Argument organization | דף לימוד | רמה B2 (5 יח״ל)

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1. A four-day school week (1) Schools should seriously consider a four-day week. (2) Pilot programmes in several districts reported better attendance and fewer teacher absences. (3) Critics argue that working parents would struggle to arrange childcare on the fifth day. (4) However, schools could offer optional supervised activities on that day at a low cost. What is the function of the third sentence in this argument?

   1. an opposing view
   2. the writer's main claim
   3. evidence supporting the claim
   4. the writer's answer to the opposing view

2. A four-day school week (1) Schools should seriously consider a four-day week. (2) Pilot programmes in several districts reported better attendance and fewer teacher absences. (3) Critics argue that working parents would struggle to arrange childcare on the fifth day. (4) However, schools could offer optional supervised activities on that day at a low cost. Which sentence presents the writer's answer to the opposing view? Write the number.

3. A four-day school week (1) Schools should seriously consider a four-day week. (2) Pilot programmes in several districts reported better attendance and fewer teacher absences. (3) Critics argue that working parents would struggle to arrange childcare on the fifth day. (4) However, schools could offer optional supervised activities on that day at a low cost. Copy the reporting phrase in sentence 3 that introduces the opposing view (the words before "that").

4. Car-free city centres (1) City centres would be far healthier places if private cars were banned. (2) Cities that have closed central streets to traffic have recorded cleaner air and more pedestrians. (3) Opponents claim that local shops would lose customers who arrive by car. (4) Yet pedestrians tend to visit shops more often and spend more overall. What is the function of the second sentence in this argument?

   1. the writer's main claim
   2. an opposing view
   3. the writer's answer to the opposing view
   4. evidence supporting the claim

5. Car-free city centres (1) City centres would be far healthier places if private cars were banned. (2) Cities that have closed central streets to traffic have recorded cleaner air and more pedestrians. (3) Opponents claim that local shops would lose customers who arrive by car. (4) Yet pedestrians tend to visit shops more often and spend more overall. Which sentence presents the writer's main claim? Write the number.

6. Car-free city centres (1) City centres would be far healthier places if private cars were banned. (2) Cities that have closed central streets to traffic have recorded cleaner air and more pedestrians. (3) Opponents claim that local shops would lose customers who arrive by car. (4) Yet pedestrians tend to visit shops more often and spend more overall. Copy the reporting phrase in sentence 3 that introduces the opposing view (the words before "that").

7. The new shopping centre has replaced the town's last green field. Residents can now buy designer sunglasses where their children once played football. What is the writer's implied attitude?

   1. The writer approves of the new shopping centre.
   2. The writer disapproves of the new shopping centre.
   3. The writer does not reveal an opinion.

8. Since the new cycle lanes opened, the morning ride to school takes ten minutes, and parents no longer queue in their cars outside the gate. What is the writer's implied attitude?

   1. The writer disapproves of the new cycle lanes.
   2. The writer does not reveal an opinion.
   3. The writer approves of the new cycle lanes.