ce hus) ) HOW TO WRITE AN ARTICLE What is the purpose of the article? What is the style of the article? First, think of a title that will catch the reader's attention. A POSSIBLE PARAGRAPH PLAN PARAGRAPH 1. INTRODUCTION Introduce the topic to get the reader's attention. Although you don’t know your readers personally, you can address them directly and ask them a question. Useful language: Are you thinking of....? 1 am sure you'll agree..... Have you ever.....?/Do you ever....? Well, for me it would be definitely... From the moment | saw.... | knew ..... PARAGRAPH 2. BACKGROUND INFORMATION OR/AND DESCRIPTION Give a description of the object. The description should be brief. You can combine it with the background information. (When? How? Who?) Useful language: It was..... Iwas (doing smth) when.... love... J can remember when... One of my earliest memories is of... PARAGRAPH 3. OPINION/ARGUMENTATION Give specific example to bring your article to life. Use informal language to involve the reader. Useful language: You would probably think that .... The best thing about.... It seems to me that.... | think that/In my opinion... Finally, let's consider..... PARAGRAPH 4. CONCLUSION Finish your article by summarizing your main point and giving your opinion or expressing your feelings. Useful language: / love ... but if | were.... | would... The best thing about... Ifyou ...... | promise you'll never...