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Essays: Black Friday, a good deal or a bad habit?

Writing · Essays · B2 · 50 min. Read about Black Friday and a model opinion essay about holiday gifts, study how the essay is organized and linked, plan your arguments in a table and write a 200–250 word essay on Black Friday.

About this worksheet

Read about Black Friday and a model opinion essay about holiday gifts, study how the essay is organized and linked, plan your arguments in a table and write a 200–250 word essay on Black Friday.

Level
B2
Category
Writing
Topic
Essays
Time
About 50 minutes
Exercises
Reading text, Speaking / writing task, Matching, Table to fill in, Gap-fill, Multiple choice, Writing lines
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On the sheet

  • Reading text: Read about Black Friday.
  • Speaking / writing task: Discuss in small groups.
  • Reading text: Read the model essay. The question was: "Experiences make better holid
  • Matching: Match each paragraph of the model essay to its purpose.
  • Table to fill in: Plan your own essay on Black Friday. Decide your opinion, then make no
  • Gap-fill: Here is one student's plan for the Black Friday essay. Complete it wit
  • Multiple choice: Choose the best linking word or phrase: a, b, c or d.

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