Hi friends! In this video, we're gonna talk about the read van right question type on the Duolingo English
test, you know, the one where you have to write about a topic in at least 50 words on the test, it looks like
this. So in this video, we're going to talk about the key points, then I'm going to give you some useful
study tips. And at the end, I've prepared seven sample questions with seven sample answers for you getting
used to the different question styles and then read in my sample answers will be really helpful for you. And
of course, if you want to, you can write your own answers to these questions below in the comments. Okay,
we will start this lesson in just one moment. But I want to say that if you're new to this channel, Hi, I'm
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Like I said, we're going to talk about the key points of this question type first. So let's jump into those.
Okay, then. So let's take a look at the key points. So your job is to read a prompt, the prompt might be a
question or a statement, and then you have to write a paragraph about it. And there are three different types
of prompts, you'll get one of these on the test, you'll either get a recount, a describe or an argument prompt.
So those were the three different types of prompts, you'll get one of those, the recount prompt is
basically a story you have to remember or recount a moment in your life, then write about it, for example,
describe a time you were surprised, that would be a recount prompt, describe is more like discuss here, you
don't have to give an opinion. Rather, you have to talk about the situation. So think of things like cause and
effect problems solution, for example, something like discuss the implications of global warming for your
country. And then argument is when you have to give your opinion, this is typically the hardest type of
question on here, you're given a situation and you have to give your opinion about it. A sample question might
be something like, Who do you think has played a bigger role on society, artists or scientists, so you have to
share your opinion and argue for one of those. And like I said, this is probably the hardest type of prompt
you'll get. And I made a whole video on this, you can find a link to it below in the description. Okay, back
to the key points. Okay, as you will know, you have to write at least 50 words on this question type. Once
you've written 50 words, the next button at the bottom of your test screen will light up, then you can click
it to go to the next question. And you only have five minutes to do this. So it's actually really short.
Okay, so the minimum requirement is 50 words, however, I strongly suggest you try to write more, write as much
as you can within this timeframe, because that will increase your fluency score if you go to the Duolingo
test guide in mentions this quite clearly. So I strongly recommend you try to write more. And a good
and simple way to be able to write more is to learn a good paragraph structure. And this is what I teach you
in my writing course. In my writing course, for this question type, I go over a simple structure for a
paragraph. Going from the first sentence all the way to the last I show you how to write topic sentences,
supporting ideas, give examples, and then write a good concluding sentence. I really think this is a useful
course for you if you're preparing for this Duolingo English test simply because writing a paragraph in a
very short amount of time is a specific skill you need to learn. So if you're interested in this course, you
can find a link to it below in the description. Okay, there are other key points, of course. Okay,
interestingly, for this question type, you actually don't get any preparation time. As soon as the prompt
appears, then the five minutes will start counting down. You are able to see the question as you're
writing, so that's good. And of course, remember that spelling, grammar and punctuation are important. Once
again, if you go to the Duolingo test guide book on their website, you can look at the scoring criteria for
this question type and all of the other production ones and grammatical complexity is on there. So you have to
write good accurate sentences and use a mixture of sentence structures, some simple some more complex. I
do cover this in my writing course that I mentioned earlier, and also in a video I made a few months ago.
You can find a link to that video below in the description.
You will be happy to know that you only have to do this once on the test and it contributes towards your
production and literacy sub scores. Okay, so those were the key points of this question type. Now let's take a
look at what you can actually write when you're doing your paragraph, I'll show you a very common paragraph
structure, which I teach at my university. And I'll give you four sample sentences for each section. So
let's take a look at this here. Alright, so what to write now let's use this prompt. Many people believe
that schools should be banned from serving fast food to their students. Do you agree or disagree? Provide some
reasons. So what type of prompt is this? Well, it's an argument prompt, because you have to give your opinion.
Do you agree or disagree with this statement? So when we start, let's start with a topic sentence topic
sentence is basically our overview of what your paragraph is going to contain. And it should give your
opinion very clearly, especially for an argument style like this. By doing this, it helps the reader to follow
your paragraph very easily. Okay, so a topic sentence could be something simple like this. I agree that
children should be banned from eating fast food at school for two important reasons. Okay, so that's a
topic sentence, a very simple one, I gave my opinion very clearly. And I answered the question as well. So
now, obviously, I have to provide two supporting ideas to go with my topic sentence. And when you provide
supporting ideas, it's also good to provide some examples or some reasons why you think so as well, I
won't show you two ideas here. I'll just show you one to give you an idea of how to do it. But if you want to
learn more, like I said, my course covers this in much more detail. Okay, my supporting idea number one,
first, fast food is detrimental to children's health. Okay, that's a good supporting idea. But of course,
it's not enough just by itself. Now I need to provide an example or reason, I've gone with an example. For
instance, fast food is often packed with fat, sugar and other preservatives, which makes them extremely
unhealthy for children. Okay, so that's my supporting idea. Number one done, I used a discourse marker first
to indicate that was my first idea. And I use a complex sentence to in this case, it was the which relative
clause when you're writing your answer, you can do one supporting idea like this, or two, or maybe three. If
you're very quick at typing. I personally would recommend to do one or two, and just make sure that
your sentences are really accurate. Okay, now, of course, we have to wrap up this paragraph with a
concluding sentence. Okay, so concluding sentences are pretty simple. You basically restate the introduction,
and this is what I wrote. To conclude, for the reasons discussed above, I believe it is vital that schools
stop serving fast food to their students. Okay, so relatively simple. The concluding sentence is basically
a paraphrase of your introduction. As you might have noticed, the ideas are almost exactly the same. But I
didn't use the same sentence structure and I didn't use the same vocabulary either. It's a good idea to
paraphrase and not repeat exactly what you wrote. Okay, then. So those were some tips on what you can write
when you're doing your paragraph. Now let's take a look at seven sample questions. With seven sample answers. I
will show each prompt for about 30 seconds. I want you to pause the video for five minutes and write your
answers below in the comments. After 30 seconds is up, then you can see my sample answers. I strongly suggest
that you do actually type out your answer below in the comments because that will be really good practice for
you. You have to learn to write 50 words pretty quickly for this exam. Okay, then well, let's just jump into it
here is question number one. And also before I start if you think this video is helpful, right, yes below in
the comments. Okay, then here's question one.
Okay, that said you made it to the end of the video. I hope this was helpful for you. If you want to study
more with me, I recommend you watch this video here or this one here. Thank you very much for watching and
I'll see you soon. Bye