional.

         Your second paragraph generally begins the body of the paper. (For a longer paper, the body of the paper may not begin until the third paragraph or later). This paragraph should begin with a topic sentence that introduces the first supporting idea (the support for your thesis). You should use the middle of the paragraph to discuss your support, give examples, and analyze the significance of these examples. Your last sentence of the body paragraph could be used to draw a conclusion for that supporting idea, or to transition into the next paragraph.

          Your next two body paragraphs should follow the same format as your first body paragraph. They should each have a separate topic sentence and supporting ideas, but the three paragraphs should work together to prove your thesis. If you are writing a longer paper, you will have more than three body paragraphs, but they should all follow this format.

       The form of your conclusion, like your introduction, is flexible. One good way to conclude a paper is to begin the last paragraph with a statement that reflects on what has been stated and proved, without repeating it exactly. Then you should briefly restate your key points to gently remind the reader how well you proved your thesis. Your conclusion should end with a statement or idea that leaves a strong impression and provokes further thought.

2. The essay

          To define the essay briefly, one can say that it is a piece of writing usually short (3 to 10 pages), written in prose, and that may be on any subject. The essay is generally based on other people's statements. In the essay you can include your personal opinion, and some examples to illustrate your point of view. It is written about one topic, just as a paragraph is. However, the topic of an essay is too long and too complex to discuss it in one paragraph. Therefore, you must divide the topic into several paragraphs, one for each major point. In general, essays have three basic parts: introduction, body and conclusion.

1. The Introduction

It is the first section of your essay. This makes it extremely important, because first impressions are often lasting ones. It consists of two parts: a few general statements about your subject to attract your reader's attention, and a thesis statement, that states the specific subdivisions of your topic and/or the "plan" of your paper. The introduction then, begins with remarks to interest people. As it progresses, it should present general ideas or facts to orient the reader. Then, it will narrow its focus, and move from general to specific facts smoothly and logically.

2. The body Paragraphs

They are the longest section of you essay. In a short essay there are usually three body paragraphs, each one considering in detail one aspect of the essay's controlling idea. This is called a three-point essay. At the beginning of each of your support paragraphs, there is a topic sentence that tells what the rest of your text is going to be about. This sentence should direct your readers back to the controlling idea and indicate which aspect of it you are going to discuss. Once you present your topic, you need details and facts to support it. It is not enough to state your position; your reader needs to be convinced that your point of view is valid an accurate. There is not any rule that determines how long a body paragraph should be. The more relevant detail you can bring in to support each of your topic sentence, the clearer your points will be.

3. The Conclusion

The ideas in this part must be consistent with the rest of your essay. In it, you should restate the controlling idea. This restatement is usually more effective when it is located at the beginning of the conclusion. It reminds your public about the major points you were trying to make, and it indicates your essay is about to end. Many writers like to end their conclusion with a final emphatic sentence. This strong closing statement will make your readers think about the implications of what you wrote. You do not introduce your points in your conclusion.

QA 7 - No 16

No 16

Answer the questions

p74 - 3 (1 question)

p74 - 4 (1 question)

p74 - 5 (1 question)

p74 - 6 (1 question)

p75 - 2 (4 questions)

p75 - 1 (2 questions)

p75 - 4 (1 question)

p78 - 1 (3 questions)

p78 - 3 (3 questions)

p80 - 2 (1 question)

p80 - 3 (1 question)

p83 - 5 (1 question)

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Total 20Q x 2 sentences = 40 

235-245 words

(1 sentence x 6 words)

QA 6 - No 15

No 15

Answer the questions

p62 - 3 (4 questions)

p64 - 1 (3 questions)

p65 - 4 (2 questions)

p65 - 5 (1 question)

p67 - 3 (3 questions)

p68 - 1 (5 questions)

p72 - 3 (3 questions)

_________________

Total 21Q  = 220-250 words

QA 5 - No 14

No 14 

Answer the questions

p48 - 1  (2 questions)

p49 - 1  (1 questions)

p50 - 1  (4 questions)

p52 - 1  (1 questions)

p54 - 1  (1 questions)

p55 - 4B(1 questions)

p57 - 1  (3 questions)

p57 - 4  (1 questions)

_________________

Total 14Q = 235-245 words
(Units 9-11)

My students wrote essays (test 1)

 

QA 4

No 13

Answer the questions

p 36 = 1 (2 questions)

p 38 = 1 (2 questions)

p 40 = 1 (2 questions)

p 42 = 1 (2 questions)

p 44 = 1 (2 questions)

p 46 = 1 (2 questions)

