Advantage and disadvantage essay

1. Introduction

+ Paraphrase the question

+ Outline statement: introduce the specific advantages and disadvantages that will be discussed in
the main body paragraphs.

2. Body paragraph 1

+ Introduce the advantage(s)

+ Explain/give example

3. Body paragraph 2

+ Introduce the disadvantage(s)

+ Explain/give example

4. Conclusion

+ Summary of the main points

+ (Give advice)
Model essay 1

A lot of places in the world rely on tourism as a main source of income.

Unfortunately, tourism can also be a source of problems if it is not managed
correctly.
Describe the advantages and disadvantages of tourism in the modern world.

These days, tourism generates a significant portion of national income for many
countries, but it has certain drawbacks too. This essay will examine the advantages
and disadvantages of tourism and provide a logical conclusion.

The two main advantages of developed tourism industry are boost in country’s
economy and a large number of new job openings for the local people. Firstly,
tourists spend money on a wide range of services, including hotels, amusements,
transportation, food and medical services. This way, tourism yields an additional
income, greatly supporting the country’s economy. Secondly, tourism increases the
level of employment by bringing new jobs. For instance, the influx of tourists
results in a larger demand in restaurant workers, tour guides, hotel staff and
employees of retail services, exhorting business owners to hire more people for
these positions.

Tourism also has some major disadvantages such as destruction of popular tourist
destinations and development of illegal economic activities. Ancient buildings,
temples and monuments struggle to cope with a vast amount of visitor’s traffic and
get damaged. Also, the large number of tourists can cause environmental problems.
For instance, when places of interest are overcrowded, natural resources often
become overexploited. What’s more, the presence of a considerable number of
tourists with a lot of money to spend, and often carrying valuables such as cameras
and jewelry, increases the attraction for criminals and brings with it activities like
robbery and drug dealing. However, proper hospitality management and correct
usage of tourism revenue by the local government can eliminate these
disadvantages.

To conclude, although tourism can have certain negative effects like destructive
impact and growth of crime rate, it has an extremely positive influence on
country’s economy and provides a large number of new jobs for the local people.

TEMPLATE
Introduction: 
-Paraphrase Question: It is thought by some people that ....
-Outline Sentence: This essay will examine the advantages and disadvantages of…
This trend would create certain benefits but there will also be some drawbacks.
Body: 
Paragraph 1:  advantages/ benefits 

Topic sentence 1-state advantages/benefits: On the one hand, it is clear that .... would
bring about several advantages.

First advantage: One evident strength is that it would.....  In other words,...

Second advantage: Another reason is that it would help..... For instance,

Paragraph 2:  disadvantages/ drawbacks

Topic sentence 2-state disadvantages/ drawbacks: On the other hand, there are some
obvious disadvantages that would arise.

First disadvantage: First,....... It means that.....

Second disadvantage: Second,..... In particular/ For example, ......

Conclusion:
Summary of main points (advantages & disadvantages)
In conclusion, there are plus points to..... regarding {advantages 1&2}. However, the downside
would emerge consequently in terms of {disadvantages 1&2 }. 

Vocabulary for advantages & disadvantages

The main and most important benefit of ... is…

There are many negative aspects and one of them is...

One of the major disadvantages is the fact that....
A negative consequence of ... is ...
A major drawback of ... is that ...
Nevertheless it cannot be denied that ...
Turning now to the other side of the argument, …
advantages disadvantages
Benefit (N) Drawback
Chance (N) Problem
Opportunity (N) Difficulty/problem
Strength (N) Weakness
Positive aspect (N) Negative aspect
Plus point (N) Minus point
Upside (N) downside
Advantageous (Adj) Disadvantageous
Beneficial (Adj) Detrimental
Useful (Adj) Useless
Valuable (Adj) Invaluable
Worth (Adj) Worthless
Helpful (Adj) Unhelpful
Convenient (Adj) inconvenient
Practice

1. Many students these days choose to work abroad after graduatinng. Discuss the
advantages annd disadvanntages of this.

2. The advantages and disadvantages of working for a big company instead of a small,
family-run business.

3. The advantages and disadvantages of wearing a uniform to work.

4. In the past, most people used to travel to their place of work. With increased use of
computers, the internet and smartphones, more and more people are starting to
work from home.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of this development?

5. These days, people work in more than one job, and often change career serveral
times during their life. What are the advanntages and disadvanntages of this?

6. The development of tourism contributed to English becoming the most prominent

language in the world. Some people think this will lead to English becoming the only
language to be spoken globally.
What are the advantages and disadvantages to having one language in the world?