Linking Words and Essay Structure
Linking Words and Essay Structure
Plan your essay. Spend about 5 minutes on this. It will make your life easier
Give your essay a title
Control your time. Spend about 40 minutes
Remember this!
You MUST write your essay in 140-190 words. Write 190 words, NOT 140!!
A composition is usually more formal than an article, so present your work as a ‘scientific’, coherent
argument
Use formal language. DO NOT use contractions, colloquial expressions or a ‘chatty’ style
Write at least 3 paragraphs with a clear introduction, contrast of arguments and a logical conclusion
Make sure your argument is clear
Use difficult grammar and more complex sentences
Use conditional and passive sentences
Don’t worry if you make small mistakes. You will get more points for using difficult grammar
Give an opinion ONLY when appropriate
Give your opinion at the end, NOT at the beginning
Here’s an example of some good expressions you could use in the 4 parts of the essay
Introduction To begin with/ Firstly,
First of all I would like to consider…
The first thing (I would like to consider) to be considered is…
Nowadays, it seems that…/ In recent times…
Contrasting arguments
Paragraph 1
On one hand, it could be said that…
Despite the fact that …/ In spite of…
Although it could be said that…
It is often thought that…
Paragraph 2
On the other hand, it could be argued that…
Although it appears that…
Apart from that…
What is more, …
It would seem, however, that…
Conclusion
To sum up,/ In conclusion,
Because of / As a result of this / Owing to / As a consequence of
Therefore, in my opinion,
On this basis, I can conclude that