OPINION ESSAY

In an opinion essay the writer states his opinion and supports it with facts,
evidence and examples .
⮚ You are given a statement, a question or a title.

⮚ You have to decide whether you agree or disagree with the title. Try
to think at least two or three good reasons and examples to support
your opinion
⮚ Organise your essay into clear paragraphs.

● Introduction:Introduce the topic and give your opinion. Say

whether you agree or disagree with the statement.
● Body: 2 or 3 paragraphs. For each paragraph give a reason to
support your opinion.
● Conclusion: Summarize your ideas and repeat your opinion using
different words.

BASIC DOS IN WRITING AN OPINION ESSAY

Introduce each paragraph with a topic sentence, outlining the main ideas.
Do not write about advantages or disadvantages or points for or against.
Write in formal style.

BASIC DON’TS IN WRITING AN OPINION ESSAY

Don’t introduce any new idea in the conclusion
Don’t use colloquial expressions.
Don’t use short forms.
Don’t use emotive vocabulary.
Don’t give personal examples.

EXPRESSIONS AND LINKERS YOU CAN USE

EXPRESSING OPINIONS
In my opinion, ….
Personally, I think/ I believe (that)…
I strongly believe that….
It is clear (to me) that…
I (completely) agree/disagree with …
It seems to me that…
As I see it, …
In my view,…
From my point of view, ….
As far I am concerned, …
I am sure/ convinced that …
I (dis)agree with the statement,
because …
Segons la meva opinió…
Personalment, crec que…
Crec firmament que…
Em sembla evident que…
Estic (totalment) d’acord / en desacord amb….
Em sembla que..
Tal com jo ho veig…
Segons el meu punt de vista,…
Des del meu punt de vista,…
Pel que fa a mi,/ Respecte a/ Quant a …
Estic segur / convençut que…
Estic d’acord/en desacord amb l’afirmació
perquè…

GIVING REASONS
My main reason is…./Another reason… L’argument principal és../Una altra raó és…
One reason for… is …. Una raó per a … és.
Many people say/ believe that… Molta gent diu/ pensa que..
Because… Perquè…
Since… Ja que /donat que…
Because of/ due to… A causa de …
EXPRESSING FACTS
It is widely known that… Tots sabem/ Se sap que..
It is a well-known fact that … Com tothom sap…
Research has shown that… La investigació ha demostrat que…
There are definitely… Sens dubte hi ha …
It is a fact that… És un fet que…
It is clear/ true that… És clar que/ és veritat que…
For example/ for instance,... Per exemple,…

ADDING IDEAS
What is more,… I encara més,..
Moreover/ furthermore/ in addition (to) A més a més,…
Firstly,…
En primer lloc,…
First of all,…
Secondly,.. En segon lloc,..
Thirdly,… En tercer lloc,..
Lastly,… eor últim,..
Finally,… Finalment,…

EXPRESSING CONTRAST (LINKERS OF CONTRAST)

ALTHOUGH (encara que)
DESPITE (malgrat)
IN SPITE OF ( malgrat)
WHEREAS (mentre que)
HOWEVER (no obstant això)
IN CONTRAST
BUT (però)
ON THE ONE HAND….. ON THE OTHER On the one hand, they are extremely rich.
HAND
(d’una banda…. D’altra banda)
Although I was feeling depressed, I went to
the party.
Despite the rain, I went to the party.
In spite of the rain, I went to the party.
Adults can make their own decisions,
whereas
teenagers have to do what other people tell
them.
Mike is a very good singer. However, he can’t
play any
instruments.
Their music is very good. But, their lyrics are
not very
interesting.
But on the
other hand, they have lots of debts.

EXPRESSING PURPOSE (LINKERS OF PURPOSE)

We use linkers of purpose to introduce reasons:

I have brought a microphone so that the
SO (THAT) (per a/ de manera que) audience will
be able to hear us.
IN ORDER TO ( per a ) We need to register with the council in order
to vote.
TO (per a ) I am phoning to ask information about the
event.
SO AS TO (per a) We all need to vote so as to express our
opinions.

CONCLUDING THE ESSAY

TO SUM UP,… Resumint…
TO CONCLUDE,… Per concloure…
IN CONCLUSION,… Per acabar…
IT IS CLEAR THAT… És evident que…