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Total 12Q x 4 = 48 sentences

(235-255 words)

QA 3

No 12

Answer the questions in your own words:

p 24 = 1 (2 questions)

p 26 = 1 (2 questions)

p 28 = 1 (2 questions)

p 30 = 3 (3 questions)

p 31 = 3 (3 questions)

p 34 = 1 (4 questions)

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Total 16Q X 3 = 48  sentences

(235-245 words)

Class (QA2 - HW No 7 )

No 7

 QA 2

p10-1; p12-1; p20-1; p22-1; 

(U1B-U3)  

 

Writing an essay

No 2

4. Reading exercise 4  (page 8) = First essay about one invention 
* deadline (duusah hugatsaa) - 2016.09.09
* 220-250 words - ugiin too!
* 5 paragraphs  - STRUCTURE  1. Problem; 2.Solution ....5

Translating into English

HW

Энэ видеог үзээд ойлгосноо англиар бичиж ( ойлгосноо англиар ярихад бэлдэж) ирнэ үү:  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbNHCn2gHQ4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxwsBSoenqs

Essay II ; III - 12/III

ESSAY 3  - "What is a good website? How to develop a good website?" 
   220-250 words / 5 paragraphs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKk3WVKc8Sw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzdA66d6xDs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxzIq6SrH1o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIOONzSike0 


ESSAY 2  - "What is a network? How networks work" 
   220-250 words / 5 paragraphs


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWTJKcg7Pj8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ofjsh_E4HFY


Write naturally!

Essay I - 20/II

ESSAY 1  - "What is a computer?" 
   220-250 words / 5 paragraphs

What is computing?  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGnkqkeCkvU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDKfQ5qR8qA 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DPM0p7ZqM4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okBNHcT-tZU

What is ICT?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNi1bMcNuuY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb5UtKu7nto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-hu6lMemB0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbxbNKsZ9gQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXyCECMxhOs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nyqc79oalKE

Write naturally!

Team work - What is ICT ?

QA76-90

QA76. How do people keep their computers safe?
QA77. Why would a company worry about security?
QA78. What anti-virus software do you know?  
QA79. What problems can there be with anti-virus software?
QA80. How can installing new software be difficult?
QA81. How can a business benefit from online services?
QA82. How can technology benefit doctors an hospitals? 
QA83. What kind of medical technology do you know about?
QA84. How can people get involved in web design?
QA85. How do you know that you can trust a website with personal information?
QA86. What businesses need a system administrator?
QA87. What kind of problems can a system administrator fix?
QA88. What is programming used for?
QA89.  How can a person prepare for a career in programming? 
QA90. What is ICT in your StudEnT life? 

QA61-75

QA61. What is an  operating system ?   Why do people prefer one operating system  over another? How might one operating system benefit a company more than another?
QA62. How is Linux different from other operating system?
QA63. Why would a business use Linux?
QA64. What makes a business's website look  professional?
QA65. How can companies use a website to communicate with clients and employees?
QA66. Why is online advertising popular?
QA67. How often do you click on online advertisement?
QA68. Why do companies use automation?
QA69.  How has automation advanced recently?
QA70. What are the benefits of telecommuting?
QA71. What are the challenges of telecommuting, for workers and management?  

QA72. How do computer viruses impact businesses?
QA73. What should people do when their computers are infected ?
QA74. How does identity theft affect businesses?
QA75. What forms of identity thefts do you know? 

QA51-60: Write naturally!

QA51. Why is online banking useful?
QA52. What are the risks of online banking? 
QA53. What kind of files can people research online?
QA54. How can IT combine  business and education?
QA55. What can people use robots for? 
QA56. How do robots change business?
QA57. Why do people buy ebooks?
QA58. How will electronic publishing change the publishing businesses?
QA59. Do you think robots will ever think like humans?
QA60. Will artificial intelligence help or hurt business? Why?

Writing - Group work

QA41-50: Write naturally!

QA41. What do you use an MP3 player for?
QA42. What does an MP3 player freeze mean?
QA43. How have smart phones changed our lifestyle?
QA44. What kind of features do smart phones have?
QA45. How many ways can businesses communicate with each other?
QA46. What are the benefits of different kinds of electronic communication?
QA47. How can social network sites help us?
QA48.Why do people use social networking and gaming sites?
QA49.Why do people use GPS?
QA50. What businesses can use GPS?