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Some people think it's good to be a college student. Other people think it's better to have a job. What do you think?

1. Some people think it's good to be a college student ...

2. I believe that it's better ...

3. In this paragraph, I will give you three good ...

4. First of all, college students ...

5. For example, most college students have only about ...

6. However, when you have a job, you probably have to ...

7. Secondly, college students can enjoy many ...

8. On the other hand, there are very few jobs ...

9. Finally, when you are a college student ...

10. To give you a personal example, I made many new friends in my ...

11. For these three reasons, ...

12. Don't you ...

A. ... work about forty hours every week.

B. ... reasons for my opinion. C. ... while other people think it's

better to have a job. D. ... agree? E. ... I am sure that it is much

better to be a college student! F. ... have lots of free time.

G. ... long holidays throughout the year.

H. ... that give you long summer and winter breaks.

I. ... to be a college student.

J. ... you can make many new and interesting friends.

K. ... first year of college. L. ... twenty hours of classes per

week.

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WRITING PRACTICE ? Opinion Paragraph

Some people think it's good to be a college student. Other people think it's better to have a job. What do you think?

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Some people think it's good to be a college student while other people think it's (1) _____________ to have a job. I (2) _____________ that it's better to be a college student. In this (3) _____________, I will give you three good (4) _____________ for my (5) _____________. First of all, college students have lots of free time. For (6) _____________, most college students have only about twenty hours of classes per week. (7) _____________, when you have a job, you (8) _____________ have to work about forty hours every week. (9) _____________, college students can enjoy many long (10) _____________ throughout the year. (11) _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________, there are very few jobs that give you long summer and winter breaks. (12) _____________, when you are a college student, you can make many new and interesting friends. To give you a (13) _____________ _____________, I made many new friends in my first year of college. For these three reasons, I am (14) _____________ that it is much better to be a college student! Don't you (15) _____________?

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Some people think it's a good idea to have a part-time job when you study at college. Other people think it's better not to have a job. What do you think?

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Some people think it's a good idea to have a part-time job when you study at college. Other people think it's better not to have a job. What do you think?

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Some people think it's good to be a college student. Other people think it's better to have a job. What do you think?

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Somepeoplethinkit'sgoodtobeacollegestudentwhileotherpeople thinkit'sbettertohaveajob. Ibelievethatit'sbettertobeacollege student. Inthisparagraph, Iwillgiveyouthreegoodreasonsformy opinion. Firstofall, collegestudentshavelotsoffreetime. For example, mostcollegestudentshaveonlyabouttwentyhoursof classesperweek. However, whenyouhaveajob, youprobablyhaveto workaboutfortyhourseveryweek. Secondly, collegestudentscan enjoymanylongholidaysthroughouttheyear. Ontheotherhand, thereareveryfewjobsthatgiveyoulongsummerandwinterbreaks. Finally, whenyouareacollegestudent, youcanmakemanynewand interestingfriends. Togiveyouapersonalexample, Imademanynew friendsinmyfirstyearofcollege. Forthesethreereasons, Iamsurethat itismuchbettertobeacollegestudent! Don'tyouagree?

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