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Cómo Escribir Un Ensayo
Cómo Escribir Un Ensayo
Este post es parte de una serie dedicada al ejercicio del "writing" del FCE.
an article/un artculo
an essay/un ensayo
Es aconsejable dominar, al menos, dos categoras de escritos.
En el post de hoy, veremos los pasos a seguir para redactar el mejorensayo
(essay) que hayas escrito nunca en ingls.
Aprovecho para apuntar aqu el ensayo (essay) es una herramienta crucial para
evaluar las habilidades de redaccin de los alumnos en los colegios y Universidades
estadounidenses. Aunque el "essay" estadounidense no es exactamente igual al
"essay" del First Certificate, el practicar inicialmente con los ensayos del FCE te ser
de ayuda si en el futuro ests pensando en ir a estudiar a Estados Unidos o Canad.
Nowadays, teenagers hardly read anything because they spend too much time
watching films or videos on computers.
Distribucin de tiempos recomendada:
1. Leer instrucciones: 1 minutos
2. Preparar esquema: 2 minutos
3. Pensar el vocabulario y estructuras: 5 minutos
Nowadays, teenagers hardly read anything because they spend too much time
watching films or videos on computers.
Observa que es un argumento negativo "los adolescentes pasan mucho tiempo
viendo pelculas y vdeos en internet y por esa razn no leen". T debes contrastar
esa opinin. Eso significa que debes dar argumentos a favor, y en contra; para acabar
con una conclusin.
Aqu tienes un ejemplo de esquema para redactar cuatro prrafos (lo recomendado):
1.Introduction: Reescribe la afirmacin (statement) con tus propias palabras para
iniciar el ensayo. Por ejemplo:
In today's world, many teenagers have access to internet and therefore
they have a chance to watch free videos and films online.
Nota: Este esquema te servir para guiarte y no olvidar cmo debes contestar a la
pregunta.
- No lee porque pasa demasiado tiempo delante del ordenador. He doesn't read
because he spends too much time in front of the computer.
- Si tuviera un horario que limitara las horas delante del ordenador, no habra
problemas. If he had a schedule to limit the amount of hours in front of the
computer there wouldn't be any problem.
Puedes utilizar Linguee para buscar ms oraciones.
4. Redacta un borrador
Con estas ideas en mente redactamos el borrador. Lo mejor es que lo escribas en
ingls directamente, pero si te resulta difcil, prueba primero en espaol. (Podrs
escribirlo en el cuadernillo que te darn).
In today's world, many teenagers have access to internet and therefore they have a
chance to watch free videos and films online. As it is a passive activity they spend
much more time watching videos than reading.
While watching an online film or videos is not a bad activity per se, doing it all the time
is. This is precisely what teachers and parents fear. They point out that good habits
such as reading are being lost.
However, if parents at home supervise their screen hours it is perfectly possible to
keep a balance between watching online films and videos and reading.
In my opinion, therefore, teenagers can watch video or films online and continue to
have the habit of reading if they have the discipline to organise their time well,
5. Redacta tu ensayo
Aqu tienes el ejemplo de ensayo con el anterior borrador.
In today's world, many teenagers have access to internet and therefore they have a
chance to watch free videos and films online.(1) As it is a passive activity it is very
likely that they spend much more time watching videos than reading.(2)
While watching an online film or videos is not a bad activity per se, doing it all the time
is. (3) This is precisely what teachers and parents fear, teenagers becoming just
passive consumers of any junk videos or worthless information that is presented
online. They point out that good habits such as reading, and acquiring useful
information for their future jobs are being lost.(4)
However, if parents at home supervise their screen hours it is perfectly possible to
keep a balance between watching online films and videos and
reading. (5) Furthermore, there are many books that teenagers love such as those
related to witchcraft and vampires. So the problem is not necessarily reading, but
what to read.(6)
In my opinion, therefore, teenagers can watch video or films online and continue to
have the habit of reading if they have the discipline to organise their time well, and
their parents make sure that they do not exceed a limited number of hours in front of
the computer. (7)
Cuidado con el nmero de palabras, ni te excedas ni te quedes demasiado corto. En
este caso tenemos 209 palabras.
argumento presentado.
5. Revisa tu ensayo
Este paso es MUY importante. Una revisin de lo que acabas de escribir puede
evitar muchos errores. Adems, procura escribir limpio y claro, evitando los tachones.