Writing Skill
Cards (9)
- Steps to writing essays_
- Opening
- Introducing points
- Expressing result and reason
- Contrasting
- Expressing opinion
- Concluding
- Opening
- It is often said that ……….
- Many people claim that ……….
- In this day and age, ……….
- Nowadays, ……….
- These days, ……….
- We live in an age when many of us are ……….
- Opening_
- ………. is a hotly debated topic that often divides opinions
- It goes without saying that ………. is one of the most important issues facing us today
- The following essay takes a look at both sides of the argument
- Introducing points
- Firstly, ……
- Let me take a look at ……
- To start with ……
- First of all, it is worth considering ……
- Secondly, ……
- Thirdly, ……
- Furthermore, ……
- What is more, ……
- On top of that
- Another point worth noting is ……
- Another factor to consider is ……
- Lastly, ……
- Finally, ……
- Last but not least, ……
- Presenting ideas and giving examples_
- When it comes to
- In terms of
- With respect to
- Not only …… but also
- According to experts
- Researchers have found that ……
- There are those who argue that ……
- For instance,
- For example,
- Such as ……
- Expressing result and reason
- As a result, ….. (statement) ……
- As a result of
- ……has led to ……
- ……has resulted in ……
- Consequently, ……
- Therefore, ……
- On account of ……
- Subsequently, ……
- Due to
- One reason behind this is ……
- Contrasting
- Although / Even though
- Despite / In spite of
- Despite the fact that
- On the one hand, ……
- On the other hand, ……
- However, ……
- Nevertheless, ……
- Even so ……
- Expressing opinion
- As far as I’m concerned, ……
- From my point of view, ……
- In my opinion, ……
- Personally speaking, ……
- My own view on the matter is ……
- Concluding
- To sum up, ……
- In conclusion, ……
- All things considered, ……
- Taking everything into consideration, ……
- Weighing up both sides of the arguments, ……
- The advantages of …… outweigh the disadvantages.