WRITING ABOUT ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

• The main advantage of… E.g The main advantage of learning a foreign language is that you use your brain and, consequently, your memory is improved.
• One of the advantages of… E.g. One of the advantages of living abroad is that it is a great vehicle for sharing your experiences abroad with friends.
• Another advantage of… E.g Another advantage of standardized testing is that it allows educators to compare scores to students within the same school and across schools.
• A benefit of… E. g A benefit of internet use is that the user feels free and comfortable, acting in a way he/she would never do in real life.
• A positive aspect of… E. g There are a lot of positive aspects of living in the country side…
• A good point of… Eg. A good point of getting married is that it is a way of sharing your life with someone.
• An argument in favor of… E. g An argument in favor of single-sex education is that it enhances student success when teachers use techniques geared toward the gender of their students.
• The greatest advantage of… E. g The greatest advantage of internet use is that you can log on to acquire knowledge.
• An argument for … E. g An argument for BREXIT is that leaving the EU would result in an immediate cost saving.
 

• A disadvantage of …
• An negative aspect of …
• The most important drawback is …
• The downside of … E.g The downside of living in the country is, of course, the long commute to work
• One of the disadvantages of….
• A argument against…
• An important/ significant disadvantage of…

 Practice

1)Think of your Country and list 5 advantages of living there.

2)Think of the advantages and disadvantages of living in the countryside.

3)Quote the advantages and drawbacks of holding the Olympic games.

4)Five reasons why everybody should live abroad at least once. 

5)What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of ‘Standardised Testing’?

6)The positive and negative aspects of developing Tourism in your area.

8)What are the pros and cons of single-sex schools.

9) Talk about the advantages and drawbacks of getting married later in life.

10) What are the pluses and minuses of the monarchy?