What changes when we have a name for it?
Original practice source: a commentary about naming things.
A name can make a question easier to ask. Instead of pointing vaguely at part of a tool or repeatedly describing a pattern, people can identify what they want to discuss. The new word may also help them notice the same feature elsewhere.
Naming can become a false finish. Someone may repeat a term without being able to explain the thing it identifies, or attach a label to a person and stop listening for differences. A useful name creates a route towards understanding. It does not automatically supply the explanation which remains at the end of that route.
A national newspaper is running an essay competition on the statement: “Giving something a name is the first step towards understanding it.”
Write an essay for the competition arguing your view. You may use ideas from the source and your own ideas.
60 exam-style questions on Oxford AQA IGCSE English Language 2.2.1 Writing for audience and purpose. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.