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The plan of the opinion essay

Introduction - (1part) formulate the problem, the main idea, your point of

view (show how important the problem is)

The main part - (2part) your attitude to the problem, arguments (2-3) for

(3part) arguments against, prove why you don't agree

with them

Conclusion - (4part) your opinion, point of view

Useful phrases

Introduction:

• Nowadays many people face a difficult decision when they…

  • There is no doubt that…. is one of the most pressing issues in the modern world

  • One very complex problem in the modern world is….

  • I would like to express my opinion on the problem…

  • It is generally accepted that….

  • There are clear benefits and drawbacks to both opinions…

  • A common opinion is that…

  • There are those who say…

  • Some people are convinced that…

  • Today it is generally agreed that..

The main part:

• My personal view is that…

• Hence…

• In fact…

• To begin with…

• On the one hand/on the other hand…

• Moreover…

• Nevertheless…

• All the same…

• First of all/secondly/thirdly/finally…

• On the contrary…

• Personally, I strongly object to this statement…

• I completely disagree with this statement…

• As far as I am concerned…

• But personally, I incline more to the opinion of…

Conclusion:

• In conclusion I would like to emphasize that tastes differ…

• So it's up to you to decide whether...or not…

• In summary. I believe that…

• Taking into consideration all mentioned before…

• All in all, I still strongly believe that…

• To summarize…

• In conclusion, it should be noted that…

• To draw the conclusion, it should be observed that…