PTE-A Write Essay: Double Question, Prompt 1
Introductory Paragraph
Sentence 1: Write a “general statement”
Sentence 2: Rewrite the question prompt in your own words
Sentence 3: This essay will discuss Q1 and Q2 + opinion
Paragraph 1
Sentence 1: Opening sentence
Sentence 2: Reason
Sentence 3: Detail
Sentence 4: Closing / Position
Paragraph 2
Sentence 1: Opening sentence
Sentence 2: Reason
Sentence 3: Detail
Sentence 4: Closing / Position
Conclusion
Sentence 1: In conclusion, this essay discussed Q1 and Q2
Sentence 2: In my opinion, …… because
Prompt 1
Success is often measured in terms of how much money somebody has earned.
Do you think wealth is a good measure of success? How else could we measure whether a person is successful or not?
Introductory Paragraph
Sentence 1: A person’s success in life can be measured in many ways.
Sentence 2: Although many people consider material wealth to be the basis for a person’s success in life, there are other ways to measure success.
Sentence 3: This essay will discuss two different measures of success, material wealth and
social welfare, and explain why the latter is better.
Paragraph 1
Sentence 1: There are several reasons why the accumulation of a person’s wealth is a common
way to assess a person’s success.
Sentence 2: Material wealth can be appraised and summed into a dollar value that represents
a person in the minds of many.
Sentence 3: For example, Bill Gates, a software developer and owner of Microsoft, is estimated
to be worth billions of dollars.
Sentence 4: In this way, his fortune exerts power over people and politics, so his reputation and
success is well-known in America and around the world.
Paragraph 2
Sentence 1: Any man or woman can decide what the true measure of their life is: a family, to
help others in need, or work politically to change laws to benefit others in his or
her community or country.
Sentence 2: Humanitarian issues fill the news of the world every day as many people need help.
Sentence 3: For instance, Mother Teresa, a nun who devoted her life to helping others, did not attempt to gain personal wealth.
Sentence 4: There is much satisfaction and success in helping others in need.
Conclusion
Sentence 1: In conclusion, this essay has discussed two different perspectives of success.
Sentence 2: In my opinion, it is much easier to see success in terms of material wealth than it is to know the abstract success of helping other people. (255 words)
(Remember: it does not matter what position you take in an argument; rather, it is how well you argue that matters most)