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©University of Reading 2015 Friday 24 April 2015 Page 1 Developing essay ideas Video transcript Well, if I were planning to write this essay, I would generate ideas in this way. I would write two columns with different headings. One heading saying, nowadays, one heading saying, in the past. And I would write-- in terms of the UK-- nowadays, there are more cars, people want to make money and have busier lives. There are more supermarkets, and there's a wide use of technology-- TVs, mobile phones, internet. And women often work outside the home. In the past, though, there were fewer cars, people had more time to spend with each other, there are more individual shops with personal service, and people's lives were simpler. Women often stayed at home and didn't have paid jobs. One of my students from South Korea had these ideas. Nowadays, there is a strong IT industry and Korea is independent with a strong economy. South Korea also gives help to other countries. In the past, though, the economy was mainly based on agriculture. And South Korea wasn't independent because other countries invaded. Also, South Korea had to have help from richer countries. Of course, your ideas may have been different. You and I and the student from South Korea are from different countries, and we have different background knowledge. A beginner’s guide to writing in English for university study
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Developing essay ideas Video transcript
Well, if I were planning to write this essay, I would generate ideas in this way. I would write two columns with different headings. One heading saying, nowadays, one heading saying, in
the past. And I would write-- in terms of the UK-- nowadays, there are more cars, people
want to make money and have busier lives. There are more supermarkets, and there's a
wide use of technology-- TVs, mobile phones, internet. And women often work outside the home.
In the past, though, there were fewer cars, people had more time to spend with each other, there are more individual shops with personal service, and people's lives were simpler.
Women often stayed at home and didn't have paid jobs.
One of my students from South Korea had these ideas. Nowadays, there is a strong IT
industry and Korea is independent with a strong economy. South Korea also gives help to other countries. In the past, though, the economy was mainly based on agriculture. And
South Korea wasn't independent because other countries invaded. Also, South Korea had to have help from richer countries.
Of course, your ideas may have been different. You and I and the student from South Korea are from different countries, and we have different background knowledge.
A beginner’s guide to writing in English for university study
