Paragraph 1 1 What are the government’s plans?

The government plans to …

2 In general, do you think that this would have positive or negative consequences?

In my view, …

Paragraph 2

3 What will be the effects of this law?

If this law is introduced, … will …

4 Is the law fair or unfair?

I think that this would be fair / unfair, because …

Paragraph 3

5 What do you think?

In conclusion, I feel (strongly) that …

Now let’s look at a simple structure you can use to write opinion essays.

1) Introduction

• Paraphrase the question

• Give your opinion

• State two supporting reasons

2) Main body paragraph 1

• Topic sentence – outline 1st reason for supporting this view

• Explanation – explain this idea

• Example – give an example

3) Main body paragraph 2

• Topic sentence – outline 2nd reason for supporting this view

• Explanation – explain this idea

• Example – give an example

4. Conclusion

In conclusion/ In the end/ So….

1. it is colder today than yesterday.  сегодня холоднее чем вчера.

2. he is taller than his father.  он выше чем его отец.

3.  my sister is older than me. моя сесра старше чем я.

4.this room is more comfortable than that one. эта комната более комфортабельная чем та.

5.this task is more difficult than that one.  это труднее чем то.

6. jack is more pleasant than his brother. джек приятнее чем его брат.7. peter is the most pleasant person in the family. питер самый приятный человек в семье. 8. john is my best friend. джон мой лучший друг. 9. she is the prettiest girl in the world.      она самая хорошенькая девочка в мире. 10. it was the happiest day in my life. это был самый счастливый день в моей жизни. 11. my father is the smartest person in my family. мой папа самый умный человек в моей семье. 12. the british museum  is the most interesting place in london.

британский музей самое интересное место в лондоне.

1. by the time i woke up, it was quite light, as the sun rose and was high in the sky. 2. when she came, the children were already asleep. she was told that they fell asleep at nine. 3. by february 20 all students had submitted essays. 4. we have not seen each other since the new year's ball. 5. i did not see her at the new year's ball. 6. do not go out into the street, the rain has not stopped. 7. the rain did not stop when we went outside. 8. i can not give you a book, i have not read it yet. 9. on sunday i read a very interesting book. if you want, i can let you read it. 10. much has been written about this film before we saw it. 11. by five o'clock she cooked dinner and was waiting for us. 12. we were still far from the station when we saw that the train was coming. 13. they have not yet reached the forest, as the storm began. 14. he told us that he went on vacation to the sea. 15. we asked which countries he visited. 16. we were very surprised to learn that she had left school at the age of 14.