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WRITING STRUCTURES: DISCURSIVE ESSAY

DISCURSIVE ESSAY (FOR AND AGAINST)


Es un texto elaborado para expresar dos puntos de vista sobre un tema concreto.
1. Se trata de un texto FORMAL, dirigido a un profesor/a o tutor/a.
2. No usar contracciones.
3. Antes de comenzar a escribir un texto argumentativo, debemos tener claro si vamos a estar a
favor o en contra del tema en cuestión (no incluir opinión clara hasta la conclusión).
4. Elaborar dos listas en las que aparezcan argumentos sobre ambos puntos de vista.
5. No expresar la opinión de forma directa, si no sutilmente.
6. Intenta evitar repetir siempre los mismos conectores.
7. Incluir vocabulario y expresiones diversas.
• Esquematizar los puntos principales a tratar y crear la estructura (introducción + cuerpo (2
párrafos) + conclusión)
• Estructura: Título + Introducción + Cuerpo + Conclusión
o Título -
o Introducción – incluir el nombre de aquello que vayas a describir e incluir información
básica.
o Cuerpo – 2 párrafos
§ 1 = Argumentos a favor/ Ventajas
§ 2 = Argumentos en contra/ Desventajas
o Conclusión – Resumir el tema e incluir tu opinión

DISCURSIVE ESSAY
• Incluir opiniones de expertos:
o Some experts claim that…
o Experts strongly believe that…
o Some experts argue that…
o Studies have shown that…
o A new study suggests that…
o The vast majority of psychologists claim that…

• Incluir opiniones de la gente:


o According to people´s belief,…
o It is a common belief that…

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o Contrary to popular belief, …


o People have been debating the principles of beauty for thousands of years
o People question whether technology is benefiting children or harming them
o The vast majority of people defend the theory that…
• Incluir argumentos a favor o en contra:
o While X (TEMA EN CUESTIÓN) have advantages, they also have significant
drawbacks/disadvantages.
o You are going to point out that there are advantages and disadvantages in this situation.
o There are several advantages of moving to another country to work
o In this case, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages
o It could be argued that
o One point/argument against/ in favor of
o Another negative/positive aspect of
o On the one hand / on the other hand…
• Conclusión:
o In the light of these pros and cons…
o With all the above in mind, I tend to believe that…
o On balance, weighing ups and downs, I believe that…
o I genuinely think that…
o Of the two arguments outlined above, as far as I am concerned, the most effective
ability…
o To sum up, it is evident that there are both pros and cons with regards to ...

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