Transcript OPINION COMPOSITION

OPINION
COMPOSITION
C1
2015-2016
WHAT IS AN OPINION
COMPOSITION?
•
you express your viewpoint
on a definite subject
•
you support it with coherent
arguments.
HOW DO YOU WRITE IT?
Opinion essay writing is all
about clear structure.
HOW DO YOU WRITE IT?
1.
Underline the vocabulary in the question and
write down with the related meaning.
Your class has been doing a project on “Animals in Danger”. Your
teacher would now like you to write a composition to answer the
following questions:
What can ordinary people do to protect
endangered species? What do you think is the
best way for them to do this?”
HOW DO YOU WRITE IT?
2. Think about your reader
• who is going to read the composition?
• Which style of writing will you use?
• What format?
HOW DO YOU WRITE IT?
3. Think about vocabulary
Many animals today are threatened with …
extinction
Many animals today are …
dying out
Many animals are becoming …
extinct
HOW DO YOU WRITE IT?
4. Try to make you opinion essay
bright and impressive by enriching it
with personal experience and clear
examples.
This will contribute to the success
with the audience.
When you give your opinion:
1.Give examples
2.Explain
Assume the reader knows NOTHING
about the topic.
• Be CLEAR and PRECISE.
• Use appropriate language.
USEFUL LANGUAGE
GIVING AN OPINION
• In my opinion, …
• Personally, I think ….
• I believe that ….
• It seems to me that ….
USEFUL LANGUAGE
GIVING FACTS
• It is a fact that …
• It is widely known that ….
• There is/are definitely …
• It is true that ….
USEFUL LANGUAGE
OTHERS’ POINTS OF VIEWS
• It is widely said that …
• It is believed that ….
USEFUL LANGUAGE
REASON AND RESULT
• As a result, ….
• Therefore ….
• My main reason is ….
• Another reason is ….
USEFUL LANGUAGE
ADDITION
• What’s more …
• In addition …
• Furthermore …
• Also
USEFUL LANGUAGE
CONCLUDING
• To sum up, …
• To conclude, …
• In conclusion, …
• It is clear that …
New developments in agriculture include factory
farming and the creation of new fruits and
vegetables. Many people believe, however, that
huge industrial farms and genetically modified
plants are dangerous and that we need to go back
to smaller, more natural farming. Do you agree with
the developments in farming?
An example
There have been big changes in farming in the last
50 years. Scientists have developed new plants and
farmers are using more machines and growing bigger
crops and herds. However, some people are worried
about the effect of these developments on people and the
environment. In this essay, I will show why we need to be
careful with our farming.
Of course agriculture needs to develop. First of all,
we need more food for the world’s increasing population.
More people means more mouths to feed. Secondly, there
is less land and water available. As a result, we need to
use it more efficiently and produce more. A third point is
that we need to reduce waste. A huge amount of food is
lost due to disease, insects, rats, decay, or poor handling.
However, not all the changes in agriculture are
positive. To begin with, some new discoveries such as GMO
foods may be dangerous. We don’t know the effect of these
foods on humans. Secondly, we keep animals in bad
conditions. Hens, cows and other animals are crowded
together in sheds or cages, unable to move, and sometimes
fed unsuitable food. This can affect the quality of the food,
and disease can spread quickly. Finally, farming today has
become a business. This means profit comes first. In the
past, it was a way of life, and the farmer was closer to his
environment.
In conclusion, farming has to change in order to feed
the world, but it also needs to produce good food and not
affect the environment. As consumers, we need to make
sure that our food is produced properly, not just cheaply.
There have been big changes in farming in
situation
the last 50 years. Scientists have developed
new plants and farmers are using more
machines and growing bigger crops and
examples
herds. However, some people are worried
about the effect of these developments on
people and the environment. In this essay, I
will show why we need to be careful with our
farming.
Other side
Of course agriculture needs to develop.
First of all, we need more food for the world’s
increasing population. More people means
more mouths to feed. Secondly, there is less
land and water available. As a result, we
need to use it more efficiently and produce
Topic sentence:
we need new
methods of
farming
We need more
food
Second idea: we
have less land
and water
more. A third point is that we need to reduce
waste. A huge amount of food is lost due to
disease,
handling.
insects,
rats,
decay,
or
poor
Third idea: we
waste too much
food
However, not all the changes in agriculture are
positive. To begin with, some new discoveries Topic sentence:
such as GMO foods may be dangerous. We
not all changes
are good
don’t know the effect of these foods on humans.
Secondly, we keep animals in bad conditions.
Hens, cows and other animals are crowded
First idea: GMF
can be
dangerous
together in sheds or cages, unable to move, and Second idea: we
don’t treat
sometimes fed unsuitable food. This can affect the animals well
quality of the food, and disease can spread
quickly. Finally, farming today has become a
business. This means profit comes first. In the
past, it was a way of life, and the farmer was
closer to his environment.
Third idea:
farming is no
longer a way of
life
In conclusion, farming has to change in
order to feed the world, but it also needs to
produce good food and not affect the
environment. As consumers, we need to
Conclusion: one
side summary
Conclusion:
other side
summary
make sure that our food is produced
properly, not just cheaply.
Conclusion:
Future - what we
need to do
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more examples
TASK. Work in pairs and write the layout of
the following compositions.
The
rapid
pace
of
development
is
damaging
our
environment. Some people say the answer is for all of us to
lead a simpler life, but others say that technology can help
solve our environmental problems. What do you think?
Our planet is definitely suffering from the effects of
seven billion people. Is the answer to go back to living in
villages and farms, or is it to find new technological solutions
for our problems? In this essay, I will say why we need to
consider both these options.
Technology by itself cannot solve our environmental
problems. First of all, it is neutral, neither good nor bad: Only
the user can decide how it is to be used. Secondly, it is difficult
to imagine in advance how new technology can be used, or
misused. For example, if we learned how to produce endless
cheap energy , would the results be necessarily all good? A
third point is that technology generally belongs, at least at the
beginning, to the rich and powerful, who use it for their own
ends.
However, we cannot just shun technology and go back
to living simple lives in villages. For one thing, there would not
be enough space in our rural areas. Imagine if all Bangkok’s or
Mumbai’s millions left the city and went back to farming or
weaving. But we can make a difference by consuming much
less, and reusing what we have. A switch from meat to
vegetables or beans for one or two days a week would keep
us healthier and reduce pressure on the Amazon rainforest.
Walking instead of driving, demanding that products be
recycled, and thinking about our consumption would make a
huge difference.
In conclusion, we should look at ways of using
technology to tackle environmental issues, rather than using
it for mindless consumerism. When future generations see
our mountains of abandoned cars and iPods, what will they
think of us? Or will they get the chance?