Write a persuasive essay to agree or disagree with the author of the article “Pocket money and earning money. Tips for parents” following the recommendations below. Write 150-180 words. You should: ● start your essay with the introduction; ● express your opinion; ● give supporting examples for ideas; ● write the concluding part of the paragraph; ● use topic related vocabulary accurately; ● write grammatically correct sentences. You may use: 1. opinions, preferences I think..., In my opinion..., I'd like to..., I'd rather..., I'd prefer..., The way I see it..., As far as I'm concerned..., I suppose..., I suspect that..., I'm pretty sure that..., It is fairly certain that..., I'm convinced that..., I honestly feel that, I strongly believe that..., Without a doubt... 2. disagreeing I don't think that..., Don't you think it would be better..., I don't agree, I'd prefer..., Shouldn't we consider..., But what about..., I'm afraid I don't agree..., Frankly, I doubt if..., Let's face it, The truth of the matter is..., The problem with your point of view is that... 3. giving reasons and offering explanations To start with, The reason why..., That's why..., For this reason..., That's the reason why..., Many people think, Considering..., Allowing for the fact that..., When you consider that... Descriptor starts the essay with the introduction; expresses own opinion; gives supporting examples for ideas; writes the concluding part of the paragraph; uses topic related vocabulary accurately; writes grammatically correct sentences.

My uncle is an engineer. He's very busy. His work day starts in the morning. He gets up at seven o'clock. He washes, dresses and has breakfast. After breakfast, he goes to work. He works at the Institute. He loves his job. He is married. His wife is a doctor. She works in a hospital. In the evening, she studies French. She visits the French language courses. My uncle doesn't speak French. He speaks Russian and German. He learns English. In the evening, he visits English language courses. The son of my uncle is a pupil. He goes to school. At school, he studies English.

1. the trip by sea was very tiring.

2. are you happy with your trip to the caucasus?

3. in summer, many people travel on saturdays and sundays.

own car.

4. a group of artists returned from a trip abroad.

5. during his trip to bulgaria, my father met with a very

interesting person.

6. since childhood, sasha dreamed of traveling to distant lands. and now he

going on a trip to africa.

7. the guys from our club are busy preparing a hike in the mountains.

8. my brother spent two weeks on the trip, changing from train to car, with

cars on the plane.

9. as before, people went around the world on such small

ships?

2.17 translate proposals from russian to english:

more and more people nowadays travel. upon

there are many reasons. someone is going on a business trip, someone to meet with

relatives and friends, but most people hit the road,

to see the world.

tourists and travelers choose different types of transport that

it depends not only on their preferences, but also on the "destination". they

travel by train and bus, by car, by plane, and on foot.

why? what for? in the age of jet aircraft and high-speed

trains? !

2.16 translate the proposals from russian to english:

1. the trip by sea was very tiring.

2. are you happy with your trip to the caucasus?

3. in summer, many people travel on saturdays and sundays.

own car.

4. a group of artists returned from a trip abroad.

5. during his trip to bulgaria, my father met with a very

interesting person.

6. since childhood, sasha dreamed of traveling to distant lands. and now he

going on a trip to africa.

7. the guys from our club are busy preparing a hike in the mountains.

8. my brother spent two weeks on the trip, changing from train to car, with

cars on the plane.

9. as before, people went around the world on such small

ships?

2.17 translate proposals from russian to english:

more and more people nowadays travel. upon

there are many reasons. someone is going on a business trip, someone to meet with

relatives and friends, but most people hit the road,

to see the world.

tourists and travelers choose different types of transport that

it depends not only on their preferences, but also on the "destination". they

travel by train and bus, by car, by plane, and on foot.

why? what for? in the age of jet aircraft and high-speed

trains? !

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