1.

DISCUSS BOTH VIEWS AND

ESSAY WITHOUT PERSONAL OPINION
1. Introduction: Introduce the topic + thesis statement
2. Main paragraph 1: Advantages (2 advantages)
3. Main paragraph 2: Disadvantages (2 disadvantages)
4. Conclusion: restate your opinion in a different way from the introduction
and give comment
ESSAY WITH PERSONAL OPINION
1. Introduction: Introduce the topic + thesis statement (opinion: more
advantage and disadvantage)
2. Main paragraph 1: Advantages/ Disadvantages
3. Main paragraph 2: Advantages/ Disadvantages (stronger side)
4. Conclusion
PARAGRAPH TRANSITION
PROS
the main/major/significant/ evident/obvious advantage of … is …
One reason why ….is advantageous lies in …
Another reason is that it would benefit ….
One/another/an additional advantage is …
What makes … important is
CONS
The main/obvious disadvantage of … is …
One/another/an additional disadvantage of … is …
The main obstacle created by … is …
Despite these plus points, some drawbacks of … do exist.
Although … has many advantages, there still exist some noteworthy
disadvantages.
However, … is not completely beneficial; there are some negative aspects that
should be taken into consideration.
2. CAUSES/ EFFECTS/ SOLUTIONS