1. Timed Writing Exam (20%) Preparation
When? Week 7
How long? 1 hour
What? Task 1 report (bar chart or line graph, 20 minutes, 150 words) and Task 2 advantages & disadvantages essay, 40 minutes, 250 words)

2. Do children always behave well?
How can we stop children from doing bad things?
How can we encourage children to be good?
Smacking Debate Video

3. Smacking is a common way to control children’s behaviour.
Describe the advantages and disadvantages of smacking children.

4. discipline complex disciplinary technique
Choose words from the sentences to match the meanings.
The issue of how to best discipline children is an important and complex one.
To control someone’s behaviour = to _____________________ someone (v)
Not simple = ____________________________ (adj)
It can be a useful disciplinary technique.
A describing word for controlling behaviour = ___________________ (adj)
A special way of doing something = a ____________________________ (n)
discipline
complex
disciplinary
technique

5. physically punish violent
Children who have been physically punished may commit violent crimes in the future.
Using part of the body = ______________________ (adv)
To do something bad that happens to someone because they have broken a rule or law = to ___________________ someone (v)
A describing word for fighting or hurting somebody = _______________ (adj)
physically
punish
violent

6. Smacking is a popular way to discipline children, but it has its good points and its bad points.
2) Disciplining children is an important topic of discussion in society at present. Many people say that smacking is bad, but most people think it can be a good thing. Let’s look at both sides of this coin carefully.
No general statement to introduce the topic. Very simple vocabulary
General statement to introduce the topic is good. Very simple vocabulary and informal vocabulary (too friendly!)

7. 3) The issue of how to best discipline children is an important and complex one. One form of discipline that is widely used is smacking. It can be a useful disciplinary technique, but it may also cause problems. The following essay will discuss the pros and cons of smacking.
4) There are many different ways of disciplining children, such as talking with the child, sending the child to their room or using physical punishment like smacking. Smacking is often seen as a quick and useful form of discipline, but there may be some disadvantages. In this essay I will examine the positive and negative effects of smacking.
Number 3 is the best introduction. It is beautiful!
This one is good if we remove the list of examples (from “such as … punishment like smacking.”)

8. On one hand, smacking has some important benefits
On one hand, smacking has some important benefits. Firstly, it gives children who are putting themselves in danger a clear message that their actions are wrong. For example, if a small child is reaching towards a hot barbecue, a smack on the hand tells the child to stop. The other main advantage of smacking is that it doesn’t take much time. This is important because parents these days are very busy and do not always have enough time to sit down and explain everything clearly to their children, so smacking helps parents to control their children quickly.

9. (1)_________________, smacking may also have some negative effects
(1)_________________, smacking may also have some negative effects. The main one is that it teaches children that they can use physical force to get what they want. (2) _____________ , if they want their classmate’s lunch, they might hit them and take it. (3)________________, when those children grow up, they may be more likely to commit violent crimes and use physical force to punish their own children. (4)____________, children who have been smacked may not understand why (5) _________ smacking does not explain anything. (6)___________, they may become unhappy and decide to do what they want to anyway.
On the other hand
For instance
Because of this
In addition
because
As a result

10. In conclusion, there are advantages and disadvantages to smacking
In conclusion, there are advantages and disadvantages to smacking. It immediately shows children that they have done something wrong and it is quick, (7)__________ it may teach children to use violence to solve their problems or make them unhappy. (8) __________, I believe that all parents should consider these issues carefully when they need to discipline their children.
but
Therefore

11. The issue of how to best discipline children is an important and complex one. One form of discipline that is widely used is smacking. It can be a useful disciplinary technique, but it may also cause problems. The following essay will discuss the pros and cons of smacking.
General background
Essay topic
Thesis statement

12. On one hand, smacking has some important benefits
On one hand, smacking has some important benefits. Firstly, it gives children who are putting themselves in danger a clear message that their actions are wrong. For example, if a small child is reaching towards a hot barbecue, a smack on the hand tells the child to stop. The other main advantage of smacking is that it doesn’t take much time. This is important because parents these days are very busy and do not always have enough time to sit down and explain everything clearly to their children, so smacking helps parents to control their children quickly.
Topic sentence for advantages paragraph
1st main advantage, example, result
2nd main advantage, explaining, result

13. On the other hand, smacking may also have some negative effects
On the other hand, smacking may also have some negative effects. The main one is that it teaches children that they can use physical force to get what they want. For instance, if they want their classmate’s lunch, they might hit them and take it. Because of this, when those children grow up, they may be more likely to commit violent crimes and use physical force to punish their own children. In addition, children who have been smacked may not understand why because smacking does not explain anything. As a result, they may become unhappy and decide to do what they want anyway.
Topic sentence for disadvantages paragraph
1st main disadvantage, example, result
2nd main disadvantage, explaining, result

14. In conclusion, there are advantages and disadvantages to smacking
In conclusion, there are advantages and disadvantages to smacking. It immediately shows children that they have done something wrong and it is quick, but it may teach children to use violence to solve their problems or make them unhappy. Therefore, I believe that all parents should consider these issues carefully when they need to discipline their children.
Thesis statement again in different words
Summary of advantages
Summary of disadvantages
Opinion/Advice/Suggestion