Transcript Composition for and against

Opinion composition
МБОУ Гимназия, Обнинск
Учитель английского языка
Откидач Елена Яковлевна
Make an introduction (Raise a
problem)
The problem of …… is discussed a lot
nowadays (state the problem). Some
people think (that)…. (Give one opinion).
Others believe (that)…. (Give a different
opinion). As a result this is not an easy
question to answer (there is no easy
answer to this question).
Express your personal opinion
and give reasons (2-3) for it
As far as I am concerned,… (state your
opinion). (Here are some arguments to
support my point of view.) Firstly, (give
your first argument for). In addition
(Moreover),…. (enlarge your argument
for). Secondly,… (give the second
argument for). As a result…Thirdly,…
(give the third argument for).
Express an opposing opinion
give 1-2 reasons for it
On the contrary (however, nevertheless),
there are some people who disagree with
my point of view. In their opinion… (give
the first argument against). In addition
(moreover),… (give the second argument
against). [or Consequently… Last, but not
least,…]
Explain why you don’t agree
with the opposing opinion
However, I cannot agree with them
because …(say why you disagree with
them ). In addition (What is more… ), …
(enlarge your argument).
Draw a conclusion
(Restate your position)
To sum up (in conclusion, on the whole),
it can be argued that…, but in spite of the
arguments of other people I still think that
(Give a one-sentence summary of your
opinion or state your opinion in a different
way.)
The lottery can ruin people’s lives.
What is your opinion?
The problem of winning the lottery
is discussed a lot nowadays.
is a bad thing, as it
Many people argue that lottery
encourages people to waste
money.
However other people say
lottery is a useful thing as it helps
at least a few people.
As a result this is not an easy question to
answer.
As far as I am concerned
First of all,
In addition,
Secondly,
Thirdly,
lottery cannot make your
life worse.
lottery is exciting and entertaining.
it is always fascinating to see how the winners can
change their lives.
the winners can make the lives of their friends
and families a lot easier.
some of the money can be donated to charity.
On the contrary, some people disagree
with my point of view. In their opinion
lottery can have a negative effect on people.
Furthermore,
people might become addicted to gambling
and obsessed with lucky numbers.
Last but not least,
winning a million pounds
does not guarantee happiness as you may
lose your friends.
However, I cannot agree with them
the winners can always help those in need.
because
many lotteries some of the profit is given to
What is more, incharity,
so even if you do not win, you are helping
someone indirectly.
In conclusion, I would like to say that
people may be right but in spite of the
arguments of other people I strongly believe
never ruins people’s lives. It helps to fund charities and makes a
that lottery
few people lucky.
Nevertheless, I must admit that, people are
able to choose whether they want to play the lottery or
not.
The problem of winning the lottery is discussed a lot nowadays.
Many people argue that lottery is a bad thing, as it encourages people to
waste money. However, other people say lottery is a useful thing as it helps
at least a few people. As a result this is not an easy question to answer.
As far as I am concerned, lottery cannot make your life worse.
First of all, lottery is exciting and entertaining. In addition, it always
fascinating to see how the winners can change their lives. Secondly, the
winners can make the lives of their friends and families a lot easier.
Thirdly, some of the money can be donated to charity.
On the contrary, some people disagree with my point of view. In
their opinion lottery can have a negative effect on people. Furthermore,
people might become addicted to gambling and obsessed with lucky
numbers. Last but not least, winning a million pounds does not guarantee
happiness as you may lose your friends.
However, I cannot agree with them because the winners can
help those in need. What is more, in many lotteries some of the profit is
given to charity, so even if you do not win, you are helping someone
indirectly
In conclusion, I would like to say that people may be right but in
spite of the arguments of other people I strongly believe that lottery never
ruins people’s lives. It helps to fund charities and makes a few people
lucky. Nevertheless, I must admit that, people are able to choose whether
they want to play the lottery or not.
References:
Matrix Intermediate Workbook
Jayne Wildman with Kathy Gude
University press Oxford