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Let himcook! WA1englishessays Discursive Argumentative ● writerremainsneutralanddetachedfromthetopic(objective) ● writer’spersonalityandopinionsareevident(subjective) ● allsidesoftheargumentaretreatedequally(unbiased) ● allsidesoftheargumentarelookedat,butonesideisfavouredmorethanothers(bias) ● pointsarelistedsequentiallywiththemostimportantpointsfirst ● pointsarestructuredlogicallytobuildupa‘lineofargument’ ● usesinformationtoinformthereaderofalltherelevantissues ● usesinformationandpersuasivelanguagetopersuadethereaderofthewriter’sopinion 1

“Wearenot doingenoughtoconservetheenvironment.”Howfardoyouagree?Explainyour answer. Analysis● We–people.Considerdifferentgroupsofpeople,society,govt,communities,individuals.● Notdoingenough–thingshavebeendone,butsufficientinthelongrun?● Conserve–saveorprotect● Theenvironment–oursurroundingsandphysicalspace.differentproblemsfacedandwhetherpeoplearedoingenoughtomitigate/solveissue. P:Iagreewiththisstatement. EELorsmtlikethat:Governmentsaroundtheworldarenotplayingtheirparttoprotecttheenvironment.Despitethewarningsofrisingtemperatures,globalwarminggetsworsedaybyday.Theproblemofdeforestation,orthemassburningofforestsincountrieslikeIndonesiacannotbestoppedbythegovernmentalthoughtheycoulddosomethingtochangethesituation.Theextremeairpollutionaffectslocalsandanimalsandpeopleofneighbouringcountriestoo.Hence,thisshowsthatgovernmentsarenotdoingenoughtotackleenvironmentalproblems. Counterargument:P:Ontheotherhand,detractorsmightarguethatsomegroupsofpeopleandcountriesareputtinginefforttoconservetheenvironment. EEL:CountrieslikeJapanactivelyencouragehelpfulandsimplepracticeslikerecyclingthataimtoprotecttheearthinthelongrunthroughtheir[insertfakestatisticsorfreerewardsystemtoencourage!].Furthermore,movementsinWesternandEuropeancountriessuchastheUnitedStateslike“EarthHour”encouragepeopletoswitchofftheirlightsintheirhomesforanhourtoconservetheenvironment. Counteringthecounterargument:However,althoughitistruethattherearealreadysomeeffortsmade,theyarestillinsufficientcomparedtothelackofeffortbymanypeoplearoundtheworld.Manystilllittertheirsurroundingsandeffortslike“EarthHour”areone-timeandshorttermthatdonothaveadverseimpactsonthem.Oldhabitsdiehard,afterall.Onthewhole,societyisstillnotdoingenoughtoprotecttheenvironment.Letusgetridofourselfishnessandbemoreseriousaboutprotectingourenvironmentsofuturegenerationscanhaveabetterlife.Ifnotus,who?Ifnotnow,when? 2

“Singapore’seffortsinprotectingtheenvironment aresufficient”Howfar doyouagree?Explainyour answer. Yes,sufficient.● 30/30→1millionmoretrees,helpsbyreducingCO2,lessglobalwarming,andgreenhousegasesinourair.● EarthHour→Raiseawarenessaboutproblems.● Bloobin(governmentefforts)● Veryimportant:Plasticbags5cents/bag→reducesamountthrownaway,decreasesproductionanddemand. Insufficient,because:1. Astheage-oldChinesemaximasserts:youcanonlyleadthehorsetothewater,butyoucannotmakehimdrinkit.● Althoughyourresourcesaregiven,initiativessetup,incentivesthatareupforgrabs,itisultimatelythepeopleofSi