Topic sentence: (0.5 mark)
Euthanasia should be legalized for two reasons.
Reasons: (1.5 marks)
Reason (1)
Patients with terminal diseases have no chance of recovery. (0.375 mark)
Supporting detail:
They can never lead normal lives and are clearly more dead than alive. (0.375)
Reason (2)
Medical costs are very high. (0.375)
Supporting detail:
Today the cost of a hospital room can be as much as 1,200 baht per day for basic care which does not include the cost of specialized car or the use of special equipment. (0.375)
Concluding sentence: (0.5 mark)
In brief, because patients with terminal diseases have no chance to recover, they should be allowed to die with dignity by way of euthanasia.
Part III: Conversation (5%)
Instructions: Complete the following conversation with the most appropriate expressions in the box. Each EXPRESSION can be used only ONCE.
I don’t think that’s the case
Are you saying
I think you’re right
I didn’t mean that
Excuse me, could I just make a point here?
I really feel