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1) decide whether you agree or disagree with the statement
2) make a list of points and reasons
3) follow the plan given
4) begin each paragraph with a topic sentence which summarises what the paragraph is about
5) use linking words throughout your composition
6) write well-developed paragraphs consisting of more than one sentence
7) write 200-250 words (max – 270)
| Plan | Linking words |
| 1. State the topic | It i s c ommon knowledge that...
It is not a secret that... ( |
| 2. a) State YOUR opinion b) Give 2-3 reasons for it (e.g. points 1, 3, 5 from + column) | In my opinion,... In my opinion costs will outweigh the benefits. In my view,... The way I see it,... I think that... Personally I (strongly) believe that... It is my sincere belief that... It strikes me that... I feel very strong that... I am inclined to think/believe that... It seems to me that... As far as I am concerned,... As far as I can judge,... As far as I can figure it out,... The first/main/... advantage of... First,... Second,... Third,... First of all,... Then,... Next,... Last,... To begin with,... To finish with,... Initially,... Finally,... What is more,... Furthermore,... Apart from this,... In addition (to this),... Moreover,... Besides (this),... ... not to mention the fact that... Another major reason... Thus,... (следовательно) Hence,... (отсюда) ..., therefore, that... (поэтому) So,... Consequently,... (negative meaning) As a result,... (positive meaning) As a consequence,... For this reason,... |
| 3. a) State the opposing opinion b) Give 1-2 reasons for it (e.g. points 2, 6 from -- column) | Other people, however, disagree... Anyway, other people (still) claim that... Opponents of this view claim that... Of course, there are people who oppose Contrary to this belief,... As opposed to the above ideas,... |
| 4. Explain why you disagree with it (e.g. points 4, 2 from + column) | I (totally) disagree with it. ... yet...... but... Although,... ..., though,... Even though,... Regardless of the fact that,... Inspite of the fact that,... Despite the fact that,... However,.../ Anyway,... Nevertheless,... Nonetheless,... Even so,... Still,... |
| 5. Conclude by restating your opinion in different words | In conclusion, it should be said that every view is worth considering. However, I am still inclined to think that... Taking everything into account,... On the whole,... All things considered, though, it seems to me that... To sum (it)up, one can come to the conclusion that... To summarise,... To finish with, I would like to say that... The issue is far from resolving yet, but in my view,... To a certain extent,... To some extent,... In a sense,... In a way,... There is some truth in the statement that,... |
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