An opinion essay
Look at the essay and do the exercises to improve your writing skills.
Instructions
Do the preparation exercise first. Then do the other exercises.
Preparation
Check your understanding: multiple selection
Check your writing: matching - useful words and phrases.
- Teaching secondary
- Intermediate B1
Improving paragraph writing
This activity can be used with students of English and also trainee teachers. It is a way to make your opinion or discursive essay writing lessons more interesting and learner-centred.
The activity focuses on mistakes made at paragraph level in a text. I have tried this with my university students and they have found it useful.
- First, ask your students to provide sample paragraphs (introduction, body paragraphs, or conclusion), or choose paragraphs from their last essay that they wrote for the class.
- Second, study these samples carefully and try to give comments on two or three problems within one paragraph.
- Next, design a handout in which there is a copy of the paragraph with a table including two columns, comments and examples. Leave the "examples" column blank. Put your comments for the chosen paragraphs in the comments column. For example, 'Wrong word - register' or 'use a conjunction here' or 'spelling' or 'poor topic sentence'…
- In class give out the handouts and ask students to work in pairs to find examples to support the comments made by the teacher.
This activity aims to help students and trainee teachers to recognise their own problems with paragraph construction and to identify errors, which improves their own re-drafting skills.
It also helps them to practise the (teacher's) skill of giving comments and examples.
This making columns and…
This making columns and giving handouts to comment about teacher I will definitely apply it.
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I think this method is a little bit difficult for my students but I will try to perform it
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1. Write your essay in clear paragraphs. Use phrases like First ofa//, Tn addition and To sum up to start each paragraph. 2. Express your own opinion using think, In my opinion or r believe. Mention other viewpoints with phrases like Some peop/e thinkand say whether you agree or disagree with them. BRITISH COUNCIL Teens
This web page provides a text, tips and exercises on how to write an opinion essay. It also gives examples of linking words and phrases to connect your ideas and draw conclusions.
Paragraph 1 Introduce the topic using a general statement and give your opinion. Say whether you agree or disagree with the statement. Paragraph 2 Give the first reason to support your opinion. Provide specific justifications for your opinion, using examples if necessary. Paragraph 3 Give the second reason to support your opinion.
An opinion essay. Look at the essay and do the exercises to improve your writing skills. Instructions. Do the preparation exercise first. Then do the other exercises.
First, ask your students to provide sample paragraphs (introduction, body paragraphs, or conclusion), or choose paragraphs from their last essay that they wrote for the class. Second, study these samples carefully and try to give comments on two or three problems within one paragraph.
An opinion essay has three parts: Introduction; Arguments or reasons that support your view. Conclusion; Introduction. Paragraph 1. Introduce the topic and give your opinion. Say whether you agree or disagree with the statement or question. It can be a good idea to use a question to grab the reader’s attention. Check the two examples below: