Discuss both sides

Questions
Main problem
Discuss these two views and give your opinions
To what extent do you agree or
disagree
Questions
Many feel that.....
What is your opinion on this ?

Some people are of the

Opposing idea
opinion that......
Introductory Sentence

According to some people.....

X has long been a matter of debate
Template 1
However, Nevertheless, Personally, I
think/feel that....
X has long been a controversial issue
My idea
Introduction Introduction
To my way of
X has aroused considerable controversy
thinking......
Opposing Idea

Template 2
However, there are many arguments for and
My idea against the idea of X

Thesis Statement
Such idea, however, has raised different
arguments among people of concern

Whether to do X or not has long been a

Firstly, Secondly, Thirdly controversial issue

Defending the side I choose Body

On the other hand..... Whether X should do .... or not has aroused a
On the other hand Discussion considerable controversy

Whether (clause 1) or (clause 2) is a big question for

Argumentative
Some people believe that.....
Paraphase the thesis statement ( In short, In summary) Conclusion

Idea I am for There are quite plausible reasons for .....

People in favor of.... argue that.....

Body
Others are of the opinion that.....
Problem Sentence

Idea I am against However, there are also strong reasons why.....

Problem + Solution: (Stating your opinion) There are some problems/effects caused Introduction On the other hand, some people of .... claim that .....
by the adverse trend

Thesis Sentence
Solutions: However, i believe there are several measures to address/ tackle/ Personally, I believe that.....
overcome this problem

All thing considered,......

Conclusion
I am convinced that .....

It is undoubtedly/ undeniably that....

One of the most obvious problem is........... In the nal analysis,......

It goes without saying that....

Another worrying trend is......
Paragraph 1: Problems

It is obvious that.....
The third detrimental effect is....... Problems & Solutions

Body
To tackle these problems, i think the most obvious Emphasis Sentence
solution is for.... to .....

A further solution/ Another option/possibility/ good idea is to.......... Paragraph 2: Solutions

Supporting Sentence
Furthermore, X should/could......

Writing Task 2 Introduction

In my opinion, there are some possible
causes for this trend
One sentence to summarize the problems and the solutions Conclusion

Causes & Effects This problem can be attributed to a

number of causes

Thesis Statement
This problem is , I suppose, attributed to
some main causes

A number of causes have been put forward for

this problem

One of the underlying/ possible causes of the problem is....

Paragraph 1: Causes

Another reason leading to this situation is....

X has become more popular than it has ever been before

X has gained in popularity in recent years Sentence of matter A nal possible cause of problem lies in.....

Introduction
X has become a growing trend in many countries Body Finally, X also/may need to carry a good part of the blame

Introductory sentence
X has had both positive
and negative on ......

One of the most serious effects/ consequences of..... is......

Pros & Cons
Just as a coin has two Thesis Statement
sides, so does this trend
The second negative/adverse/ detrimental impact is

As with all development, X has brought both benets and drawbacks for..... Paragraph 2: Effects
X also causes/ leads to/ brings about/ results in.....

Firstly/Secondly/Thirdly
This trend also brings about/ produces negative impact on X......
Paragraph 1:
The rst/ main/greatest advantage of ..... is ...... Disadvantages

One additional/ Another benet/merit is...... Conclusion To sum up, it is evident that there are several causes of... , and a variety of effects
Body

Firstly/Secondly/Thirdly

Paragraph 2:
Advantages
Although X has many disadvantages, there still exist some noteworthy
drawbacks/ disadvantages

Choose your side to conclude. For example: Although there are advantages/
Conclusion
disadvantages of the current trend to...., they are outweighed by