WRITING – OPINION ESSAYS

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Dividir el writing en 3 o 4 párrafos:

INTRODUCCIÓN
Párrafo 1 -
1. Frase introductoria (ejemplos)
• To begin with, I would like to say that this is a very interesting/ popular/attractive/ controversial
topic to talk/ write about because each one has a different opinion about this and it is not easy to
reach an agreement.
• One of the things that worries people most nowadays is ……
• It is generally agreed/It is widely known that ……is a topic of concern among most people
nowadays.
• Research has shown that…is a topic of concern among teenagers nowadays.
• It is often argued that …

2. Opinión personal (ejemplos) (¡AÚN NO ESTOY EN EL CUERPO DEL ESSAY!)

• Personally, I strongly think that …
• As I see it …
• I firmly believe …
• I personally feel that ….
• In my opinion,….
• From my point of view,….
• Personally, I disagree with ….( ex.: current public policies).

CUERPO DEL ENSAYO

Párrafo 2 –
Cito argumentos de forma ordenada y contrastada

1. (elige una opción para tu writing)

• In the first place, there is no doubt that……(desarrollo idea). However, from my point of view, it
also….
• First/ Firstly/ It is clear that….However, as I see it, …

2. (añadir ejemplos. elige una opción para tu writing)

• In addition to this, it is clear that ….
• Moreover, as I see it,...

Párrafo 3
Continúo dando argumentos de forma ordenada y contrastada. Elige la opción que más se ajuste a tí.

• In the second place, everyone knows that …. Therefore, I totally agree/ disagree with …
• Secondly, no one would dispute that…/
• In addition,...
• In addition, as far as I’m concerned/talking from experience, …
• What is more, I also think that ...
• Another important thing to remember is …
• But, we shouldn´t forget that…
• It is clear that, X can be ….. As a result, ….
 CONCLUSIÓN
Párrafo 4 –
• To conclude, I feel …
• In conclusion, I believe that …
• To sum up, I think/ I feel that…
• In short, I would say…
• So, to sum up, whilst it may indeed be true that…, from my point of view…

EJEMPLO
TOO MUCH IMPORTANCE IS GIVEN TO TAKING EXAMS AT SCHOOL. Do you agree?

To begin with I would like to say that this is a very interesting topic to talk about.

From my point of view, traditionally schools give more importance to exams than to evaluating
students´ general progress. In my opinion, this teaches children to memorise, not to think
independently.

It is clear that the exam system can be unfair. Some students, due to good luck or exam technique, get
much better marks than other students with similar abilities. As a result, some students have fewer
opportunities for their future.

In addition, many exam questions are simply a memory test. A lot of teachers concentrate exclusively
on ´exam preparation´. Consequently, lessons may become boring and irrelevant to the real world.

To sum up, I feel that exams are not the best way to test your ability. They can be a memory test and
they have a bad influence on teaching. Continuous assessment would be more effective.