HOW TO WRITE A COMPOSITION

If possible, order your ideas in three/four paragraphs.

 1ST PARAGRAPH: Introduction. Generalization:

- It is well-known that …
- In the vast majority of cases …
- In a large number of cases …
- In most cases …
- Many people think/believe/consider (that)
- Often / sometimes / occasionally …
- …. only in a few cases …
- …. only in a very few cases …
- Throughout history …
- Nowadays …

 2ND / 3RD PARAGRAPHS : Subject you have to talk about:

OPINION ESSAY DISCUSSION ESSAY
a) a) - On the one hand …
- In my opinion … -On the other hand …
- I personally think/believe/consider that … - One advantage …
- As far as I am concerned … - Another advantage ...
- From my point of view … - One disadvantage …
- It seems to me that … - Another disadvantage …
- I agree/disagree that … - One argument for ….
- It is clear to me that … - One argument against …
b) Examples (2 or 3) Finishing the examples
- For example … - etc.
- For instance … - and so on.
- e.g. … - and so forth.
c) Exceptions
- Except …
- With the exception of …
d) Clarification
- In other words …
- That is to say …
- I mean …
e) Contrast
- But
- However
- Nevertheless

 FOURTH PARAGRAPH: Conclusion:

- Just to conclude I would like to say that …
- To end my composition I would like to point out that …
- In short ….
- In conclusion ….
- To conclude …
- To sum up …