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WRITING WORKSHOP
CONNECTORS AND ARGUMENTATIVE ARTICLE

A. This is a short article about the advantages and disadvantages of being a pilot.
Read it and put the paragraphs in the correct order. Write the number in the
corresponding box.

B. Then fill in the blanks with appropriate connectors from the box below.

AND (x2) – SO – ALL THINGS CONSIDERED – TO BEGIN WITH – FIRSTLY – IN

ADDITION – FURTHERMORE – WHAT IS MORE – AS LONG AS – HOWEVER –
BECAUSE – SINCE – ON THE OTHER HAND – LIKE

(1) _______________, there are disadvantages to becoming a pilot. (2)

_______________, it is a very tiring job (3) _______________ you have to
work odd hours. (4) _______________, you often have to spend long periods
away from your family (5) and friends as you are always traveling to other
countries.

(6) ______________, one of the main advantages of being a pilot is that you
have the opportunity to travel a great deal. (7) ______________, you don’t have
to pay fares and you have the chance to know many interesting places (8)
________________ you usually visit different countries.

(9) _______________, becoming a pilot is a good idea (10) _______________

you are aware of the drawbacks (11) _______________ sacrificing time with the
people you love or facing unusual working hours.

Flying almost every day can be exciting (12) _______________ if you are paid
for that, still better. (13) _______________, not everything is positive about this
job, (14) _______________ let us have a look at some of the good (15)
_______________ bad points of doing this sort of job.
C. This is the structure for a pro-cons opinion essay.

Write a 60-80-word introduction for a pros-cons article. Choose one of the following topics.
Use appropriate connectors, useful expressions, punctuation and capital letters where
necessary.

1. All governments should fight poverty as their most important policy.

2. Corruption is the main problem Latin-American countries face.
3. The “Metro” (subway) in Bogotá should be built under the ground only.

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Paragraph 1 (introduction)

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