Privatization: two sides of the same coin
Privatisation-related topics :
1 disciplines of the market & efficiency
2 diversification of business activities
3 control
4 trade union power
5 shareholders vs. stakeholders
6 revenue
PAIRWORK
• Discuss each pair (contrast, concession)
• Which argument do you think is more
convincing?
Paragraphing
• RB, p 77-79
LINKING WORDS:
Additional information: and, furthermore, moreover,
in addition to, next, then, besides
Reason: because, because of, due to, owing to, as,
since, therefore, that’s why
Contrast: on the other hand, on the contrary, in
contrast, but, while, whereas
Concession: (even) though, anyway, however,
nevertheless, in any case, in spite of that, despite,
although, yet
Purpose: in order to, so that
Result/Consequence: consequently, as a result,
therefore, so, thus
Giving example: for example, for instance
HW: Write a paragraph to present arguments in favour
of privatization. (Use RB, submit on Monday)
• Tourism has become one of the world‘s biggest
industries.
• It accounts for 11% of global GDP and employs
around 200 million people.
• Estimates suggest that 590 million people travel
abroad every year, sometimes several times, not
only for holidays but also for business, and for
personal, religious or health reasons.
• In an increasingly dangerous world, especially with
an ever present threat of terrorist attack, people may
not be willing to travel as much as they used to.
• After September 11th, there are fewer Americans
travelling, which has been disastrous for some
global tourist economies.
• The travel industry recovers very quickly but will this
always be the case in the future?
• Tourism has become one of the world‘s biggest
industries. It accounts for 11% of global GDP and
employs around 200 million people. Estimates
suggest that 590 million people travel abroad every
year, sometimes several times, not only for holidays
but also for business, and for personal, religious or
health reasons. In an increasingly dangerous world,
especially with an ever present threat of terrorist
attack, people may not be willing to travel as much
as they used to. After September 11th, there are
fewer Americans travelling, which has been
disastrous for some global tourist economies. The
travel industry recovers very quickly but will this
always be the case in the future?
Please, use linking words and reference words to
connect the ideas in the paragraph.
Tourism has become one of the world‘s biggest
industries, which is illustrated by the fact that it
accounts for 11% of global GDP and employs around
200 million people. In addition / moreover, estimates
suggest that 590 million people travel abroad every
year, sometimes several times, not only for holidays
but also for business, and for personal, religious or
health reasons. However, in an increasingly
dangerous world, especially with an ever present
threat of terrorist attack, people may not be willing to
travel as much as they used to. For example, after
September 11th, there are fewer Americans travelling,
which has been disastrous for some global tourist
economies. Although / Even though, In spite of the
fact that the travel industry recovers very quickly, will
this always be the case in the future?
HW: Write a paragraph to present arguments in favour of
privatization. (Use RB, submit on Monday)
Check out how linking words can help to deliver different
messages:
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Click on pgs. from R (student work) - scroll to the bottom of
the page.