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ARTICLES - USEFUL LANGUAGE:

Involving the reader


 Have you ever thought about…?  What do you think about …?
 How would you feel if …?  What would live be like if…
 What would you think of…?  Just think for a moment…
 Are you one of those people who…?  Just imagine…
Making the article lively and interesting (use adverbs and adjectives)
 importantly  the most amazing  amazingly
 surprisingly  absolutely  fantastically
 worryingly  suddenly  frighteningly
Developing your points
 Another advantage of …  The reason I think this is…
 On top of all that…  The reason I feel this way is…
 What is more, …  On top of that, …
 Above all,,,  Let’s start with …
Giving your own opinion
 In my opinion, …  My impression is that …
 To my mind, …  I am under the impression that …
 As far as I am concerned, …  I have the feeling that …
 From my point of view, …  My own feeling on the subject is that …
 My view / opinion / belief is…  I have no doubt that …
 I would say that …  I am sure / I am certain that …
 It seems to me that …  I think / consider / find / feel
 I am of the opinion that …  I hold the opinion that …
Justifying opinions
 because…  There is a lot of evidence to support my
point of view. For example…
 the reason is…
 There are many facts in favour of my
 the reason I believe that is…
opinion. One such fact is…
 the facts suggest…
 From my own personal experience, I am
 the evidence shows… lead to believe…
 taking into account what I have seen…
PARTS OF THE ARTICLE

- TITLE
- INTRUDUCTION
 Rhetorical questions involving the reader
- BODY PARAGRAPHS (2 to 3 paragraphs)
 Topic sentence
 Examples
 Linking words
 Adverbs and adjectives
- CONCLUSION
 Sentence that summarises what you said
 Your opinion and feeling

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