v.

​ Affects government planning

IGCSE GP vi.​ Impacts on economic
vii.​ Harms X
1.​ Vocabulary
d.​ Personal issue
a.​ Opinion: an opinion is an individual’s point of
i.​ Affects people individually - healths,
view or belief which is not necessarily shared
access to education…
by others/ supported by evidence.
ii.​ Affects family & neighbourhood
b.​ Fact: something which can be checked or
iii.​ Makes life harder
proved, something that is true and can be
iv.​ Spoils local?
verified from experience
3.​ Strengths & weakness
c.​ Value Judgment: a particular type of opinion. -
a.​ Strengths:
is a statement of an ethical or moral principle
i.​ Many examples.
or belief, about what is right and wrong, or
ii.​ Clear.
what is regarded as important, or similar.
iii.​ Logical.
d.​ Bias: Prejudice for or against one person or
iv.​ Relevant.
group, especially in a way considered to be
v.​ Uses some evidence – statistical, un
unfair.
priorities and personal testimony.
e.​ Vested interest: if you have a personal stake
vi.​ Other reasonable response.
in sth which causes you to be biased toward
b.​ Weaknesses:
it, you have a vested interest in it.
i.​ Some assertion.
f.​ Prediction - sth which is likely to happen in
ii.​ Some appeal to emotion.
the future
iii.​ Little factual/statistical evidence.
iv.​ Doesn’t acknowledges counter
2.​ Type:
arguments.
a.​ Most significant
v.​ Some exaggeration.
i.​ Has the greatest impact.
vi.​ Small sample from non-expert.
ii.​ Affects most people.
vii.​ Other reasonable response.
iii.​ Creates the most costs.
iv.​ Ethically or morally most significant.
4.​ Type of information:
v.​ Has multiple negative consequences.
a.​ Possible types of information:
vi.​ Creates a vicious circle.
• Compare statistics/information on health
vii.​ Impact locally, nationally, globally
services.
b.​ Global issue
• Data from government, local communities.
i.​ Everyone is involved
• Individual testimony or personal experience.
ii.​ All countries
• Material from health organisations, for
iii.​ Acriss the world
example world health
iv.​ Worldwide
Organization.
v.​ UN
b.​ Possible sources of information:
vi.​ Sustainable policies
• National and local governments and their
vii.​ Economix
departments.
viii.​ Global climate change
• International organisations, e.g. United
c.​ National issue (goverment)
Nations; UNESCO.
i.​ Across the country
• Experts.
ii.​ Health
• Research reports.
iii.​ Educations
• Pressure groups, charities and NGOs.
iv.​ Traditional pattern of life & culture
 • Media and the internet. IGCSE ESL writing:
• Other relevant response. -​ Article
c.​ Possible methods: -​ Format: Title - Introduction - Body Paragraphs
• Review of secondary - Conclusion
sources/literature/research/documents. -​ Hook -Have you ever wondered
• Interview relevant experts, local doctors and between? Each option..personal
healthcare workers. choice
• Internet search. -​ Point 1 - dis&ad
• Questionnaires. -​ Pint 2 - dis& ad
• Surveys. -​ Conclude - mix?
• Other relevant response -​ Report
-​ Format: Title - Introduction - Findings -
5.​ More convincing Suggestions
a.​ Strength of reasoning: -​ This report highlights
• logic the_______________ and offering
• structure suggestions for improvement for
• balance further…
• claims -​ Firstly, advantages 1 - for example.
b.​ Use of language: Secondly…
• tone – emotive, exaggerated, precise -​ However…Although of that
• clarity -​ Therefore, In conclusion…
c.​ Evidence: -​ Review
• range of information and depth -​ Format: Title - Introduction - Positive &
• relevance Negative points - Recommendations
• sufficiency – sample -​ Sth has been the talk of the…Small
• source – media; internet description
• date – how recent -​ Positive - What I love, The best
• different types of information – fact, thing…
opinion, value, anecdote -​ However, one of the downside, I
• testimony – from experience and expert found sth could be its disadvantages..
d.​ Sources of bias It would be great to consider / It
• local interest would be better if…
• economic -​ The X is an excellent..? Providing? - I
• personal values would recommend to who?
• experience -​ Essay
-​ Format: Title - Introduction - Paragraphs -
6.​ Essay Conclusion
a.​ Scale of impact -​ This essay will discuss…
b.​ Different consequences on a different group
c.​ Time takes make different
d.​ Barriers to change
e.​ Action
f.​ Difficulties
g.​ Cost & access
h.​ Impact on education, environmen