OPINION ESSAY
Write an opinion essay between 125-150 words on the following question:
Where is it better to live, in the city or in the country?
You will also fill in the following graphic organizer
OPENING
OR
INTRODUCTI
ON
Introducing the issue
Where is it better to live, in the city or in the country.
State the opinion
Is it better to live in the country.
BODY
ARGUMENT 1
Also because, living in the countryside you are calmer than in a city, with all
the noise there is, the big traffic jams… (Madrid or Barcelona)
ARGUMENT 2
It is better to live in the country (or in a small town) since you do not
breathe so much pollution from all the industrialization of the big cities.
(Japan)
CLOSING OR
CONCLUSION
Restate opinion.
Mention argument 1
and 2
For those two reasons, I think that it is better to live in the country than
not in a city.
ARGUMENT 1
REASON WHY SOMETHING
HAPPENS
In cities there is a lot of ambient noise and few people stop to look at their
surroundings.
CONSEQUENCE OR EFFECT
OF THE ACTION OR FACT
This is due to the fast pace of life they lead and the large number of people who live
in them.
ARGUMENT 2
REASON WHY SOMETHING
HAPPENS
With the way we have today to live, with so many luxuries, factories are something
normal in city landscapes, and those factories, most of the time, pollute the
environment that surrounds them a lot.
CONSEQUENCE OR EFFECT
OF THE ACTION OR FACT
That makes the air around you polluted and not as beneficial to people as it should.
An example of this are the cities of Asia, such as China, Japan or South Korea, which
many times see their citizens wearing masks to cover their mouths and not breathe
that polluted air so much.
Connectors to use in the composition:
OPENING OR
INTRODUCTION
Consequently,
In my opinion,
BODY (in each of
the arguments)
CONNECTORS OF REASON
(They are followed by the reason
why something happens)
CONJUNCTIONS (followed by a sentence)
Because, since, as
PREPOSITIONS (followed by a NOUN GROUP)
Because of, due to, as a result of
