A Composition: my opinion Plan

1. A Composition: my opinion Plan

1.Make an introduction (state the problem)
What is the problem? Why is this a problem?
2.Express your personal opinion and reasons for it.
Is the problem getting better/worse now? Why?
3.Draw a conclusion.
What can you do? What would you do if you were a
politician? What would you like to see in the future?

2. Giving your opinion:

I think that… / I don’t think that…
In my opinion, …
I’m not sure…
I strongly believe that…
From my point of view…

3. The Second Conditional

What would you do if you were a politician?
If I were a politician, I would try to stop wars.
If I were a politician, I would help poor people.
If I were the president…
If +past simple, would/wouldn’t V

4. GET

1. get=become (I don’t want to get fatter!)
2. get=arrive (He always gets home at six o’clock in the
evening.)
3. get=receive (I got 50$ for my birthday last year.)
4. get=obtain (He was upset because he couldn’t get a
new job.)
5. get=buy (I haven’t got enough money to get a new
dress.)
6. get=bring (Can you get the book from that table,
please.)

5. Adverbs of possibility

Definitely 100%
Probably
60%
Perhaps\maybe less 50%