Dimitar Dimitroff

The following comments were made during a recent class discussion in which you took part. The discussion was on the topic of fast food. Your teacher has now asked you to write an essay on this topic, responding to the points raised and expressing your own views. - fast food can lead to obesity and other serious health problems. - it's great; it's convenient, cheap and tasty! - fast food is not necessarily junk food. Write your essay discussing only two of the three points! Today's world offers thousand of opportunities to young people – traveling without borders, working online from anywhere and virtual reality. However, this hectic and busy lifestyle has limited our time accordingly. Thus, we often skip meals or eat while walking the socalled fast food. Why is it so popular with people, and should we reconsider consuming it? (Introduction: here I present the subject and finish with a thesis sentence, which is the important one in the intro; I have used two different linking words – thus and however to make my sentences coherent and logically connected) To start with, fast food is indeed convenient: wherever you go, you can see the omnipresent fast food restaurants. Many people, in addition, think that it is delicious, perhaps because it contains a large number of chemicals and additional ingredients, which makes it quite tasty. Another thing we should keep in mind is the fact that compared to vegetables for instance it is cheap and easy to consume. (The first point I decided to write about it “fast food is convenient, cheap and tasty”) Nevertheless, there are certain risks associated with the daily consumption of junk food. Scientists have proved that eating too much of it can lead to obesity. What's more, research has shown that there are other, more dangerous risks – the development of diabetes, cancer or other deadly diseases. (My second paragraph starts with the linking word “nevertheless” because I want to contrast the two points) All in all, although it's difficult to manage your time in this bustling life, we have to be careful as to what kind of food we consume. Hurrying, we are often tempted to grab a burger or hot dog because it's cheap, convenient and delicious. But at the end of the day, preserving our well-being is of utmost importance as individuals as well as a society. Having said all that, we can freely conclude that avoiding fast food is could be a fresh start. ( First, I have summarized, and then I have expressed my view because that was part of the rubric.) In yellow (highlighted), you can see all the linking words or phrases I've used. This is the only way your sentences and paragraphs can look connected and coherent. It's easy, isn't it?