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You will be given information and instruction on which to base your writing. Read them carefully in order to decide whether you are going to write : Both sides of an argument in a balanced discussion or One point of view, giving supporting evidence

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Use impersonal language Is/ are often considered to be. This may be due to. According to recent research.. It would be wrong to suggest/ claim/ that Is/are frequently regarded as. It is sometimes suggested / pointed out/ claimed that It seems unlikely that This is open to question. Some experts suggest that.. It is well known that. In conclusion, we can say

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Introduction General information about the topic

1. Say that something is true or happen at the present time as it is today / currently / nowadays / these days in this day and age / over the past few years / recently

2. Introduce the discussion. Using a rhetorical question is one common way ..but is.actually true? this may be true, but is..the best way? to a large extent in all probability/ there is every likelihood it is likely that seem to / appear to is/are apt to //tend to there is a tendency for

II. Supporting paragraphs Develop the main idea of your essay List the points Place each supporting points in its own paragraph Develop each supporting paragraph with facts, details, examples First supporting paragraph Main idea: Say what you agree with or what you think certainly / it is certainly true that Giving reasons for why you think something is true perhaps this is because this could be because this could /might/may be the result of/ be due to

giving additional reasons another reason might be / it is also true / the case that in addition / moreover / furthermore Evidence to support your points/ facts to support your opinion recently research shows / a recent report showed / there is evidence to suggest that Say what the result of something is thus / as a result / for this reason / consequently / this has the effect of / therefore Say what could be done to deal with the problem. Giving a different opinion / other people opinion however / even so / on the other hand many/some people argue that as X argues / claims /explains / points out

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Summary paragraph Summarizes or restates the main idea of the essay Summarizes your argument and , if possible, refers back to the essay title and your introduction Restate the strongest points of Conclude by restating the main idea in different words Give your personal opinion or suggest a plan of action to conclude / to sum up / in conclusion

Opinion I believe that / it is my feeling that / it is my opinion that / in may opinion / in my view Saying that something is true undoubtedly / without a doubt / definitely / certainly Saying that something might not be true it is not necessarily true that/ the case that not everyone agrees that it is not very likely that The future in the future / one day / some day / the day will come when in years to come

not only. but also for example / for instance not to mention such as it goes without saying of course