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How To Write An Article

1) The document provides tips for writing articles, including engaging the reader in the first paragraph with questions and an attractive opening sentence. 2) The second paragraph should develop the main points using transition words and phrases like "let's start with", "another advantage is", and "finally, let's consider". Emphasis can be added through inversion, adjectives, and cleft sentences. 3) The third paragraph should give the writer's opinion and recommendations, using phrases such as "in my opinion", "all in all", and "I would recommend this to...".

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How To Write An Article

1) The document provides tips for writing articles, including engaging the reader in the first paragraph with questions and an attractive opening sentence. 2) The second paragraph should develop the main points using transition words and phrases like "let's start with", "another advantage is", and "finally, let's consider". Emphasis can be added through inversion, adjectives, and cleft sentences. 3) The third paragraph should give the writer's opinion and recommendations, using phrases such as "in my opinion", "all in all", and "I would recommend this to...".

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ARTICLE

1st PARAGRAPH INVOLVING THE READER ( Questions and


attractive opening sentence)
E.g. Are you thinking of ....?
Have you ever thought...?
Have you heard of...? Have you ever dreamt of …?
Have you ever heard anything like it?
I’m sure you will agree...
Imagine you...
How would you react in a situation like this?
Are you keen on adventure? Then why not...
Just think about it. You ‘ll probably agree with me that...
We are told that this is the best way to... But I don’t agree, and I am pretty sure you
don’t either.

2ND PARAGRAPH: DEVELOPING YOUR POINTS


Useful expressionsLet’s start with.....
So what about...?
Let’s turn from ..... to.....
If you think that ...
Another advantage of ..... is
Finally, let’s consider, In addition,,, What’s more

***USEFUL LANGUAGE (EXPRESSIONS TO EMPHASIZE)


1 Inversion Not only had I.....gone late but also I failed
Not only had I got the job but also I got a promotion
2 What is more My childhood friend plays football very well, what’s more, he is a
professional football player
3 So+adjective My best friend is so funny THis book is so interesting
Such a /an + adjective+noun
He is such a funny man / This is such an interesting book/ These are such interesting
books (plural)
4 *By far + Superlative for emphasis: “ They are by far the most gifted kids I have
ever seen”
5 Cleft sentences (to focus attention and emphasize information in a particular part
of a sentence):
What I really loved was breathing the open air/ What I like most is
I liked the open air / What I like most was the open air
What interests me most is the Elizabethan period
It was Lisa who decided to leave her children with a nanny
The thing I enjoy about history is learning about....
6 Use a range of different adverbs and adjectives to qualify nouns. This makes your
article more interesting.

“it’s extremely hard to play the violin”


“It’s really important to...”
“It’s absolutely impossible to...”
“It’s fairly easy to...”

3RD PARAGRAPH GIVING YOUR OPINION


/RECOMMENDING I think that.../ in my opinion…
All in all, though
It seems to me that...
I firmly believe that...
It is quite clear that
I fully agree that...
Recommending:-There are a number of reasons why I would recommend this to...
-I’m no doubt that this is the best way to .... But I don’t agree, and I am pretty sure
you don’t either.
-This is by far the best... I have come across
-This is the ideal.... for young teenagers because ...
-I can’t think of any other game that is as entertaining as this one.

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