1. A n O p i n i o n E s s a y

2. What’s an opinion essay?

3. How to write an opinion essay? STEPS TO FOLLOW 1. BRAINSTORM PLAN LANGUAGE

4. BRAINSTORM Think about these questions: Your opinion: What do you think about the topic? The reasons: Why do you think that? The data: Think about examples to reinforce your arguments.

5. PLAN PARAGRAPH 1 PARAGRAPH 2 PARAGRAPH 3 Introduce the topic and give your opinion. -Give reasons. -Reinforce your arguments with examples. -Sum up your arguments -Write a conclusion.

6. LANGUAGE To give your opinionin my opinion,…; I think/believe (that)…; it is clear (to me) that…; I (completely) agree/disagree with…; as I see it,…; as far as I am concerned,…; I am sure/convinced that…; I (dis)agree with the statement because… To give reasonsmy main reason is…; another reason is…; one reason for…is… To add some datafor example,…; it is a well-known fact that…; research has shown that… To add ideaswhat’s more, moreover,…; firstly, secondly, thirdly, lastly, finally. To concludeto conclude,…; to sum up,…; all in all,…; in conclusion,… Connectorsalthough, in spite of, despite, however, but.