So the first of the four common approaches that you might be asked to take in the aisles writing desk
is the two sided discussion essay.
So the kinds of topics that come up in its writing tests and Task two, anyway are often open to debates
or topics like education, the environment, technology and so on.
In a two sided discussion essay, you examined the topic by considering two sides, two sides to a debate
on a topic like one of these.
And these sides might be two different views on the topic, so you might have one group of people saying,
we think.
This and another group of people saying, we think this so two different views, so you might be asked
to discuss two different views on one of those topics or the advantages and disadvantages of something
such as the advantages and disadvantages of a development or of a situation or a trend.
Or you might be asked to discuss the positives and negatives of something.
So all of these are two sides.
Two ways you can look at a particular topic and that in some essays, you may be asked to conclude your
essay by presenting your own view on the issue.
So, for example, which of the two views do you favor, or do you think there are more advantages than
disadvantages or more positives or more negatives?
It depends on the question you get.
They sometimes ask you for your own view.
Sometimes they don't.
So common questions that ask you to discuss two sides include.
Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
So in this question, you are always asked to give your opinion.
You might be asked what are the advantages and disadvantages of this situation or do the advantages
outweigh the disadvantages?
Or does this development or does this situation have more advantages or more disadvantages?
Well, you might be asked, what are the positives and negatives of something of this development?
So what we're going to do in this video is look at these questions in more detail, starting with the.
Discuss both views.
Question or instruction.
It's really an instruction, but I'll call it a question or rather to give it its forwarding.
Discuss both views and give your own opinion because this is always part of the instruction here.
So with this particular essay question, you are presented with two different views on a topic.
These aren't necessarily completely opposing views, they're just different ones on the same topic.
So, for example, in this question.
Some people say history is one of the most important school subjects, other people think that in today's
world, subjects like science and technology were more important than history.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinions.
So here were the two groups of people.
So some people say that history is one of the most important school subjects.
But other people think that in today's world, subjects like science and technology are more important
than history.
So we previously looked at this question.
Your task is to discuss both of these two views.
That's your task to discuss both of these two views.
That means that you need to consider these two views in an objective way, in an objective way.
In other words, you need to ask yourself, what are the reasons for this view?
Why do these people think this?
Why do some people think that history is one of the most important school subjects?
Well, I can think of a couple of reasons.
Well, it's it's important to understand the past, I think so that we don't repeat the mistakes of
the past.
And it's also a great way of developing your literacy skills because there's an awful lot of reading
that's involved in the study of history.
And then you need to do the same for the second view.
So what are the reasons for this view?
Why do they think this?
Why do some people think that in today's world, subjects like science and technology are more important
than history?
Well, maybe it's because it helps them get jobs, because they develop skills.
Maybe because it's useful to have an understanding of science and technology for daily life, such as
health and electronics.
So you basically need to get inside the heads of the people holding these two views.
Why do they think these things?
And there will be perfectly reasonable reasons for these two views, even if you don't agree with them?
These are sensible, reasonable views.
They might be a bit limited in some of their thinking, but they're still quite reasonable.
Views on an objective discussion means you need to explain what you think are the reasons for these
two views, and then you need to say what you think.
What do you think?
What do you think is one of the most important school subjects, or do you agree with one particular
side?
So let's just recap that.
So your task is to first present the reasons for the first view and then the reasons for the second
view, and he should try to do this in an objective way, said to you, put yourself in the shoes of
in the minds of the people who take these two views.
Give the reasons give.
Explain what you think of the reasons for these views and then you say what you think you present and
support your own view.
And I dearly try to build on the discussion of the two you.
So you could, for example, compare the two different views and see which side do you think is stronger?
Well, you could point out the limitations or the weaknesses of the view that you disagree with.
So you're kind of answering the question, do the reasons for the first few outweigh the reasons for
the second view, which view is stronger, which one is weaker?
So this kind of essay, this approach requires you to blend objective discussion with personal opinion.
It's a combination of two different things.
So with this particular task, some people say that advertising is extremely successful at persuading
us to buy things, other people think that advertising is so common that we no longer pay attention
to it.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
And here are those people, those two groups of people with some people saying that advertising is extremely
successful at persuading us to buy things.
But others say that advertising is so common that we no longer pay attention to it.
So here you would, first of all, present the reasons for the first few.
Present the reasons for arguing that advertising is extremely successful.
Why do people think there's why do people think that advertising is extremely successful, making us
buy things?
Or maybe maybe the simple fact that big companies spend so much money on advertising is evidence that
it must work.
Otherwise, why would they spend that money?
