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      The problem of… is very topical nowadays. There is a great deal of different opinions on this point and they all can be divided into two groups. Some people think that…  ,however, the others are sure that…(Some people are positive towards…The others disapprove…)

     From my point of view (As for me) (To my mind) … is one of the most important things…(…is necessarry for…) (I completely agree that… Firstly… . Secondly (Moreover) (Finally)…For example…

     On the other hand (However…) some people oppose…(are negative towards…) They believe that …(have) has some disadvantages. Besides…I disapprove this point of view because…

     To conclude …To sum up the issue…is far from being simple.  So let each person has his or her own opinion on this problem. As for me…

Some people say that advertising encourages us to buy things that we really do not need. Others say that advertisements tell us about new products that may improve our lives.
Write 200 – 250 words.
Use the following plan:

• make an introduction (state the problem)
• express your personal opinion and give reasons for it
• give arguments for the other point of view and explain why you don’t agree with it
• draw a conclusion  restating your opinion

You have 40 minutes to do this task.

                                                    Образец эссе

The problem of advertising is very topical nowadays. Some people support this activity as a good source of information about products that can improve our lives. Others  disapprove of advertising campaigns that as they say make us buy what we do not need.

In my opinion, advertising is necessary for a better quality of life. If there is a new product on the market we have dreamt about for a long time, how can we learn about it? There is only one way – through advertising. Moreover, advertisements let us know details about new products – thanks to this we can choose something that will certainly contribute to making our lives better.

However, some people think that advertising negatively affects the choice of goods we buy. They believe that advertisements are made with the use of such psychological techniques that we subconsciously buy what we do not want to buy. Besides, they say that what we see in an advertisement is not worth buying, as it may be a bad quality and will not introduce any improvements to our lives. I disagree with It as  a self-sufficient person will never get affected by any ‘psychological techniques’. Also advertising is not a cheap thing, so a company that can afford presence in the mass media can afford to produce high quality items, which may well make us happy.

 To sum up the issue of whether the described tool encourages us to do things we do not want to do or tells us about what will change our lives better  is far from being simple. So let each person has his or her own opinion on this problem. I strongly believe that advertising causes progress.