How to improve your essays .

MiStA Fouzi Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:03 pm

I promised to post this msg , but I really was so busy...
Any way, here I’ll write you some ways of making a point, with some examples :

Good points / advantages:

_ One advantage of T.V is that it bring information and entertainment cheaply
_ One point in favour of...
_ Another advantage...
_ Another point in favour of...

Bad points / disadvantages / drawbacks:

_ One disadvantage of war is that million of people die, others remain disabled and others homeless.
_ Another disadvantage of war is that the countries fall into an economic crisis.
_ One point against war is disease sprawling

Ways of giving opinions:

_ In my point of view,
_ In my opinion,
_ As I see it,
_ As for me,
_ As for as I am concerned,
_ Concerning me,
_ It would seem to me,

Ways of summarizing:

_ All in all,...
_ In general,...
_ To sum up,...
_ As a conclusion,...
_ In brief, war isn’t always the answer to political conflicts so, all the nations should reconcile and learn how to live in peace.

Additional information ==) and:

Chemical weapons cause serious diseases
Such as =) ; in addition to this,
Like =) Besides,
Moreover,
What’s more,

Are epidemics that spread because of viruses and bacteria from inflected bodies.

Expressing the cause:

_ Because =)
_ As =) the two countries couldn’t solve their political conflicts, they started the war
_ Since =)

_ Hunger results from bad weather conditions ... ; it is also the result of war

_ Due to =)
****************the red cross committee and the red crescent services, civilians
****************and wounded soldiers get food, homes and medical
****************care.
_ Owing to =)

_ Because of war, the population suffers from hunger and diseases.

Effects:

Countries use chemical weapons in wars
_ As a result, =)
_ Consequently, =)
_ As a consequence, =) There are a lot of diseases
_ Therefore, =)
_ So, =)

_ Chemical and nuclear weapons have an effect/ impact/ influence on people and environment.
_ After the war people fall into depression because they have lost their families and can’t forget the horror of war; as a result, most of them committed suicide.

MiStA Fouzi Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:47 pm

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Teacher_Hanane Sun Mar 16, 2008 4:31 pm

The best means of improving one's essays lies in using the suitable expressions that match each type of essay you are dealing with.
best of luck mostapha king