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Structure and Useful Expressions
Present your point of view clearly.
Persuade the reader to support
your opinion.
State topic and your opinion in a clear way.
Give examples and reasons to support the
argument (each idea in a different
paragraph).
State your opinion again and suggests a
solution.
What is your opinion about fast food?
Introducción : establece el tema y la opinión de
manera clara.
Fast-food restaurants are all around us, but,
unfortunately, not everyone is aware of how
unhealthy fast food is. I strongly believe that
adverts for fast-food should contain a health
warning in order to take the public aware of this.
In the first place, eating too much can cause many
serious, even fatal, illnesses. A recent study has
shown that eating frequent fast-food meals
causes obesity and increases the risk of diabetes,
particularly among young people.
Apoya la opinión con hechos, ejemplos (cada idea
en un párrafo diferente).
Vuelve a exponer la opinión.
Puedes ofrecer una solución.
Many of the adverts for fast food are aimed at
children, who probably do not think about the bad
effects of fast food. It seems to me that before
or after each advert, there should be a warning
which says, “Too much fast food can damage your
health.” As a result, young people might think
twice before buying fast food.
In conclusion, I believe that it is the government’s
responsibility to bring to people’s attention the
potential dangers of fast food, just as they do
with cigarettes. Personally, I am sure that it will
save many lives.
Too much importance is given to taking exams at school. Do you agree?
Paragraph 1 : states topic and gives a clear
opinion
Paragraph 2 and 3 : give examples and reasons
to support the argument.
Conclusion : sums up arguements and suggests a
solution.
Traditionaly, schools give more importance to
exams than to evaluating students’ general
progress. In my opinion, this teaches children to
memorise, not to think independently.
It’s clear that the exam system can be unfair.
Some students, due to good luck or exam
technique, get much better marks than other
students with similar abilities. As a result, some
students have fewer opportunities for their
future.
In addition, many exam questions are simply a
memory test. A lot of teachers concentrate
exclusively on “exam preparation”. Consequently,
lessons may become boring and irrelevant to the
real world.
To sum up, I feel that exams are no the best way
to test ability. They can be a memory test and
they have a bad influence on teaching. Continuous
assessment would be more effective.
Brainstorm all the ideas you have about the topic.
Use a diagram or a list.
Organise your ideas into clear paragraphs.
Introduce your opinions with suitable phrases, and
use linking words to introduce reasons and details.
Check your writing for accuracy, logical argument
and appropriate linking words.
Expressing personal opinion
I (personally) think / I don’t think …
I (strongly) believe …
I feel / I don’t feel that …
It seems to me that …
I agree / I don’t agree that …
In my opinion / view …
As I see it …
As far as I am concerned …
It’s clear to me that …
Personalmente (no) creo que …
Creo firmemente que …
(No) Me parece …
Me parece …
No estoy de acuerdo en que
En mi opinión …
Como yo lo veo …
En lo que a mí respecta …
Me parece evidente que …
Expressing facts
As a matter of fact / in fact
Actually
De hecho, en realidad
En realiadad
Adding information
Apart from (that)
Morover / in addition / furthemore
What’s more
Aparte de (eso)
Además ...
y, lo que es más ...
Expressing causes and consequences
Because of (that) ...
For this reason ...
That’s why ...
Therefore ...
Consequently ...
So ...
As a result ...
A causa de (eso)
Por esta / esa razón
Por eso, esa es la razón por la que ...
Por tanto ...
En consecuencia ...
Así que , por eso ...
Como resultado de ...
Giving reasons
Because ...
Since ...
As ...
Due to ...
Porque ...
Ya que, puesto que ...
Ya que, dado que ...
Debido a
Specifying
At least
Above all ...
Basically ...
Especially ...
In particular ...
To a certain extent ...
To such an extent that ...
Al menos ...
Sobre todo ...
Fundamentalmente ...
Especialmente ...
En especial ...
Hasta cierto punto ...
Hasta tal punto que ...
Summarizing
In short ...
To sum up ...
In conclusion ...
On the whole ...
En resumen ...
Para resumir ...
Para concluir / como conclusión ...
En general ...
USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
Expressing an opinion
My point is, I think that, I would say that, It
is clear that
Expressing a result
Therefore, Consequently, This means that, So,
As a result, As a consequence
Adding ideas
Besides, In addition to this, Another point is
that, Moreover, Another reason is, Apart from
that, Last but not least
Expressing a conclusion
To sum up, As a conclusion, On the whole, In
general