Section ! contains 20 practice exercises for Task I, which aim to make you more flexible when you are writing under pressure. Section 2 contains 25 exercises aimed at increasing your flexibility in writing for Task 2, focusing first on connections within the sentence, then between sentences and then in a paragraph. | fleatBemfô Wtbg Practice for BELTS Exercise 14 writing by question This exercise looks at the organisation of writing a paragraph in a different way by asking yourself questions. Look at your own essays. Do the sentences in each paragraph you write follow a logical series of questions On the left there is a series of questions. Answer these questions from the alternatives in the right-hand column to create a text on poverty and crime. Questions Answers A Poverty appears to be increasing rather than decreasing even though people generally are becoming richer. B Poverty is the state where people earn less than the average income. C Poverty will always be with us. D The most important cause is poverty. A Many people feel that poverty will be wiped out in the future. B Some people are of the opinion that poverty and crime are closely related. C Many people think crime is related to poverty. D Many people believe poverty is the main cause of crime. A but I think it is a big mistake. B but they are entitled to their own opinions. C but I believe that they might be right. D but I believe that they are seriously mistaken. A For a start there are more poor people than rich people. B More poor people than rich people appear to be caught committing serious crimes. C This misconception arises simply because poverty is getting worse. D Poor people annoy rich people. A It is not true because it takes time. B It is not true because poverty is with us always. C So statistically there is a good chance of there being more crimes which are committed by poor people. D Poor people have just the same rights as the rich. A There are always other reasons. B Further there are many criminals around who come from the rich or upper-classes but they can employ people to help them avoid being caught. C Further poverty will always be with us. D And I can think of many other reasons. A So the fact that poverty is the main cause of crime is not a fallacy. B So the fact that poverty is the main .
