Use some of the phrases below to write your essay.

PLANNING
1. Think about the topic. 2. 'Brainstorm' ideas and key words. 3. Put your points in a logical order. 4. Develop your ideas into sentences. 5. Develop paragraphs: write a topic sentence for Each paragraph (one paragraph one main topic). Give reasons and examples. 6. Logically join short sentences, and paragraphs with linking words. 7. Read your article and check the spelling, grammar, punctuation, word order, synonyms. 8. Use formal style, advanced vocabulary and DO NOT use short forms (e.g. don't)

1st paragraph :INTRODUCTION

Write the general statement of the topic , without giving your opinion ... is a good question. Let us consider it. Many people say / believe / think / would argue that... Most people would agree that... It is popularly believed that... Acoording to... But I would like to show that there are two sides to every coin. I will present arguments for and against, and give my opinion at the end. Recently Generally speaking... Nowadays,

2nd paragraph: For / Against

Present your arguments 'for' or 'against' from the weakest to the strongest to leave the reader with a strong impression at the end.

Statement / Argument First, Secondly, Next, In addition, Then, And If we look at... It should also be noted that... Let us not forget... The same is true of, Similarly One of the most important points is Finally,

Reason / Effect Because (of) since owing to due to As a result, Consequently, which is caused by This is a result of which leads to

Example For example, such as... For instance, like... A classic illustration often cited is To take yet another illustration... Another example of this may be given.

3rd paragraph: Counter-arguments

Present your counter - arguments from the weakest to the strongest to leave the reader with a strong impression at the end.

Statement / Argument However, In comparison with... Although..., ... Even though..., ... On the other hand, Moreover, Also, and It seems clear that... Another argument is... More importantly, At the end,

Reason / Effect Because (of) since owing to.. due to As a result, Consequently, which is caused by This is a result of which leads to

Example For example, such as... For instance, like... A classic illustration often cited is To take yet another illustration... Another example of this may be given.

4th paragraph: Conclusion

Summarise and / or give your opinion with reasons

To sum up, In conclusion, As we have seen, Therefore, This means that Needless to say It seems to me that OCTOBER 2013

It is my opinion that... because... I feel very strongly that... All in all, All things considered, It would be a good idea if The situation would be improved if... Personally I believe