• The Question

  • Many people use customer reviews on the internet to make decisions about what they buy.

    Are customer reviews the most useful tool to use when making a purchase?

    Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using these reviews.

    Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

  • Your Plan

    Answer the questions on the and the following pages to quickly develop a plan of your answer.

  • What is this question about?

  • Example

    Some people think that the government should charge consumers for the amount of water they use, as it is a limited resource, while others think it should be free.

    What are the advantages and disadvantages of charging for water?

    What is this question about?
    Describe the general topic
    Water is a limited resource
    Describe the specific topic
    Should it be free?

  • The Question

  • Many people use customer reviews on the internet to make decisions about what they buy.

    Are customer reviews the most useful tool to use when making a purchase?

    Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using these reviews.

    Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

  • Parts of the question

  • Example

    Some people think that the government should charge consumers for the amount of water they use, as it is a limited resource, while others think it should be free.

    What are the advantages and disadvantages of charging for water?

    Parts of the question
    How many?
    Two
    Name them
    1. Advantages; 2. Disadvantages
    How many paragraphs are needed to answer the question?
    Four: two parts + Introduction + Conclusion

  • The Question

  • Many people use customer reviews on the internet to make decisions about what they buy.

    Are customer reviews the most useful tool to use when making a purchase?

    Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using these reviews.

    Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

  • Your Answer
    Describe the general topic
    {describeThe} 
    Describe the specific topic
    {describeThe24} 
    How many parts of the question ?
    {howMany} 
    Name them
    {nameThem} 
    How many paragraphs ?
    {howMany34} 
  • Dr Tim’s Suggestions
    Describe the general topic
    Online customer reviews
    Describe the specific topic
    Are they useful?
    How many parts of the question ?
    2
    Name them
    (1) Advantages; (2) Disadvantages
    How many paragraphs ?
    4  (Introduction, Advantage, Disadvantage, Conclusion)

  • The Question

  • Many people use customer reviews on the internet to make decisions about what they buy.

    Are customer reviews the most useful tool to use when making a purchase?

    Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using these reviews.

    Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

  • Your Plan

  • Number of Paragraphs 4  (Introduction, Advantage, Disadvantage, Conclusion)

  • Now we’ll add some detail

    Your ‘Introduction’ has the same general format each time

  • PARAGRAPH 1

  • The Question

  • Many people use customer reviews on the internet to make decisions about what they buy.

    Are customer reviews the most useful tool to use when making a purchase?

    Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using these reviews.

    Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

  • Your Plan

  • Number of Paragraphs 4  (Introduction, Advantage, Disadvantage, Conclusion)

  • PARAGRAPH 2

  • Example

    Some people think that the government should charge consumers for the amount of water they use, as it is a limited resource, while others think it should be free.

    What are the advantages and disadvantages of charging for water?
    P1: Introduction Paraphrase question; summarise advantage/disadvantage
    P2: Advantage Encourages efforts to reduce usage 
    e.g. shorter showers, water-efficient toilets, rainwater tanks

  • The Question

  • Many people use customer reviews on the internet to make decisions about what they buy.

    Are customer reviews the most useful tool to use when making a purchase?

    Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using these reviews.

    Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

  • Your Plan

  • Number of Paragraphs 4  (Introduction, Advantage, Disadvantage, Conclusion)

  • PARAGRAPH 3

  • Example

    Some people think that the government should charge consumers for the amount of water they use, as it is a limited resource, while others think it should be free.

    What are the advantages and disadvantages of charging for water?
    P1: Introduction Paraphrase question; summarise advantage/disadvantage
    P2: Advantage Encourages efforts to reduce usage 
    e.g. shorter showers, water-efficient toilets, rainwater tanks
    P3: Disadvantage Water regulation (by charging for it) can be unfair
    e.g. rich people can afford it; poor people can’t

  • The Question

  • Many people use customer reviews on the internet to make decisions about what they buy.

    Are customer reviews the most useful tool to use when making a purchase?

    Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using these reviews.

    Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

  • Your Plan

  • Number of Paragraphs 4  (Introduction, Advantage, Disadvantage, Conclusion)

  • And the final detail

    Your 'Conclusion' has the same general format each time

  • PARAGRAPH 4

  • Conclusion   Paraphrase introduction & add one extra detail from your body paragraphs if you can (optional)

  • The Question

  • Many people use customer reviews on the internet to make decisions about what they buy.

    Are customer reviews the most useful tool to use when making a purchase?

    Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using these reviews.

    Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

  • Your Plan

  • General Topic {describeThe}
    Specific Topic {describeThe24}
    Parts of the Question  {howMany}
    {nameThem}
    No. of Paragraphs {howMany34} 
    P1: Introduction Paraphrase ‘Question’; summarise your answer
    P2: Advantage {reason}
    {paragraph254}
    P3: Disadvantage {solution}
    {paragraph363}
    P4: Conclusion Paraphrase ‘Introduction’ & add extra detail from body paragraph

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