Письменная часть. Сочинение мнение.

1. Opinion composition
МБОУ Гимназия, Обнинск
Учитель английского языка
Откидач Елена Яковлевна

2. Make an introduction (Raise a
problem)
The problem of …… is discussed a lot
nowadays (state the problem). Some
people think (that)…. (Give one opinion).
Others believe (that)…. (Give a different
opinion). As a result this is not an easy
question to answer (there is no easy
answer to this question).

3. Express your personal opinion
and give reasons (2-3) for it
As far as I am concerned,… (state your
opinion). (Here are some arguments to
support my point of view.) Firstly, (give
your first argument for). In addition
(Moreover),…. (enlarge your argument
for). Secondly,… (give the second
argument for). As a result…Thirdly,…
(give the third argument for).

4. Express an opposing opinion
give 1-2 reasons for it
On the contrary (however, nevertheless),
there are some people who disagree with
my point of view. In their opinion… (give
the first argument against). In addition
(moreover),… (give the second argument
against). [or Consequently… Last, but not
least,…]

5. Explain why you don’t agree
with the opposing opinion
However, I cannot agree with them
because …(say why you disagree with
them ). In addition (What is more… ), …
(enlarge your argument).

6. Draw a conclusion
(Restate your position)
To sum up (in conclusion, on the whole),
it can be argued that…, but in spite of the
arguments of other people I still think that
(Give a one-sentence summary of your
opinion or state your opinion in a different
way.)

7. The problem of
is discussed a lot nowadays.
Many people argue that
However other people say
As a result this is not an easy question to
answer.
lottery is a bad thing, as it
encourages people to waste
money.
lottery is a useful thing as it helps
at least a few people.
The lottery can ruin people’s lives.
What is your opinion?
winning the lottery

8. As far as I am concerned
First of all,
In addition,
Secondly,
Thirdly,
lottery is exciting and entertaining.
it is always fascinating to see how the winners can
change their lives.
some of the money can be donated to charity.
the winners can make the lives of their friends
and families a lot easier.
lottery cannot make your
life worse.

9. On the contrary, some people disagree
with my point of view. In their opinion
Furthermore,
Last but not least,
lottery can have a negative effect on people.
people might become addicted to gambling
and obsessed with lucky numbers.
winning a million pounds
does not guarantee happiness as you may
lose your friends.

10. However, I cannot agree with them
because
What is more,
the winners can always help those in need.
in many lotteries some of the profit is given to
charity, so even if you do not win, you are helping
someone indirectly.

11. In conclusion, I would like to say that
people may be right but in spite of the
arguments of other people I strongly believe
that
Nevertheless, I must admit that, people are
able to choose whether or
not.
lottery never ruins people’s lives. It helps to fund charities and makes a
few people lucky.
they want to play the lottery

12. The problem of winning the lottery is discussed a lot nowadays.
Many people argue that lottery encourages people to waste money, while
other people say lottery is a useful thing as it helps at least a few people.
As a result this is not an easy question to answer.
As far as I am concerned, lottery cannot make your life worse.
Firstly, lottery is exciting and entertaining. Secondly, it always fascinating to
see how the winners can change their lives. In addition, the winners can
make the lives of their friends and families a lot easier , besides some of
the money can be donated to charity.
Nevertheless, some people disagree with my point of view. In
their opinion lottery can have a negative effect on people. Furthermore,
people might become addicted to gambling and obsessed with lucky
numbers. Last but not least, winning a million pounds does not guarantee
happiness as you may lose your friends.
However, I cannot agree with them because the winners can
help those in need. What is more, in many lotteries some of the profit is
given to charity, so even if you do not win, you are helping someone
indirectly
In conclusion, I would like to say that people may be right but in
spite of the arguments of other people I strongly believe that lottery never
ruins people’s lives. It helps to fund charities and makes a few people
lucky. Despite of this fact, I must admit that, people are able to choose
whether they want to play the lottery or not.

13. References:
Matrix Intermediate Workbook
Jayne Wildman with Kathy Gude
University press Oxford

14. • The problem of winning the lottery
is discussed a lot nowadays. Many
people argue that lottery is a bad
thing, as it encourages people to
waste money. However, other
people say lottery is a useful thing
as it helps at least a few people. As
a result this is not an easy question
to answer.

15. • As far as I am concerned, lottery
cannot make your life worse. Firstly,
lottery is exciting and entertaining. It
is always fascinating to see how the
winners can change their lives.
Secondly, the winners can make the
lives of their friends and families a lot
easier. Finally, some of the money
can be donated to charity.

16. • However, some people disagree with
my point of view. In their opinion
lottery can have a negative effect on
people. Furthermore, people might
become addicted to gambling and
obsessed with lucky numbers. Last but
not least, winning a million pounds
does not guarantee happiness as you
may lose your friends.

17. • Nevertheless, I cannot agree
with them because the winners
can help those in need. What
is more, in many lotteries
some of the profit is given to
charity, so even if you do not
win, you are helping someone
indirectly

18. • In conclusion, I would like to say that
people may be right but in spite of the
arguments of other people I strongly
believe that lottery never ruins people’s
lives. It helps to fund charities and
makes a few people lucky. Though, I
must admit that, people are able to
choose whether they want to play the
lottery or not.

19. Group 1
Task: You are to make up an introduction.
1. Don’t compare the pictures.
2. Don’t describe the pictures.
3. Make up a few sentences on the topic of the
pictures.

20. Group 2
• Task: You are preparing a short
description of the pictures.
• 1. Don’t compare the pictures.
• 2. Give a brief description of both pictures
(action, location).

21. Group 3
• Task. Get ready to speak about main
similarities.
• 1. Say what the pictures have in common.
• 2. Make up two or three similarities.

22. Group 4.
• Task: Find differences.
• 1. Say in what way the pictures are different.
• 2. Make up two or three differences.