Alex b2 unit 8 How to ... develop an argument

How to ... develop an argument

THE STRUCTURE

Reorder the following

• presenting evidence and examples

• making a claim

• showing the impact of what we are saying

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) making a claim

,

(b) presenting evidence and examples

,

(c) showing the impact of what we are saying

• The first point I’d like to make is that …

• As far as I can see

• For instance, …

• One thing we can be sure of is

• The obvious impact of this is

• As a result, …

• Secondly, … / Thirdly, …

• This would lead to

• This is true for two main reasons. Firstly, …

• I’d like to start off by saying

• The evidence suggests that

• A good example of this is …

• Apparently, …

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I’d like to start ___by saying

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This is true for two main ___. Firstly, …

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As ___as I can see, …

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For ___, …

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The first point I’d like to ___is that …

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The ___suggests that

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This would ___to …

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One thing we can be ___of is