An opinion essay
WRITING
It is a formal piece of writing which requires your opinion on a topic. Your opinion should be stated clearly and for this to happen you must give various arguments/reasons/viewpoints on the topic and these will be supported by evidence and/or examples.
What is an opinion essay?
TIPS FOR WRITING
Organising your essay
TIPS
- When you write your essay, don't forget to organise your ideas into paragraphs and to start each paragraph with a topic sentence. Your topic sentence should be clear and summarise the main idea of the paragraph so that the reader knows what the paragraph will be about.
- Start your essay with a good introduction, using expressions like "In my view..." or "To my mind..."
- Don't forget to summarise your essay in the conclusion, using expressions like "To sum up..." or "In conclusion..."
So that your ideas are organised and dealt with in a logical manner
Why should you write in paragraphs?
Why should each paragraph contain a topic sentence?
To let the reader know what the main idea of the paragraph is
There's something missing...
What other reasons are there to learn another language?
Now go to your book on pages 26 and 27 and follow the instructions in activities D and E.
Read this writing task: You have seen this announcement in an intenational magazine for young people.
1. You have to write an essay. 2. You should write in a formal style. 3. Your essay should have a title. 4. Your should compare your country to other countries. 5. You should discuss why your country is the best place in the world. 6. You should only write about the advantages of visiting your country. 7. You should write at least 190 words. 8. Your essay should be organised into paragraphs.
Read this writing task: You have seen this announcement in an intenational magazine for young people.
1. You have to write an essay. TRUE2. You should write in a formal style. FALSE 3. Your essay should have a title. TRUE 4. Your should compare your country to other countries. FALSE 5. You should discuss why your country is the best place in the world.FALSE 6. You should only write about the advantages of visiting your country.TRUE 7. You should write at least 190 words. FALSE 8. Your essay should be organised into paragraphs. TRUE
LINKING WORDS
We use linking words and phrases between paragraphs to show how one paragraph follows on from the previous one and between sentences to show how ideas relate to each other.
PLANNING YOUR WRITING
Then, go to page 27 in your book and work on the Exam Task!
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An opinion essay
WRITING
It is a formal piece of writing which requires your opinion on a topic. Your opinion should be stated clearly and for this to happen you must give various arguments/reasons/viewpoints on the topic and these will be supported by evidence and/or examples.
What is an opinion essay?
TIPS FOR WRITING
Organising your essay
TIPS
So that your ideas are organised and dealt with in a logical manner
Why should you write in paragraphs?
Why should each paragraph contain a topic sentence?
To let the reader know what the main idea of the paragraph is
There's something missing...
What other reasons are there to learn another language?
Now go to your book on pages 26 and 27 and follow the instructions in activities D and E.
Read this writing task: You have seen this announcement in an intenational magazine for young people.
1. You have to write an essay. 2. You should write in a formal style. 3. Your essay should have a title. 4. Your should compare your country to other countries. 5. You should discuss why your country is the best place in the world. 6. You should only write about the advantages of visiting your country. 7. You should write at least 190 words. 8. Your essay should be organised into paragraphs.
Read this writing task: You have seen this announcement in an intenational magazine for young people.
1. You have to write an essay. TRUE2. You should write in a formal style. FALSE 3. Your essay should have a title. TRUE 4. Your should compare your country to other countries. FALSE 5. You should discuss why your country is the best place in the world.FALSE 6. You should only write about the advantages of visiting your country.TRUE 7. You should write at least 190 words. FALSE 8. Your essay should be organised into paragraphs. TRUE
LINKING WORDS
We use linking words and phrases between paragraphs to show how one paragraph follows on from the previous one and between sentences to show how ideas relate to each other.
PLANNING YOUR WRITING
Then, go to page 27 in your book and work on the Exam Task!