Make an introduction (state the problem)
nowadays a large number of people tend to do smthon the contrary, many adults/ teenagers considerWho is right? Is smth as harmful as it may seem?
There are a lot of different ways of.While some people, others
People have various preferences so it is naturalYet many people believe
Due to recent technological advances a growing number of people Moreover, some people claim But is it really so effective?
The latest advances in make people thinkAlthough
Most people
In most countriesHowever, this way of smth has both advantages and disadvantages
There is no doubt thatNevertheless,
Smth is becoming increasingly popular nowadays
These days we all are exposed to a continuous chain of advertising messages.
This question has always worried people and the answer to it is not simple.
Recent changes/ advances in
People often argue about the role of in the development of our civilization
Smth is one of those things that make our lives really worth living
Smth has become an inalienable part of our life
yet there are quite a few people who consider dong smth a complete waste of time
despite this fact, some people believe that smth is not really worth doing
No wonder that people are worried about consequences of smth
Over the last 10/20/30 years we have done smth
- Over the past few years smth has become many people are sure this is not a coincidence
- We live in the age of information technology and nowadays smth is nearly as common as smth. No doubt that it is a unique invention, which has influenced all areas of our lives. However, some people consider smth one of the greatest evils of our life.
- There is no doubt that the invention of smth completely changed the way people thought about However, the drawbacks of smth make people think that
- People have always been intrigued of whatThat is why there are a lot of
- It goes without saying that
- Modern life is impossible withoutBut does it really broaden our minds?
- No wonder that it is difficult to make a choice between smth and smth
- It is often believed that smth is much worse than it used to be in the past
Express your personal opinion
I agree/ disagree
In my opinion
In my view
It seems (to me) that
I tend to think that
From my point of view
To my mind
As for me, I believe / I do not see/ I consider
As far as I am concerned
There are several arguments in favour of smth
I am in favour of
Reasons for your opinion
firstly/ secondly/ what is more/ last but not least
the first thing, I would like to consider is
- apart from that
- what matters most in this case is
- to begin with
- at first glance
- in addition/
- first of all
- besides
- moreover
- What is more/additionally
- All in all
- In addition
- another argument for is
- finally
- as a result
- more than that
Express an opposing opinion
on the other hand
Having said that, there are some people who
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on the contrary
nevertheless
in their opinion
while some people think
however
Some/ Most people argue/ think/ say that
It is understood that
there is a tendency to believe that
Reasons for the opposing opinion
- for this reason
- therefore/ that is why
- thus smth happened because of
- - as a result of
- -owing/ due to
- - as a consequence of
- what is more/last of all/ furthermore/ actually
- as a matter of fact
explain why you dont agree with the opposing opinion
I cannot agree with this because
to some extent I agree with this idea
I partly support this idea
I am unconvinced that
It is doubtful whether
I disagree with the view that
Personally, I
make a conclusion restating your position
- Taking everything into consideration, I tend to think
- In conclusion, I strongly believe that/ I can say/ I would argue/
- To sum up
- To conclude, I would argue that
- On this basis, I can conclude that
- In conclusion. I would like to stress that
- All in all, I believe that
Defining and explaining
By this I (dont) mean..
In fact,
That is not to say that
In other words,
That is to say,
To be more precise,
Here Im (not) referring to
Making concessions
- While/although
- Despite the fact that
- Even though
- It could be argued that
- Admittedly/certainlybut/however
- it may be true that
Refuting an argument
- I am unconvinced that
- I dont believe that
- Some people find it hard to accept that
- Its doubtful whether
- There is little evidence to support the view that
- Its unjustifiable to say that
- I disagree with the view/ argument that
- I am uncertain whether
