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Some people think that schools should give prizes for academic successes. Others argue that it is more important for schools to give prizes for other achievements (for example, for sports, music and behaviour). Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

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Introduction
It is often argued that academic
achievement
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more
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is more
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 important than non-academic
achievement
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,
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. Nowadays
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nowadays
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nowadays,
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parents
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 put pressure on
her
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their
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daughter
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daughters
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for
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to
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 rise
academic
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in academic
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 competition,
while
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 in my
opinion
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opinion,
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 both academic and
non
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non-academic
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 academic
equally
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are equally
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 important, so schools should give prizes for
academic
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both academic
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achievement
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also
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non academic
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non-academic
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achievement
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achievements
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.
Body paragraph 1
for
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For
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recents
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recent
 years, many people
stuck
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are stuck
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on
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in
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 old culture, they thought
achievement
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 only
on
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in
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academic
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the academic
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 field
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such
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, such
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 as academic olimpiade, class ranking
etc
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, etc
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.
Parents
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only
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are only
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 obsessed
in
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with
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 academic
achievement
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 and
costs
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spend
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 their money
for
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on
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tutor
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tutors
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,
as a
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result
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result,
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 they
didn't
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don't
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realized
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realise
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another
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other
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potensial
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potential
 skills in
non
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non-academic
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 academic.
Body paragraph 2
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in
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In
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addition
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addition,
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parents
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 only appreciate academic
achievement
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while
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their
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they
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 obey for
non academic
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non-academic
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achievement
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Conclusion
However
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, most of
top
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the top
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college
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colleges
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 in
indonesia
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Indonesia
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accepted
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accept
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 new
student
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students
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 from
golden
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the golden
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 ticket for academic
achievement
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 and
non academic
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non-academic
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achievement
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,
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;
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therefore
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therefore,
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parents
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 should
focused
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focus
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 on their
skill
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skills
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instead
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 of academic
achievement
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, and schools
had
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have
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 to appreciate their
student
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students
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 by
given
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giving
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 prizes
that winning
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to those who win
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 academic
competition
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apply
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or
non academic
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non-academic
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competition
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competitions
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.

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task response
Plan your answer. Start with a short line that says your view. Then write two parts: one for each side. Finish with your clear own view.
coherence
Make one idea in each paragraph. Use small linking words like and, but, also, then. This helps the flow.
general
Check spelling and grammar. Use simple, common words. Read aloud to catch mistakes.
content
Some effort to discuss both sides and to give a view.
content
There is an attempt to use examples (tutors, colleges).
Fully explain your ideas

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    • Sentence 1 - Background statement
    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
    • Sentence 4 - Outline sentence
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
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    • Sentence 1 - Summary
    • Sentence 2 - Restatement of thesis
    • Sentence 3 - Prediction or recommendation

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