DESCRIPTIVE WRITING

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13.Clustering. Transfer this boxed subject onto your notebook page. Write related ideas, box them and connect them with lines to your subject and to each other.

14.Using some of your ideas get ready to write an opinion essay about the most useless invention of the XX century. Such an essay is piece of writing that requires your opinion on a topic, which must be stated clearly, giving various viewpoints on the topic supported by reasons and/or examples. You should also include the opposing viewpoint in another para­graph.

A successful opinion essay should have:

· an introductory paragraph in which you state the topic and your opinion.

· a main body which consists of several paragraphs, each presenting a separate viewpoint supported by reasons. You also include a paragraph presenting the opposing viewpoint and reason why you think it is an unconvincing viewpoint;

· a conclusion in which you restate your opinion using different words.

Here are some useful expressions for giving opinions:

· To my mind/To my way of thinking, ...

· It is my (firm) belief/opinion/view/conviction (that) ...

· In my opinion/view ...

· My opinion is that,

· I (firmly) believe ...

· I (definitely) feel/think that...

· I am (not) convinced that...

· I am inclined to believe that...

· I (do not) agree that/with ...

· It seems/appears to me ...

15.Now write the essay and be ready to read it in class.

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