2015-09-06
471
OPINION ESSAY
Topic:
Supermarkets should only sell food produced from within their own country rather than imports from overseas.
Task:
What are your opinions on this?
Introduction
| What to say | Expressions to use | Example |
| Restate the topic in your own words | Nowadays, supermarkets are stocked with food products from around the world. Some would argue that it would better if food produce was not imported. | |
| Give your opinion and state the task of your essay | In my view,… / In my opinion,…/ To my mind,… / To my way of thinking,… It is my view that… I feel strongly that… / I am convinced that… / I am certain that…/ I firmly/strongly believe that…/ It seems to me that… / I would argue that,… / I believe that… / I am inclined to think/believe that… | I firmly believe that this view is correct, and will discuss the reasons why in this essay. |
Main Body
Paragraph 1
| What to say | Expressions to use | Example |
| State your first reason | First, …/Firstly,… / First of all,… To begin with,…/ To start with,… | Firstly, it is certainly the case that importing food can have a negative effect on local culture. |
| Explain how this factor affects the situation and give examples | This means that… This leads to… This involves… -ing This causes… This results in… Consequently,… As a result,… For example,… / For instance,… … such as… One example that springs to my mind is… | This can be seen in countries such as Japan where imported food can has become more popular than traditional, local produce, eroding people’s understanding of their own food traditions. |
Paragraph 2
| What to say | Expressions to use | Example |
| State your second reason | Second,…/ Secondly,… In addition,…/ Additionally,… Moreover,…/ Furthermore,… A second reason is… | A second major reason to reduce imports is the environmental cost. |
| Explain how this factor influences the situation and give examples | Currently, many food imports, such as fruit, are transported thousands of miles by road, sea, and air, which means that the product more expensive to buy and increasing pollution from exhaust fumes. |
Paragraph 3
| What to say | Expressions to use | Example |
| State your third reason | Third,… Thirdly,… Finally,… Lastly,… Last but not the least,…, Moreover,… Furthermore,…, | Finally, preserving food that travels a long way to its consumer involves using a great number of chemicals. |
| Explain how this factor influences the situation and give examples | Consequently, the end consumer receives foodstuffs that are no longer natural. One example that springs to mind ispreserving dairy products, which involves saturating them with a very unhealthy chemical compound that prevents them from going off before the end of their shelf life. |
