Make a conclusion restating your position

Make an introduction (state the problem)

· nowadays a large number of people tend to do smth…on the contrary, many adults/ teenagers consider…Who is right? Is smth as harmful as it may seem?

· There are a lot of different ways of….While some people, others…

· People have various preferences so it is natural…Yet many people believe

· Due to recent technological advances a growing number of people …Moreover, some people claim …But is it really so effective?

· The latest advances in …make people think…Although…

· Most people

· In most countries…However, this way of smth has both advantages and disadvantages…

· There is no doubt that…Nevertheless,

· Smth is becoming increasingly popular nowadays…

· These days we all are exposed to a continuous chain of advertising messages.

· …This question has always worried people and the answer to it is not simple.

· Recent changes/ advances in

· People often argue about the role of …in the development of our civilization

· Smth is one of those things that make our lives really worth living

· Smth has become an inalienable part of our life

· …yet there are quite a few people who consider dong smth a complete waste of time

· …despite this fact, some people believe that smth is not really worth doing

· No wonder that people are worried about consequences of smth

· Over the last 10/20/30 years we have done smth

  • Over the past few years smth has become … many people are sure this is not a coincidence
  • We live in the age of information technology and nowadays smth is nearly as common as smth. No doubt that it is a unique invention, which has influenced all areas of our lives. However, some people consider smth one of the greatest evils of our life.
  • There is no doubt that the invention of smth completely changed the way people thought about …However, the drawbacks of smth make people think that
  • People have always been intrigued of what…That is why there are a lot of
  • It goes without saying that
  • Modern life is impossible without…But does it really broaden our minds?
  • No wonder that it is difficult to make a choice between smth and smth
  • It is often believed that smth is much worse than it used to be in the past

Express your personal opinion

· I agree/ disagree

· In my opinion

· In my view

· It seems (to me) that

· I tend to think that

· From my point of view

· To my mind

· As for me, I believe / I do not see/ I consider

· As far as I am concerned

· There are several arguments in favour of smth

· I am in favour of

Reasons for your opinion

· firstly/ secondly/ what is more/ last but not least

· the first thing, I would like to consider is

  • apart from that
  • what matters most in this case is
  • to begin with
  • at first glance
  • in addition/
  • first of all
  • besides
  • moreover
  • What is more/additionally
  • All in all
  • In addition
  • another argument for is
  • finally
  • as a result
  • more than that

Express an opposing opinion

· on the other hand

· Having said that, there are some people who

· on the contrary

· nevertheless

· in their opinion

· while some people think

· however

· Some/ Most people argue/ think/ say that

· It is understood that

· there is a tendency to believe that

Reasons for the opposing opinion

  • for this reason
  • therefore/ that is why
  • thus smth happened –because of
  • - as a result of
  • -owing/ due to
  • - as a consequence of
  • what is more/last of all/ furthermore/ actually
  • as a matter of fact

explain why you don’t agree with the opposing opinion

· I cannot agree with this because

· …to some extent I agree with this idea

· I partly support this idea

· I am unconvinced that

· It is doubtful whether

· I disagree with the view that

· Personally, I

make a conclusion restating your position

  • Taking everything into consideration, I tend to think
  • In conclusion, I strongly believe that/ I can say/ I would argue/
  • To sum up
  • To conclude, I would argue that
  • On this basis, I can conclude that
  • In conclusion. I would like to stress that
  • All in all, I believe that

 

 

Defining and explaining

· By this I (don’t) mean..

· In fact,…

· That is not to say that…

· In other words, …

· That is to say, …

· To be more precise,…

· Here I’m (not) referring to

Making concessions

  • While/although
  • Despite the fact that
  • Even though
  • It could be argued that
  • Admittedly/certainly…but/however
  • it may be true that

Refuting an argument