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Stating Your Opinion

The document provides guidance on how to effectively state an opinion in writing. It recommends preparing by thinking about your position and supporting arguments. When writing, introduce the topic and your view, then support your opinion across multiple paragraphs with clear reasons and examples. Conclude by summarizing the strongest arguments for your position. Common tasks requiring stating an opinion include commenting with your own view, comparing options, criticizing an idea or other's opinion, discussing multiple sides of an issue while weighing pros and cons, and justifying a stance with advantages. The simple present tense is typically used.

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Stating Your Opinion

The document provides guidance on how to effectively state an opinion in writing. It recommends preparing by thinking about your position and supporting arguments. When writing, introduce the topic and your view, then support your opinion across multiple paragraphs with clear reasons and examples. Conclude by summarizing the strongest arguments for your position. Common tasks requiring stating an opinion include commenting with your own view, comparing options, criticizing an idea or other's opinion, discussing multiple sides of an issue while weighing pros and cons, and justifying a stance with advantages. The simple present tense is typically used.

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STATING YOUR OPINION


Reason
There are many real-life situations where you have to state your opinion, e.g. a friend asks you for
advice, your boss wants to hear your opinion on a business matter. In English lessons, this is also a
popular way of testing your English writing skills.
Preparation
Think about the topic first. What's your opinion? What arguments can you use to support your ideas?
Structure and Content
■Introduction: defining the problem
Use the introduction to get the reader's attention and interest in the topic. Define the problem you are
going to discuss and provide a short overview on what you think and why.
■Opinion and Reasons
Give reasons for your opinion. Concentrate on one main point per paragraph. What to write exactly,
depends on the task (see below)
■Conclusion
Summarize the most important arguments that best support your opinion.
Important Tenses
Simple Present
Typical Tasks
■Comment (stating your own opinion)
state your opinion and give examples and arguments that support your opinion
statement – reason – example
■Compare
find common and distinct features
draw conclusions
■Criticize
find advantages and disadvantages
comment on somebody's opinion (usually in a negative way)
■Discuss
analyse all aspects of a problem (What is …? / Is it okay to …?)
weighing the pros and cons
■Evaluate
analyse a problem
show advantages and disadvantages
■Justify
support an opinion
show advantages

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