You are about to finish unit 2 and as a final task you are going to work with some of your classmates to write a set of opinion paragraphs.
Discussion
Before you get started, have a look at the following picture.
- What do you think about what Malala declares?
- Do you agree or disagree with her?
- What are your main reasons of why you agree or disagree with her?
- What would be your final thought regarding this topic?
Project
- Should students have part-time jobs?
- Should education be free?
- Should marihuana be legalized?
- Should homosexuals have the right to adopt children?
- Should books be tax free?
- Should fast-food restaurants be banned from operating in Chile?
- Should parents teach children about sexuality?
- Should the show biz be banned from Chilean TV?
- Should people be banned from smoking in public areas?
For this project you will need to work in groups of 3-4. Then, follow the next steps to write your opinion paragraphs. You'll find some useful expression to write your paragraphs at the end of this entry.
- Read the title of the composition and think about what your opinion is.
- Brainstorm: think about what you want to say and write down all your ideas.
- Choose the most interesting or relevant ideas to support your opinion.
- Organize the ideas into paragraphs and put the paragraphs in order:
- Opening paragraph: state the topic and give your opinion. Introduce 3 ideas that support your opinion.
- Body paragraphs (3 paragraphs): each paragraph develops one idea that supports your opinion
- Conclusion paragraph: summarize your opinion and give a final recommendation
- Write a draft.
- Edit your draft: check spelling, grammar and punctuation.
- Have your draft edited by the whole group.
- Share your final composition with your teacher.
Useful
expressions you can use in your text to…
Introduce your opinion:
In my
opinion…
I(personally) think/I believe/
I feel/I don’t feel that…
In my
view/ In my point of view ….
As I see it…
As far
as I’m concerned …
It’s
clear to me that…
I
agree/I don’t agree that…
Sequence
ideas:
To
begin with…
The
first point is…
First
of all …/First/Firstly,...
Secondly/ Thirdly…
Finally…/Lastly…
Add
information
Furthermore,
…
Moreover,
….
In
addition, …
Besides,
…
What
is more, …
Also…/...too
As
well as…
Apart from (that)…
Give a reason
Due to(+noun)/Due
to the fact that(+sentence)
Owing
to(+noun)/Owing
to the fact that(+sentence)
Because……(+sentence)
Because
of………(+noun e.g.: the rain)
Since…/As……(+sentence
e.g.: he is the boss)
That’s
why ...
For
this/that reason
Express a consequence
Cosequently…
Therefore…
So…
As a result
of…
This
means that…
Introduce the conclusion
In
short…
In
brief…
In
summary…
To sum
up
In
conclusion…
To
conclude…
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