Read the model essay. Match the underlined words in the text with the functions(1-6)

Money can buy happiness. Discuss In most parts of the developed world, people are better off financially today than they were fifty years ago. But are they happier? Has more affluence led to more contentment? This is the question we need to answer. It is hard to deny that money is necessary in today’s world. It is very difficult to be happy if you do not have enough money for essential things like food and clothing. For the poorest people in our society, more money would certainly improve their lives. To that extent, it’s true that money can buy happiness for some individuals. Even people who are not particularly poor, but are not rich either, often have concerns about money. It seems clear that extra money would remove these worries and the distress that they cause. On the other hand, money is not the main source of happiness for most people. They regard personal relationships as more important. For example, if you are feeling miserable about a friendship that has ended, money is irrelevant. What is more, if money really could buy happiness, the rich would be the happiest people in the world. Judging by the stories about them in magazines and on TV, they do not appear to be. To sum up,I would say that money can improve the condition of people who do not have enough cash to live comfortably. However, money alone is not enough to bring happiness; you also need good relationships.

Functions:

1. making a contrast (two phrases)

2. summing up

3. giving an example

4. presenting one side of the argument

5. giving a personal opinion

6. opening an essay

4. Read the Writing tip again and the opening paragraph of the essay. In which of the two ways does the writer start the essay?

A a general statement about the topic

B a brief introduction to both sides of the argument

OUTLINE: FOR AND AGAINST ESSAY

Paragraph 1
Introduction	Introduce the topic. Show that you understand the title of the essay and what it needs to cover
Paragraph 2-3(4)	Give some arguments for the topic, with examples
Paragraph 4(5)	Give arguments against, with examples
Paragraph 5(6) Conclusion	Sum up and give your own opinion

5. You are going to write an essay entitled: “Money is the root of all evil. Discuss”. Make notes for the introduction. Use these ideas to help you, or think of your own

We can’t live without money. Fair to blame money for all evil? One of many causes? It’s a very old saying?

Think of points that you could include, and write at least three under each of these headings

PROS	CONS
Money makes people commit crime

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