Organizing your essay

Organizing your essay

1. INTRODUCTION

   • Nowadays, verb-ing...
     • Nowadays, taking a year out...
     • Nowadays, it is becoming more and more common for people to ...
   • This days,...
   • In this essay, I will discuss .../ I will look at both sides...
     • to draw a/some conclusion/s.
   • However,.../But...
   • For many people,.../Many...

2. MAIN BODY (advantages)

   • Let's begin by looking at the advantages of....
   • One of the main positives/advantages of ... is it is...
     • one of the best things about... is it is...
     • one of the best aspects of verb-ing... is it is...
     • main = significant
     • advantages = benefits = positives = pros = ups
   • Secondly,.../ In addition,.../Another advantage of ...is...
   • I will start by looking at the advantages of...

3. MAIN BODY (disadvantages)

   • Turning to the ther side of the argument,...
   • On the other hand,...
   • a major problem
   • it/this leads to...
   • Another issue/problem is that...
   • One of the biggest disadvantages of .... is....
     • disadvantages = downsides = drawbacks = negatives = cons = downs
   • Another major drawback is that....

4. CONCLUSION

   • A
     • All things considered, verb-ing...
     • Having looked at both sides, verb-ing...
     • In conclusion,...
     • To sum up, verb-ing
     • To conclude,...
   • B
     • weigh up the pros of... and the cons of...
   • C
     • Personally, I believe...
     • the benefits in terms of .... eventually outweigh any negatives.
     • In my opinion,...
     • In my view, verb-ing...

5. LINKING DEVICES

   • • But / However,... / Nevertheless,.../ Nonetheless,...

6. AVOIDING GENERALIZATIONS

   • Don't make a generalization!
   • Modal verbs
     • Can / could
     • May
     • Would
     • don't write: It is extremely difficult at first to integrate in a new society
     • write: It CAN be extremely difficult at irst to integrate in a new society
   • Expressions
     • In many cases,...
     • In the majority of cases,...
     • Generally speaking,...
     • For many,...
     • don't write: IN MANY CASES, it CAN be extremely difficult at first to integrate in a new society.
     • write: IN MANY CASES, it is extremely difficult at first to integrate in a new society.
   • don't use both of them simultaneosly!!