OPINION ESSAY. EXAMPLES AND USEFUL CONNECTORS

You can read more examples of opinion essays (apart from the ones in your student's and workbook ) before trying to write your own.
You will also find appropriate connectors of cause and effect  below.



USE THE FOLLOWING LINKERS TO COMPLETE THE ESSAY.

THEREFORE, AS A RESULT, SINCE, AS, BECAUSE, CONSEQUENTLY

You will be given a worksheet with a summary of the most common connectors of cause and effect an you can also have a look at the next chart.




When you think you are ready, sit down for a while. Choose one of the topics from the ones given below 

MORE TOPICS ON OPINION ESSAYS FOR THIS ACADEMICAL YEAR 2020-2021

SHOULD FAST FOOD BE A PART OF THE MENU IN SCHOOL CANTEENS?

SHOULD EXERCISE BE OBLIGATORY AT SCHOOL?

SHOULD FASHION DESIGNERS BAN USING MODELS WHO ARE UNDERWEIGHT?

THE BEST WAY  TO LEARN A LANGUAGE IS BY VISITING COUNTRIES WHERE IT IS SPOKEN. DO YOU AGREE?

or you can use one of the proposals from last year ( in case you haven't already written about it)

• SHOULD CITY CENTRES BE TURNED INTO A CAR-FREE ZONE?
• WHERE IS IT BETTER TO LIVE, IN  THE CITY OR IN THE COUNTRY?
• A GAP YEAR BEFORE UNIVERSITY IS THE BEST OPTION
• YOUNG PEOPLE ARE NOT INTERESTED IN POLITICS
• TEENAGE YEARS ARE THE BEST YEARS OF YOUR LIFE

OR THE PROPOSAL FROM YOUR BOOK

         AND NOW,

• Brainstorm your ideas about the topic  you have chosen.
• Organise them into paragraphs
• Look for the suitable connectors to link your ideas
• Write a draft. Make sure grammar and spelling are correct (use an online dictionary, you should have previous writings around in order to avoid mistakes you have made before and have been corrected). 
• Write it again avoiding mistakes, check word order, clear paraghraphs and when you are sure that is the best you can do, hand it in.