Opinion essay

English with teacher Akmaral

An opinion essay

Multiple Select

Which of these ideas are mentioned in the essay? Choose three ideas.

• There are a lot of different types of games.

• Video games are fun to play with your friends.

• Playing video games is the best way to stay physically fit and healthy.

• You can compete with people all over the world via the internet.

• Playing sport is more intense exercise than playing video games.

Multiple Choice

For each reason in the body of your essay, you should have...

• a new paragraph

• a comma

• two examples or more

• a question

Multiple Choice

What goes into the body of your essay?

• Reasons only

• Reasons + examples + details

• Opinion

• Final statement

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a general statement opener?

A) In today's world, ...

B) These days, ...

C) In a modern society,...

D) There are many reasons why...

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

When you re-state your opinion in the conclusion, you use...

• same ideas and same words as in the introduction

• same ideas but different words as in the introduction

• different ideas and different words as in the introduction

Multiple Select

Where do you give your opinion? (Choose all that apply)

• Introduction

• Body 1

• Body 2

• Body 3

• Conclusion

Multiple Choice

Is this a general statement?

"Some people believe this has improved our lives, while others disagree."

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Where would you use "Finally, ..."

• Body 1

• Body 2

• Body 3

• Conclusion

Multiple Choice

When would you use "Last but not least..."

• Body 1

• Body 2

• Body 3

• Conclusion

Multiple Choice

Which punctuation comes after "For example" ?

• . (full stop)

• , (comma)

• ' (apostrophe)

• ? (question mark)

Multiple Choice

What should you write after "My first reason is ..."

• that + full sentence reason

• nothing + short reason

• short reason

• that + short reason

Multiple Select

Which of the following is NOT correct?

A) First of all,

B) In the first place,

C) My firstly reason is

D) Firstly,

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

Which is a correct way to state your opinion?

A) "In my opinion..."

B) "I strongly believe that..."

C) "I really feel that..."

• A

• B

• C

• A, B and C

Multiple Choice

At least how many arguments (reasons) should you try to write in a strong opinion essay?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Multiple Choice

"For instance, ..." is another way of saying "For example, ..."

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Where would you use the phrase "To begin with..."

• Conclusion

• Introduction

• Body 1

• Body 2

Multiple Choice

Where would you find this sentence?

"These days, it is easy to find males and females studying together in college."

• Conclusion

• Body

• Introduction

Multiple Choice

What kind of a sentence is this?

"Nowadays, many people are talking about the traffic situation in Abu Dhabi".

• General statement

• Exposing two sides

• Conclusion

• Reason