Academic writing 3

Essay structure – answer key

Task 2. P.58
Thesis statement
African Americans, too, have both contributed new words to English and chaged the meanings of
some existing words.
Task3. p. 58
Text a
Thesis statement: ‘The UK can be divided into different regions that each has its own
characteristic foods influenced by the culture of the people who live there.’
Topic: Characteristic foods in different regions of the UK.
Main idea: Foods influenced by the culture of the people who live there.
Text b.
Thesis statement: ‘As a result of human population growth, deforestation and hunting, the
number of Koalas has declined.’
Topic: The number of Koalas has declined.
Main idea: The reasons why the number of koalas has declined.
Text c.
Thesis statement: ‘No two Taoist gardens are exactly alike, but all Taoist gardens include four
essential elements: water, mountains, buildings and bridges.’
Topic: All Taoist gardens are different
Main idea: All of them include four essential elements.
Ex. 4, p. 59
a. – Fact
b. – no clear opinion (weak thesis statement)
c. – fact
d. – strong thesis stateent
e. – no clear opinion (weak thesis statement)
f. – Fact
g. – strong thesis statement
h. – no clear opinion (weak thesis statement)
i. – Fact
j. – strong thesis statement
 Task 9. P.62 crossword
1. Main
2. Paragraph
3. Idea
4. Essay
5. Supporting
6. Main body
7. Concluding
8. conclusion

OUTLINING an ESSAY
Task 1. P.64
a. Thesis statement: ‘There are three main reasons why nuclear energy is not a good source
for the world’.
b. Three
c. Two. 1. Nuclear fuels are dangerous; 2. Nuclear waste products are dangerous .
d. Three. A. Nuclear power stations can fail (with 3 examples)
B. workers can make mistakes (with 3 examples)
C. Nuclear disasters can occur (2 examples)

Ex.3 p. 67
a. Supporting point
b. Main idea
c. Supporting point
d. Supporting point
e. Main idea
f. Supporting point
g. Supporting point
h. Supporting point
i. Supporting point
j. Thesis statement
k. Supporting point
l. Conclusion
m. Main idea