Complete Type Two Opinion Essay with Key

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Complete Type Two Opinion Essay with Key

• Topic question Some people prefer to play team
  sports, while others prefer to play individual
  sports. Discuss the advantages of each. Then
  indicate which you prefer and why.
• You will have 30 minutes to plan, write and
  revise your response.
• Typically, an effective essay will contain a
  minimum of 300 words.

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KEY attention getter, restatement of topic that
mentions key words,, stating opinion while
admitting the opposition in flip it trick style,
some characteristics of the flip it trick style

• It has been said that if one can learn to
  discipline his body, all other aspects of his
  life will soon fall into place. One way to
  achieve this is by choosing to play a sport.
  Some people choose to play team sports, while
  others prefer to play individual sports. It is
  true that individual sports can be quite
  rewarding nevertheless, I believe that the
  rewards for participating in team sports can be
  even more fulfilling.

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There are, indeed, several significant benefits
to playing individual sports. One benefit is
that individual sports permit you to be
independent. You do not have to depend on
teammates to do their part. For instance, in
running or swimming much of the training can be
done alone and without a coach. I like to swim
laps and I can do so whenever the weather
permits. Another benefit is that less equipment
and facilities are required in individual sports.
Running is a good example of this as it requires
very little gear and it can be done almost
anywhere. I like to run on the beach, but
through the forest is even better. Lastly, the
glory of winning in individual sports is all
yours. If you win, the trophy is yours to keep.
I still have my second place medal that I won in
orienteering in Canada when I was only twelve
years old.
KEY Topic sentence, signal words, key words,
ways to introduce examples, a word that can be
omitted, an example of passive voice
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• Even though it is true that there are several
  great benefits to playing individual sports,
  playing team sports can be even more rewarding.
  First, team sports are more advanced. The
  complexity and dynamics of strategy and technique
  in sports like football and baseball are so much
  more rewarding than that of individual sports.
  Take baseball, for example. The anticipation of
  watching the seventh game of the World Series,
  especially in a game where anything can happen as
  long as there is still one one strike left, is
  incredibly intense. Next, these sports tend to
  be more fun to play for many of the same reasons.
  There is nothing like being a part of a trick
  play in football. I recall as a child imitating
  the pros in neighborhood games in the backyard of
  the house where I grew up.

KEY A characteristic of the flip it trick,
Topic sentence in flip it trick style that has
been flipped, signal words, key words, ways to
introduce examples
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• There are even more benefits to playing team
  sports over individual sports. First, team
  sports promote working together. Team work is
  essential in so many aspects of life. I recall a
  difficult lesson learned in the Boy Scout
  Klondike Derby. In the Klondike Derby scouts
  build a wooden sled for a sled race and rally.
  One year there was little snow and we had to
  carry our sled during one part of the race. Our
  buddy Jimmy was the weakest link in the chain.
  Jimmy dropped the sled and the rest of the
  patrol had to carry it without him.
  Nevertheless, most team efforts are well
  rewarded. A different year at the same event, my
  patrol won first place in the fire building
  competition. I was the one with the
  fire-building secrets, but I could not have done
  it without my fellow scouts, and we all enjoyed
  the victory. There is no such camaraderie in
  individual sports.

KEY Topic sentence, signal words, a
conjunction/transition that was necessary to
indicate contrast and functions well as a signal
word, key words, ways to introduce examples
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• Thus, as the body and mind of the disciplined
  athlete know well, the rewards of playing sports
  are truly innumerable. Whether it is an
  individual sport or a team sport, the benefits
  are within reach to anyone who is willing to
  dedicate substantial effort. Playing individual
  sports can indeed be truly fulfilling, but in my
  opinion, playing team sports will reap even more
  benefits.

Uses transitional word, Refers back to
attention-getter, mentions key words from
question, re-states thesis statement.
Some good transitional word options for a simple
summary conclusion of this type Thus, Hence,
 In sum, To sum up, In short, All in all, Overall