Ms. R.
Bax Ort Sharet High School English Literature
WRITING ASSIGNMENTS – MODULE G
:General rules
Indicate a new paragraph skipping a line.
Write to the end of each row unless it is the end of a paragraph.
Use capital letters when necessary. Names, countries, cities, religions, beginning of sentence days,
months.
Use connectors between ideas.
To score above 12/16 for the grammar you must use ALS advanced language structures: perfect tenses,
conditionals and\or the passive, gerund.
Use a rich variety of vocabulary.
Do not copy phrases from the question.
Do not repeat vocabulary words/phrases in the essay.
Write a rough draft first, then edit, re-read and only then copy it up neatly.
You can either choose to be for or against the issue: so you will choose your side and stick to it
OR you can be for & against the issue: so you will argue both sides of the issue.
1) Opinion.
Many people claim that…
- It is true that….
- This is not an exaggeration … even though…
- I tend to dis/agree with …
- In my view…
-As far as I'm concerned,
- In conclusion, – To conclude,
- I can understand…, However, …
- As we have seen/will see, there are ( at least ) two sides to this issue.
- I am convinced that we can / deal with this situation /improve this situation / solve this problem…
- This is an issue that / can be solved / must be faced …
- Another aspect of the issue is…
- In my opinion, the advantages of… far outweigh the disadvantages…
- We can argue that… but…
- Personally I am in favor of
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Ms. R. Bax Ort Sharet High School English Literature
listing adding
firstly, secondly ... also, too, then
to begin / start with ..., to conclude with furthermore ...
in the first place, in the second place moreover ...
next , then , finally, last(ly) in addition to that ...
to conclude ... above all ......
last but not least ... what is more ...
to summarise , to sum up additionally
comparing concluding
equally, likewise, similarly, in the same / a all in all... / in conclusion ...
different way to sum up ...
compared to / with, in comparison with I draw the conclusion / arrive at the conclusion
as ... as , both ... and ... that ...
you can´t compare it with ... I conclude ...
consequently …
exemplifying result
for example (e.g.), for instance consequently
that is (i.e.) hence
that is to say therefore
... such as ... thus
namely ... as a result
because of that ...-
that´s why ...
reformulating alternative
to put it another way on the one hand... , on the other hand ...
in other words
contrasting concession
on the contrary besides, however, still, though,
in contrast to that in spite of that, despite that
but , yet, however admittedly
nevertheless ... if , unless
whereas ..., while ...
neither .... nor ...
on the one hand ..., on the other hand
Giving one´s own opinion (cont.)
Giving one´s own opinion As far as I am concerned, ....
In my view; In my opinion, As I see it, One reason is that ...
I think that , I believe that , I have come to the As we have seen, ...
conclusion that, As we know from ...., ...
I would not say that ..., For all these reasons I would support the view that
I am doubtful whether / certain that ... As a result ...
According to the text ... In short ...
It seems to me that ... / I feel that With regard to ...
Another argument is that ... It is for this reason that I think ...
I am convinced that ...
