WorksheetsOpinion Essay
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 29mins
What are the common questions for an opinion essay?
to what extent do you agree or disagree?
Why is happiness difficult to define?
do you agree or disagree?
what is your opinion about this?
What is the purpose an opinion essay?
To explain one side of argument
To give personal response to a topic
To provide supporting details with clear reasons
to explain why certain phenomena happen.
What should you write in the body of your essay?
reasons
examples
details
paraphrase of the question
What goes into your introduction?
paraphrase of the question only
your position only
details
paraphrase and position
Which is the correct way to state our opinion?
"In my opinion..."
"I strongly believe that...."
"I argue that..."
A,B, and C
The overuse of natural resources ultimately exhausts them. This causes huge harm to the environment. Therefore, the government should discourage people from overusing such resources. To what extent do you support or oppose this idea?
Choose the possible paraphrase
Exploiting natural resources will ultimately deplete them and lead to environmental harm. Therefore, the overuse of these resources should be discouraged by governments. I totally agree with this statement.
The exploitation of natural resources results in their exhaustion. This causes environmental damage. Thus, governments should encourage people to take care not to overuse these resources. I agree with this to a large extent.
Natural resources will ultimately be exhausted if we continue to overuse them. It damages the environment and should therefore be discouraged by governments. I agree with this statement to a large degree.
Nowadays, more and more foreign students are going to English-speaking countries to learn the international language – English
Write your own paraphrase
Museums and art galleries should concentrate on local works rather than showing the cultures or artworks from other countries. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Write your own paraphrase
(a) many students at schools and colleges use computers to study.
In my (a) , I think computers should replace teachers in the classroom,
, but some people (a) .
In this essay, I will give reasons for my (a)
(a) , computers make students more independent.
(a) , they work alone and complete tasks on the computer.
(a) , students can study at their own speed rather than the speed of the teacher.
(a) they can study as quickly or slowly as they need in order to understand a subject.
(a) , in my opinion computers should replace teacher in the classroom.
If students only used computers to study, they (a) become more independent and could learn at their own speed.
Body Paragraph 1:
Main idea: Living in the countryside reduces the number of vehicles (cars/bikes/motorbikes) in urban areas.
-> Supporting idea 1: Fewer people commuting to the city means less congestion (tắc nghẽn) during peak hours.
-> Supporting idea 2: Public transport services in rural areas encourage shared travel, decreasing the need for private cars.
-> EX: the America promotes carpooling and efficient rural bus systems -> manage transportation demands (nhu cầu).
Write the first topic sentence.
Body Paragraph 1:
Main idea: Living in the countryside reduces the number of vehicles (cars/bikes/motorbikes) in urban areas.
-> Supporting idea 1: Fewer people commuting to the city means less congestion (tắc nghẽn) during peak hours.
-> Supporting idea 2: Public transport services in rural areas encourage shared travel, decreasing the need for private cars.
-> EX: the America promotes carpooling and efficient rural bus systems -> manage transportation demands (nhu cầu).
Write the supporting ideas and example.
