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opinion-paragraph-1871051
WRITING AN OPINION
PARAGRAPH
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Expressing Opinions
An opinion
– a thought or belief about somethingor someone
(Cambridge Advanced Learner’sDictionary)
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Writing an Opinion
Paragraph
Take a stand on the give topic
Have an opinion
Choose either agree or disagree
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Sentence structures and
transition signals
For the introduction / a topic sentence
I agree/disagree that …S+V…
I agree/disagree with…for…reasons
I am for/against the idea that …S+V…
There are…reasons why…S+V…
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For the reasons (Transition signals, Sequencemarkers, Sentence connectors)
The first (second, third) reason is…
Another reason is…
First (Firstly), / Second (Secondly), / Third(Thirdly), …
Moreover, / Furthermore, / In addition, / Also, … Finally, / Lastly, … The final / last reason is…
Cont…
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Cont… For the conclusion
In conclusion, …
In Summary, … To sum up, …
To conclude, …
In short, …
In brief, …
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Cont… Optional useful expressions for giving opinions
I believe/feel/think that … I strongly/firmly believe that … I am convinced/certain that … It seems to me that … My opinion is that … In my opinion,/In my point of view,/In my view, … The way I see it, … As far as I am concerned, …
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“ Lotteries should be
banned.” I agree that …S+V…
I completely agree that …S+V…
I completely agree that lotteries should bebanned.
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“ Lotteries should be
banned.”
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“ Lotteries should be
banned.” Firstly, …S+V…
In addition, …S+V…
Finally, …S+V…
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banned.” Firstly, in my opinion , …S+V… In addition, I think …S+V…
Finally, in my point of view , …S+V…
Optional useful expressions for giving opinions
I believe/feel/think that …
I strongly/firmly believe that …
I am convinced/certain that …
It seems to me that …
My opinion is that …
In my opinion,/In my point of view,/In my view,…
The way I see it, … As far as I am concerned, …
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banned.” REASONS
Lotteries are a waste of money.
Playing the lottery is very addictive. Lotteries are not really a good chance to make
money.
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“ Lotteries should be banned.”
REASONS
Lotteries are a waste of money
Less moneyto buy things
Waste ofmoney
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banned.”
REASONS
Lotteries are not really a good chance to makemoney.
Not really agood chance to
make money
Depend on
luck only
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banned.”
REASONS + SUPPORTING DETAILS
Lotteries are not really a good chance to makemoney.
- We cannot use our skills or abilities to win thelottery. The only thing we can depend on is
luck.
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banned.”
Firstly, in my opinion, lotteries are a waste of money . Everytime we buy a lottery ticket, we have less money to buythings we need such as food or medicine.
In addition, I think playing the lottery is very addictive .
When we buy a lottery ticket, but do not win, we may want tobuy more and more tickets.
Finally, in my point of view, lotteries are not really a goodchance to make money . We cannot use our skills or abilitiesto win the lottery. The only thing we can depend on is luck.Reasons
Reasons
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banned.”
I completely agree that lotteries should be banned. Firstly, in my opinion, lotteries are a waste of money. Every
time we buy a lottery ticket, we have less money to buythings we need such as food or medicine.
In addition, I think playing the lottery is very addictive.When we buy a lottery ticket, but do not win, we may want tobuy more and more tickets.
Finally, in my point of view, lotteries are not really a goodchance to make money. We cannot use our skills or abilitiesto win the lottery. The only thing we can depend on is luck.
Topic sentence
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banned.” I completely agree that lotteries should be banned. Firstly, in my opinion, lotteries are a waste of money. Every
time we buy a lottery ticket, we have less money to buythings we need such as food or medicine.
In addition, I think playing the lottery is very addictive.
When we buy a lottery ticket, but do not win, we may want tobuy more and more tickets.
Finally, in my point of view, lotteries are not really a goodchance to make money. We cannot use our skills or abilitiesto win the lottery. The only thing we can depend on is luck.
To sum up, for these reasons, I believe that banning lotteriesis a good idea.
Concluding sentence
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banned.”
I completely agree that lotteries should be banned.Firstly, in my opinion, lotteries are a waste ofmoney. Every time we buy a lottery ticket, we haveless money to buy things we need such as food or
medicine. In addition, I think playing the lottery isvery addictive. When we buy a lottery ticket, butdo not win, we may want to buy more and moretickets. Finally, in my point of view, lotteries arenot really a good chance to make money. We cannotuse our skills or abilities to win the lottery. Theonly thing we can depend on is luck. To sum up, forthese reasons, I believe that banning lotteries isgood idea.
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banned.”
I completely agree that lotteries should be banned.Firstly, in my opinion, lotteries are a waste ofmoney. Every time we buy a lottery ticket, we haveless money to buy things we need such as food or
medicine. In addition, I think playing the lottery isvery addictive. When we buy a lottery ticket, butdo not win, we may want to buy more and moretickets. Finally, in my point of view, lotteries arenot really a good chance to make money. We cannotuse our skills or abilities to win the lottery. Theonly thing we can depend on is luck. To sum up, forthese reasons, I believe that banning lotteries isgood idea.