SPM Guided Writing, Practice 2 & 3

Nowadays, people are affected by health issues linked to ​ (a)   of cheap, ​ (b)   food. The ​ (c)   is by taxing fast food highly. ​ (d)   this, increasing the tax is wrong as it ​ (e)   people and does not have health benefits.

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First, fast food is about more than ​ (a)   nutrition. Teenagers spend money on fast food to ​ (b)   . Moreover, it ​ (c)   an inexpensive treat for children from ​ (d)   families.

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In addition, taxing fast food may be ​ (a)   if it is to reduce obesity ​ (b)   other factors are lack of exercise and ​ (c)   portion size. Besides, ​ (d)   high-fat, big portions of home-cooked food may ​ (e)   obesity.

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​ (a)   , if fast food were taxed and became expensive, people would ​ (b)   healthier options and producers would provide healthier foods. ​ (c)   consumers and producers would ​ (d)   it as they would want a ​ ​ (e)   choice.

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To ​ (a)   , imposing a higher tax on fast food ​ (b)   have positive ​ (c)   , however, these would be ​ (d)   by the ​ (e)   .

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​ (a)   , students are ​ (b)   life skills as well as common academic subjects. ​​ (c)   say this prepares students better for life in the ​ real world, ​ (d)   others say it is not ​ (e)   .

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In my opinion, the school should prepare students for adult life. ​ (a)   skills such as budget planning and saving money are ​ (b)   to avoid falling into ​ (c)   . Learning basic cooking is also a good idea ​ as this is ​ (d)   for ​ (e)   when you are living on your own.

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​ (a)   , people ​ (b)   there is no time for extra subjects at school and life skills should be learnt at home. ​ (c)   , I think we already learn many life skills ​ (d)   learning academic subjects. For example, we learn teamwork ​ (e)   group projects, and organising our homework teaches us time management skills.

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To ​ (a)   up, I ​ (b)   all students should learn life skills. ​ (c)   will make sure that students leave school ​ (d)   prepared ​ (e)   university and work.

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Exams are an ​ (a)   part of education, but their ​ (b)   has been debated. While they provide a ​ (c)   way to assess students' knowledge and skills, they can also ​ (d)   stress and may not accurately ​ (e)   all students' abilities. For example, some students excel in hands-on projects or creative tasks but struggle with the pressure of timed exams.

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