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Useful Language Summary For Writing Task 2

This document provides language for summarizing and discussing different types of opinions and arguments in writing task 2 essays. It includes phrases for agreeing or disagreeing with an idea, describing advantages and disadvantages, understanding different essay approaches, and refuting arguments. Key expressions are given for subjective and objective opinions, agreeing or disagreeing with reasons, and presenting or challenging different perspectives.

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Useful Language Summary For Writing Task 2

This document provides language for summarizing and discussing different types of opinions and arguments in writing task 2 essays. It includes phrases for agreeing or disagreeing with an idea, describing advantages and disadvantages, understanding different essay approaches, and refuting arguments. Key expressions are given for subjective and objective opinions, agreeing or disagreeing with reasons, and presenting or challenging different perspectives.

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Useful language summary for writing task 2

Describing your own opinion Decribing others people’s opinions


(Subjective opinion) (Objective opinion)
Agreeing with an idea (reasons) It is often said that…
I am certain that… It is often claimed that…
For me it is obvious that… It seems apperent that….
I am convinced that…. Scientists are convinced that….
It has long been my belief that…. Many researchers have found that….
Disagreeing with an idea (+ reason) Some people believe that…
There is no justification for… X argues/ asserts / believes /claimes/
I am completely against … maintains / states/ points out + (that )+
I believe there is no evidence to (sub +V)
support…. It is undeniable that…
I do not agree with the idea that… It is (undoubtedly) true that…
Giving an opinion It is obvious that…(sub + v)…..
In my view… It is clear that…(sub + v)…
I would agree that… Some people believe that….
I feel strongly that… Some people argue that…(sub+v)…
It seems to me that… Some people claim that…(sub+v)…
I would argue that… Some people worry that.. .(sub+v)…
No strong opinion There are concerned that….(sub+v)…
There could be a case or saying that… It can (also) be argued that…
It could appear that …. There is evidence to suggest that…
Some people talk about …(noun/noun
phrase)
Some people point to...(noun/noun
phrase)

Refuting an argument
1. Although…it does not necessarily follow that….
2. In spite of/despite the fact that…, sub + verb
3. There is no doubt that…, but…
4. While it is true to say that…
5. …. Nevertheless,….
6. The fact that…. Does not necessarily mean that….
7. The evidence for….is undeniable, but …
8. It may be correct to say that…., but…
9. Although some believe that… we should consider that…
10.While it might be argued that… the truth of the matter is…
Presenting advantages and disadvantages
Advantages Disadvantages
The first advantage is that… A negative effect is that…
An obvious benefit (of…) is that… A drawback of …is that…
An argument in favour of… is that… An argument against… is that…
A possitive aspect of… is that… An objection to…. is that…
Another advantage of… is that Another disadvantage is that…

Understanding the task and selecting a suitable approach


Argument – led Thesis-led approach Problem-solution
approach approach
1. Discuss both 1. Do you agree or 1. What are these
points of view and give disagree problem and how could
your own idea 2. What are the they be reduced?
2. Discuss and give disadvantages of …? 2. How can these
your own idea 3. Write an essay problem reduced?
3. Do your outweigh giving your point of 3. Discuss the
the problem? view? Or what your problems of … and offer
4. Are advantages view? some solutions/
greater than (if you wish to discuss suggestions to reduce
disadvantages? opposing ideas, chose these problems?
thesis –led approach)

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