In an opinion essay you must give your

opinion on a subject so, you must basically

say if you agree or disagree
with the statement.
Present the topic of discussion and
opinion
express your ____________. You must
imagine that whoever reads your essay
has no __________
idea what the topic is.
You must also show clearly that you’ll
be expressing one opinion, either in
favour
__________ or against.
Explain your first reason for your
opinion. Talk about possible
consequences and give examples or
vice versa.
Explain your second reason and
maybe a third one, but only if it is
closely related. Mention possible
consequences and give examples, or
vice versa.
 Summarise
_______________ your reasons and / or talk
about possible consequences if nothing is
done. You can even finish your essay with a
rethorical question.
______________
There are people who claim/ believe/ say/
think (that)...
-There is no doubt that...
-I feel...
-According to... /...new research,...
-It is believed... / said (that)...
-It is believed by experts / scientist (that)...
-It seems / appears that...
 State your first reason

-I think that...
-Firstly/ first of all/ to start with...
-I think there are two aspects of... The first
is...
 State your second reason

The second aspect is...

Secondly,
Another reason why...
We should also consider the fact that...
Another matter/ aspect to consider...
Let us not forget...
 Giving examples

- such as
- like
- for example
- for instance
 Expressing result

• because of this
• therefore
• thus
• as a result
• for this reason
• consequently
Expressing personal opinion

• Personally, I think
• I (strongly) believe
• In my opinion
• I think (that)…
Expressing the opinion of somebody else
• some people say
• some people say that
• many people say
• many people say that
• people often say
• it is said
• it is said that
• according to
Expressing contrast

• nevertheless
• even so
• even though
• however
• in spite of
• despite
• but
• although
In short,
In brief,
To conclude,
In conclusion,
to sum up