OPINION ESSAYS

Structure
 Opinion essays
• These essays are about topics which are controversial, that many
people have different opinions on.

• You have to present your opinion and defend and support it.

• You have to persuade people into agreeing with you or convince them
that your opinion is valid.
 OpinioN essays: structure
• INTRODUCTION:
• You must give some background information on the subject
• It must hook the reader.
• You must present your opinion. It must be clear
 Opinion essays: structure
• BODY:
• It must have different paragraphs: each idea or reason goes in a new
paragraph.
• You must give two or three good reasons.
• You must support your opinion with reasons and examples.
 Opinion essays: structure
• CONCLUSION:
• Restate you opinion using different words.
• Summarize your main points.
• End with a strong statement.
 Opinion essays: Useful expressions
• OPENING: It is often said that, In this day and age, Nowadays, These days, Some people claim that, It is widely known
that,

• INTRODUCING POINTS: First of all, …; Firstly, …; To start with…; Secondly, …; Thirdly, …;

• In addition, …; What is more, …; Another point worth noting is …;

• Lastly, …; Finally,…; Last but not least, … .

• CONTRASTING: although, even though (subj+verb); despite, in spite of (gerund or noun); despite the fact that …;
however, …; nevertheless, … .

• OPINION: As far as I am concerned, From my point of view, In my opinion, As I see it, To my mind, I strongly believe
that, I am convinced that.

• CONCLUSION: To sum up, In conclusion, All things considered, In short, All in all, To conclude.
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