OUTLINE

I. Intro:
Paraphase:
A rising hot trend / phenomena that …
An increasingly (social) issue/ phenomena is often viewed as being caused by…………
Some people believe that… while others maintain that…
Thesis Statement:
1. Opinion essay:
I entirely agree/disagree with the opinion/statement, and this essay will discuss the
following reasons.
2. Advantages & Disadvantages:
This essay will discuss both advantages and disadvantages of…
This essay will first discuss the principal advantage(s) followed by an analysis of the
main disadvantage(s).
I am somewhere in the middle because I partially concur that…..
Discuss both views:
This essay will discuss both these points of view and state my own opinion later.
3. This sides outweighs the another:
I believe that the advantages/ benefits of … outweigh its disadvantages/drawbacks.
4. Causes/Solutions:
This essay will discuss the causes/reasons for…, and suggest some possible solutions.
5. Follow questions:
This essay will discuss the reasons for/why…, and its advantages/negative points.
II. Body:
Opinion essay:
Body 1: Reason 1 (The first and foremost, / The first reason is…)
Body 2: Reason 2 (In addition/ the second/ the another reason is …/besides, / The
second reason is ….)
Discussion essay: (On the one hand/On the other hand)
Body 1: Advantages
Body 2: Disadvantages
Discuss both views:
Body 1: View 1
Body 2: View 2
This sides outweighs the another:
Body 1: the opposite side to your opinion
Body 2: the side you choose

Causes/Solutions:
Body 1: Causes/reasons/Problems
Body 2: Solutions
Follow questions:
Body 1: Answer for question 1
Body 2: Answer for question 2
 III. Conclusion
In conclusion/ To sum up/ Consequently/ In short, (rewrite thesis
statement/summarize the main idea).
Give your own opinion (My own personal point of view is that/ I am of the opinion
that…)

Synonyms:
Verb:
Need = require
Want = would like = have a desire to do sth = wish to do sth
Think = believe = maintain = suppose = feel

Adjective:
Good (object) = positive
(human) = well-qualified
Bad = poor
Clear = obvious = apparent = undoubted (it is obvious that…)
Important = crucial= vital = essential

Adverb:
Usually = ordinarily/ normally/ commonly

Young people/teanagers = the adolescent

Crime = offences

Try sb’s best = put sb’s enormous effort into …

I think = I am convinced that