Требования к сочинению “Opinion Essay”
1-й абзац Постановка проблемы и своя точка зрения
To my mind, …in my opinion, …in my view, …
I support this view for a variety of reasons.
I think (consider, believe, suppose…)
It seems to me…
2-й абзац 2 аргумента, подтверждающие свое мнение
My opinion finds a wide support.
A lot of people think the same way I do.
Here are some arguments which support my point of view.
Аргументы соединяются словами-связками.
Расположение аргументов
– In the first place, … First(ly), … First of
all, … To begin with, …
– Secondly, … The last but not the least, …. Finally,
…
– Добавление аргументов по той же самой теме
– Besides… Apart from this… In addition to this… Moreover…Furthermore…What is
more…
3-й абзац Аргументация противоположного мнения и возражение этой аргументации.
1 аргумент противоположного мнения (других
людей)
However, some people think differently. Some people don’t agree with me….
There is an opinion which is different from mine…
Opponents of this view say… There are people who oppose… Contrary to what most
believe… People аrgue that … It is argued that …(Излагается их
точка зрения)
1 аргумент, подтверждающий свое мнение
I am absolutely sure that they are wrong, because….
4-й абзац Заключение (вы подтверждаете свое мнение, используя разные слова)
– To sum up, … All in all… In conclusion…, I would like
to underline, that in my opinion… because
All in all, I still feel that the benefits of … outweigh the disadvantages.
Что помогает при написании сочинения с элементами рассуждения?
Работая над темой, всегда учимся высказывать аргументы “For” и “Against”. Такой вид упражнений помогает сформировать умение составлять аргументы при написании сочинений как с высказыванием своего мнения, так и с элементами рассуждения “за” и “против“.
For example,
Subject: Do clothes make the man?
For |
Against |
| 1. Show one’s personality | 1. A person is more important than his\her clothes |
| 2. Feel better when you have anything with a reasonably good label | 2. The most important thing is to feel comfortable |
| 3. Love hip-hop look, labels | 3. Designer brands are a total waste of money |
Subject: Why I Hate Watching TV
For |
Against |
| 1. TV keeps you informed | 1. TV is a terrible waste of time |
| 2. TV is a cheap form of entertainment | 2. TV makes us lazier, read less, think less, talk less, it cuts off from reality |
| 3. TV is just part of life. It involves us in strong emotions: love, hatred, passion | 3. TV is like a drug: we get addicted to certain TV series |
Subject: What does being a vegetarian mean?
For |
Against |
| 1. Modern research shows that all the nutrients we need for a healthy life can be found in plants. | 1. Organic food is full of pesticides. What’s the use of becoming a veggie? |
| 2. Being a veggie is good for health, we eat a few eggs, a little cheese | 2. I’ll never become a vegetarian. I love fast food, so I eat lots of hot dogs and hamburgers. |
| 3. Killing an animal is not different from killing a human | 3. People should eat both meat and plants. This is how it has always been, and it will be in the future for all living beings. |
Subject: Fast food is very popular and save time for busy working people. However, many experts say that it is not completely healthy.
For |
Against |
| 1. is very convenient as one does not have to waste time buying products and cooking meals | 1. is unhealthy, contains a lot of fat, sugar and salt |
| 2. is much faster than eating out in a restaurant because fast food needs warming up only | 2. can cause dangerous diseases such as cancer, or for example, one runs a risk of getting obese |
| 3. is cheap | 3. because of fast food families eat together less often than they used to, they spend less time together |
Сочинения учащихся 11 класса
From: Sobakina Ekaterina,
11 Form Noginsk Gymnasium
C2
Opinion essay
Do people today do enough to protect animals?
Our life is closely connected with the animal world. Therefore, I think the problem of
animal protection is one of the most urgent nowadays. There are different views on this
issue. Some people consider that the mankind is successful enough in taking precautions to
improve the situation. I support the opinion of others who believe that the problem of
animal protection should be paid more attention to.
From my point of view, more should be done in order to protect animals. Firstly, there are
a great number of abandoned animals on the streets in cities. In my opinion, the
government should create new homes where stray animals are taken care of, fed and provided
with medical care. Secondly, people have deprived animals of their natural habitats. Great
areas of forests are still being cut down and any species are under the treat of
extinction.
In contrast to this, opponents of this view say that nowadays animals are protected in a proper way. I cannot agree with it because all the problems seem to be far from solving yet. Animals are widely used for testing drugs and cosmetics. Personally, I believe such cruel methods to be unacceptable.
To sum up, I think that the problem of the animal protection should be treated more carefully. There are a lot of organizations like Green Peace, WWF fighting for the rights of animals but their work is not efficient enough to change the situation considerably. Stricter laws need to be taken in order to save animal life on our planet.
From: Bykova Olga,
11 Form Noginsk Gymnasium
C2
Opinion essay
Nowadays theatre is less popular than cinema
People are lucky to have an opportunity to choose the way they want to spend their free time, for example, whether to go to the cinema or to the theatre.. Some people believe that theatre is starting to gain in popularity with the public. Others suppose that nowadays theater is not as popular as cinema is. As for me I would prefer to go to the cinema.
To my mind, cinema is more popular than theatre nowadays. I think one of the main reasons is that performances are far more difficult to understand and films, on the contrary, are closer to the life of ordinary people and are easier for them to grasp. In addition to this, tickets to the theatre are getting more and more expensive, thus many people cannot afford to buy them often.
In contrast to this, opponents of this view say that the popularity of theatre is increasing nowadays. I cannot agree with it because in case theatre was really so popular, the administration of many theatres wouldn’t have started the programme of public attraction, especially for students and young families, giving tickets at a lower price.
To sum up, I believe that cinema has more popularity than theatre because it meets the needs of modern society. In comparison with theater, the atmosphere in cinema is more free and democratic, consequently, it is more popular with young people.