1. An opinion essay

2. You say what you think about a statement or a topic, giving reasons for your views.

3. Get ideas:
Think about the statement or topic ( background information).
Decide what your opinion is.
Think of many arguments as you can support.
Choose 2 or 3 best ideas.
Plan :
Paragraph 1 : Introduction to the topic
Paragraph2 : Your first argument
Paragraph 3: Your next argument
Paragraph 4: Summary of your opinion

4. Write
Use linkers of reason, addition and contrast to connect ideas.
Use a variety of opinion expressions.
Give the main idea and support.
Sum up .
Advice
Keep on topic.
Introduce the topic at the beginning.
Use a variety of expressions .
End with a clear conclusion summarizing your views.

5. Useful language Giving background information Expressing opinion
Some/ many people think/ believe/ argue/ consider (that)
According to … ,
Studies suggest / show (that)
It is well –known that
It is generally agreed that
Expressing opinion
I think / believe / feel (that )
Personally, I think ( that)
I personally think (that)
In my opinion,/ view,
I ( strongly) agree/ disagree that /… with the statement
It is clear that
It seems to me that

6. Useful language Adding ideas Contrasting ideas Furthermore, Moreover,
What is more,
In addition (to this) ,
Contrasting ideas
On the one hand…. On the other hand
However,
Although
Despite / in spite of

7. Useful language Giving examples Giving reasons and results
For example
For instance
Such as
Like
Giving reasons and results
Because / as
Because of ( this)
As a reasult (of this),
One result, one effect of this is
Consequently ,/ As a consequence,

8. Useful language Higlighting ideas Conclusion Especially particularly
apart from
Conclusion
All in all, / To sum up,
In conclusion,
To conclude,
In general, I think
On the whole, I think