OPINION ESSAY
| Opinion essay |
Минимальное кол-во абзацев. | 5 |
Место выражения мнения автора (N абзаца) | 1(possible) 2(obligatory) 4(obligatory) 5 (obligatory) |
Наличие средств логической связи | + |
Критерии оценивания
Какие критерии учитываются при оценке:
Решение коммуникативной задачи –
(тема раскрыта полностью, содержание отражает все аспекты, указанные в задании)
Организация текста –
(высказывание логично, структура текста соответствует плану, средства логической связи использованы правильно, текст разделен на абзацы)
Лексика –
Грамматика –
Орфография и пунктуация –
*Если коммуникативная задача не решена – баллов все задание.
*Если в задании менее слов, то задание проверке не подлежит.
60 мин
200-250
14
3
3
3
3
2
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180
Structure of the opinion-essay
Абзац 1 Введение 30-40 слов | Первая точка зрения на решение проблемы | Вторая точка зрения на решение проблемы | |
Абзац 2 50-60слов | Вводное предложение, раскрывающее позицию автора(Topical sentence) Первый аргумент в поддержку позиции автора. Второй аргумент в поддержку позиции автора. Третий аргумент в поддержку позиции автора. ( факультативно) | ||
Абзац 3 40-50 слов | Первое предложение, раскрывающее иную точку зрения (Topical sentence) Первый аргумент, объясняющий иную точку зрения. Второй аргумент, объясняющий иную точку зрения. (факультативно) | ||
Абзац 4 50-60 слов | Вводное предложение о несогласии автора с иной точкой зрения(Topical sentence) | ||
Иная точка зрения 1 Иная точка зрения 2 (факультативно) | Контр-аргумент автора эссе 1 Контр-аргумент автора эссе 2 (факултативно) | ||
Абзац 5 30-40 слов | Хотя есть иная точка, зрения, | Доказан аргументированный вывод о преимуществах и правомерности точки зрения, поддерживаемой автором эссе. | |
СТРУКТУРА ЭССЕ
Эссе-мнение в формате ЕГЭ состоит из 5 абзацев.
OPINION ESSAY
useful tips:
the difference between for-and-against and opinion essay.
OPINION | FOR –AND-AGAINST | OPINION |
In other words, also the education is no a guarantee, I am sure it is really important to pursue the career you want, provided you have put in your education time and effort. | All things considered, there are points for and against the university education. Each young person must consider whether the knowledge they gain will be worth the challenges. It is a personal decision that will be different for each person. | All in all, I believe that living in a flat offers a number of advantages over living in a house, including a convenient location and lower costs. And you can also benefit from having other people nearby. |
FOR –AND-AGAINST | FOR –AND-AGAINST | OPINION |
In conclusion, although the monarchy is good for tourism, it is expensive to run and the burden falls on tax payers. They also have more power than they deserve in a true democracy. In short it’s a relic and should be abolished. | On balance, although team sports have their disadvantages, I feel they are a good option. After all, isn’t it more enjoyable to de a weekly workout in the company of friends? | All in all, work experience is important for young people because it gives them valuable skills. I strongly believe that they should gain it before they finish school or college to have a better chance to be successful in the job market. |
OPINION ESSAY
Arguments FOR | Arguments AGAINST+counteragument |
1. improve health | 1. risks (adrenaline addiction) |
2. help to keep fit | 2. other hobbies preferences |
3. develop character & helps to achieve goals | |
4. a great pastime | |
5. adventurous (make a difference) | |
Is sport worth the time it takes?
ESSAY USUFUL EXPRESSIONS & LINKERS
Structure | key words |
Headline | IS SPORT WORTH THE TIME IT TAKES? |
Paragraph 2 Proposition Topical sentence Argument 1 Improving health/ Argument 2Training muscles/keep fit Argument 3 A great pastime/make friends | prevent diseases caused by physical inactivity fight against extra weight and obesity Ventilate the lungs (in the open air) train heart and muscles Break stressful situations/burn stress/distract from problems burn calories /get rid of extra calories can be traumatic caution in case of chronic disease. professional diseases indoor group sport increase the chances of spreading infection. recharge oneself with energy |
Paragraph 3 Opposition Topical sentence Argument 1 Other hobbies preferences Argument 2 Health risks | |
Paragraph 4 Further proof Topical sentence counterargument 1 The most useful hobby counterargument 2 Safety measures | |
Paragraph 5 Conclusion |
Everybody would like to work from home.
A lot of people believe that it is much better to work staying at home. On the contrary, others
say working in the office is more preferable. I’d like to express my opinion on this issue.
Personally, I suppose everybody would welcome the chance to work from home. Firstly, it is
convenient because people will not waste time in traffic jams trying to get to their offices. Secondly,
parents will have an opportunity to devote more time to looking after their children as one of the
urgent problems is that many parents spend too much time at work and deprive their sons and
daughters of their attention. Moreover, most women will choose to work at home because they will
divide their time between doing household chores and working.
However, there are some people who have an opposing opinion. They say that working in the
office is important for everybody. People need to communicate with their colleagues because many
projects require team work.
I am afraid I cannot agree with the opponents argument. Nowadays it is possible to
communicate with colleagues using such applications as Skype, which provides voice call services
and allows people to exchange different digital documents, so team workers are able to solve all
their problems effectively while staying at home.
To sum it up, I can say that working from home is much better because it gives everybody a
chance to combine performing their job well and spending time with their family, which is essential
for everyone.
EXAMPLE 1
Many people watch soap operas
because they find them enjoyable and important
It must be admitted that watching soap operas is becoming more and more popular. Some people find them interesting, realistic and worth seeing. Others consider watching them to be a waste of time.
In my opinion, soap operas give us pleasure and entertainment. Firstly, they are very important because they are cheap and available for millions of TV viewers. Sadly, there are a lot of lonely people, especially pensioners who cannot leave their homes and go to the cinema or theatre and they only enjoy watching soap operas. Secondly, in spite of the fact that characters of such serials often have some unrealistic problems we are always happy when they solve them and wait for the happy end. Moreover, soap operas sometimes unite people of different generations. As for me, I used to enjoy watching Brazilian serials with my grandparents.
However, some people criticize soap operas a lot. They suppose that this television production is a waste of time since soap operas cannot teach us anything. They insist on watching educational programmes about nature and history instead.
Nevertheless, I disagree with this point of view. The point is that serials are about love, friendship and everyday life, so watching them teaches us how to behave. You always learn something new from soap operas.
To sum up, though the problem of watching soap operas is rather controversial, I strongly believe that soap operas are really enjoyable and even necessary for people. They help us to forget about our problems, experience new emotions and enjoy watching favourite characters every day.
EXAMPLE 2