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Dic tionar iesOxford Advanced Learner’sDictionaryEighth EditionUpper-Intermediate to Advanced (B2–C2)A S HornbyEditor: Joanna TurnbullThis is the dictionary teachers and students love to use – it’s the world’s best-selling advanced learner’sdictionary. The 8th edition, with Oxford iWriter, develops the skills students find most difficult: writing, anddeveloping the vocabulary to express ideas and opinions. Oxford iWriter on CD-ROM and 32-page Oxford Writing Tutor help students plan,write and review their written work.economy (carbon trading, citizen journalism, malware, staycation). Oxford 3000Plus keyword entries show the most important words to know inEnglish and the most important meanings of those words. Topic Collocation Notes and synonym information in the Oxford 3000 keywordentries enable students to extend their vocabulary to over 7,500 words. 64-page Visual Vocabulary Builder, with colour photos and illustrations, buildsvocabulary on topics such as landscapes, the environment, leisure activities and‘inside the house’. Academic Word List words marked.www.oald8.comAccess the complete A–Z dictionary online. Hear all the headwords spoken in British and American English. Access the Oxford 3000 list, the Academic Word List, usage notes and pictures. Use the Oxford Text Checker to assess the vocabulary content of a text beforeusing it in class. Find out how many of the words are on the Oxford 3000 list. Set up the OALD search box on your own website.Writing an argument essay 1,000 new words and meanings cover technology, lifestyle, slang and theaWT8Writing an argument essayMany essays that you have to write, whetherduring your school or college course or in anexamination, will require you to present areasoned argument on a particular issue. Thiswill often be based on your research into theParagraph 1—Introduction1 Introduces the topic.2 States the focus ofthe essay.Paragraph 2—Introducesthe argumentThe first point (mannedmissions are not costeffective) with a quote froman expert to give authority.1 This is a useful way tointroduce a quotation.Paragraph 3—DevelopmentReasons and data are givento support the writer’s pointof view.Paragraph 4—DevelopmentIntroduces the second point(unmanned projects are morescientifically productive).Paragraph 5 —Counterargument1 Presents the argument:Some may argue suggests thatthe writer will go on to argueagainst this position.2 Refutes it. Howeverintroduces the argumentagainst 1.Paragraph 6—ConclusionSummarizes the writer’s pointsand states his/her conclusionon the title.1 Thus introduces theconclusion.2 I would argue that clearlyshows the writer’s position.Linking words andphrases guide thereader through theargument and showthe writer’s opinion.topic, but some questions may ask you to giveyour opinion. In both cases your argumentmust be clearly organized and supportedwith information, evidence and reasons. Thelanguage tends to be formal and impersonal.‘Manned space missions should now be replaced withunmanned missions.’ Discuss.It is clear that the study of space and the planets is by natureexpensive. Scientists and politicians must constantly attemptto balance costs with potential research benefits.1 A majorquestion to be considered is whether the benefits of mannedspace flight are worth the costs.2For Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg theanswer is clear. As he noted in 20071 in a lecture at the SpaceTelescope Science Institute in Baltimore. ‘Human beings don’tserve any useful function in space. They radiate heat, they’revery expensive to keep alive, and unlike robotic missions, theyhave a natural desire to come back, so that anything involvinghuman beings is enormously expensive.’Unmanned missions are much less expensive than manned,having no requirement for airtight compartments, food or lifesupport systems. They are also lighter and therefore requireless fuel and launch equipment. According to NASA, the 1992manned Space Shuttle Endeavor cost 1.7 billion to buildand requires approximately 450 million for each launch. Incontrast, the entire unmanned Voyager mission from 1972until 1989, when it observed Neptune, cost only 865 million.In addition to their relative cost effectiveness, unmannedprojects generally yield a much greater volume of data. Whilemanned flights have yet to extend beyond the orbit of Earth’smoon, unmanned missions have explored almost our entiresolar system, and have recently observed an Earth-like planet ina nearby solar system. Manned missions would neither be ableto travel so far, be away so long, nor collect so much data whileat the same time guaranteeing the astronauts’ safe return.Some may argue that only manned space flight possessesthe ability to inspire and engage the general population,providing much-needed momentum for continuedgovernmental funding and educational interest inmathematics and the sciences.1 However, media coverage ofrecent projects such as the Mars Rover, the Titan moon lander,and the Hubble telescope’s photographs of extrasolar planetsdemonstrates that unmanned missions clearly have the abilityto attract and hold public interest.2Thus,1 taking into account the lower cost, the greaterquantity of data and widepsread popular support, I wouldargue that2 for now, at least, unmanned space missionsundoubtedly yield the most value in terms of public spending.Adverbs can be usedto show your opinion.These phrases makethe argument lesspersonal and moreobjective.Experts are quoted tosupport the argument.Download EditionDownload the software to install the complete OALD CD-ROM content, includingOxford iWriter, on a school computer network.Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary CD-ROM withOxford iWriterOxford iWriter guides and supports students with writing an argument or comparisonessay, a report, review, CV/résumé, etc.View a demonstration at www.oald8.com.Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, Eighth EditionPaperback978 0 19 479900 3Paperback with CD-ROM (includes Oxford iWriter) 978 0 19 479902 7Hardback with CD-ROM (includes Oxford iWriter) 978 0 19 479904 1International Student’s Edition*978 0 19 479912 6International Student’s Edition with CD-ROM(includes Oxford iWriter)*978 0 19 479914 0Download Edition (1 year)978 0 19 479932 4Download Edition (perpetual)978 0 19 479933 1*available in certain markets only, please check with your local OUP officeSEE ALSONEWOxford Learner’s Dictionary ofAcademic English page 55Oxford Advanced Learner’sDictionary app page 8483
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