And then you present the reasons for the second view.
Why do people think that advertising is so common that we no longer pay attention to it?
Perhaps because there's so much stuff trying to get our attention on TV, on social media that our brains
simply cannot absorb the messages from a lot of advertising.
We just scrolled past adverts on social media.
So those are possible reasons for the second view.
And then finally, you present and support your own view so you give your own opinion.
You ask yourself, What do I think?
And again, you can try to build on the discussion of the two views.
So you could point out the limitations on the weaknesses of the view that you disagree with or the strengths
of the view that you do agree with.
Personally, I think the second view does have some limitations.
It does have some weaknesses.
So I I certainly agree that advertising is very common, but I think that a lot of advertising has a
subconscious effect on us.
So we might walk past an advert for pizza every day, maybe at the bus stop or on the way to work.
And even though we don't actually pay attention to it, we subconsciously think of eating a pizza for
dinner.
So I tend to favor the first few.
I think the second view misses out the subconscious aspect.
So you're basically talking about will do the reasons for the first few outweigh the reasons for the
second view.
Another type of two sided discussion essay is one which asks you about the advantages and disadvantages
of something, so again, this is two sides to a topic.
So let's look at the first of these questions might get a question like this, what are the advantages
and disadvantages you might get a question like this?
Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages or does this development or situation have more advantages
or more disadvantages?
So let's look at the first of these.
What are the advantages and disadvantages?
This often occurs in the general training test, but it's not unheard of in the academic test.
So here you would basically describe the advantages.
So what I really mean is describe what you think the advantages are, so there was a bit of opinion
here and then you would describe the disadvantages.
So what you think the disadvantages are and then you could summarize your main points now in an authentic
Elise exam question.
There will.
B, both advantages and disadvantages.
So your task is simply to explain what you think they might be.
So there was an element of giving an opinion here because the advantages and the disadvantages are not
factual answers, they're not objective facts, they are opinions.
So it's basically asking you what you think the advantages and disadvantages are, and you need to discuss
both because there will be both advantages and disadvantages.
So for example, in this question.
In some cultures, children are often told that they can achieve anything if they try hard enough.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of giving children this message?
So here you would basically describe the advantages.
So just describe the advantages of telling children that they can achieve anything if they try hard
enough, and then you would describe the disadvantages of that message.
And then you would summarize your main points.
And as I said before, that will be if you think hard enough advantages and disadvantages to this message,
you so you need to discuss both.
If you only discuss the advantages, then you will not get a Band seven.
So with this kind of question, you don't actually need to say whether you think that giving this message
is good or bad.
Overall, the question didn't actually ask you to do this, but this question does.
Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
So with this kind of question, then again, you would have to describe the advantages and the disadvantages,
but your conclusion needs to discuss which side you think is stronger.
So you kind of weigh up the advantages against the disadvantages you compare them and say which side
you think is stronger.
So are the advantages stronger than the disadvantages or vice versa?
So you need to explain which side do you think is stronger?
So it's a bit like the discuss both views as a way you need to say which view is stronger, so do the
reasons for the advantages outweigh the reasons for the disadvantages.
So with this question, at the present time, the population of some countries includes a relatively
large number of young adults compared with the number of older people.
Do the advantages of this situation outweigh the disadvantages?
So here again, you would describe the advantages of having a relatively large number of young people
compared to older people.
And then you would describe the disadvantages of this particular situation, and in your conclusion,
you would say which side do you think is stronger?
So you would compare the advantages and disadvantages, disadvantages and see which side you think has
the stronger claim.
And as with all advantages and disadvantages assays, there are both advantages and disadvantages to
this situation, so you should mention both.
If you argue that there are only advantages.
It kind of suggests that you haven't really thought about the topic deeply enough, so this will limit
your band score for task response.
So this final part, which side is strong, is really partly an opinion question.
Sometimes the question will mention positives and negatives rather than advantages and disadvantages.
So here you would describe the positive points to a situation or development.
And then he would describe what you think are the negative points.
And then finally, you would summarize your main points.
So it is very similar to the what are the advantages and disadvantages essay question.
So to summarize, a two sided discussion may be about two different views on a topic.
Or it might be about the advantages and disadvantages of something or the positives and the negatives
of something.
I mean, common questions and a two sided discussion, I.
Just to recap.
Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
What are the advantages and disadvantages?
Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages to this development or situational trend have more advantages
or more disadvantages?
And what are the positives and negatives of this development?
So those are the kinds of questions.
Where are you going to be asked to discuss two sides of a particular topic and in some cases before
presenting your own opinion?