2BAC WRITING HINTS N’ TIPS FOR ARTICLES

BAC WRITING HINTS N’ TIPS FOR ARTICLES:

ANSWER THE QUESTION

PLAN your article.

Give your article a title.

Make sure you have at least 4 paragraphs.

Ask rhetorical questions to get your readers' attention.

e.g. What would the world be like without oil? What will life be like in 20 years time?

Speak directly to your readers.

e.g. Let's just imagine some of the possibilities.

Give examples where appropriate.

Use humour where appropriate

Give a conclusion and summary in the last paragraph.

Finally, give your opinion where appropriate.

REVISE your article to correct mistakes.

USEFUL PHRASES FOR BAC ARTICLE WRITING

RHETORICAL PHRASES:

Have you ever ……..?

What do you think about ……..?

Are you one of those people who think that……?

Are you one of those people who …....?

What would life be like if ……?

Will the future bring us….. ?

INTRODUCING YOUR FIRST POINT:

Firstly

In the first place

First of all

The first thing to consider is

One thing to consider is

To begin with

INTRODUCINGMORE POINTS:

Secondly

Another consideration

Yet another consideration

Another thing to consider is

Added to that

Apart from that

In addition to this

INTRODUCING YOUR FINAL POINTS:

In conclusion

To conclude

To sum up

So

INTRODUCING YOUR OPINION:

I think

In my opinion

Personally I believe that

In my view

If you ask me

To my mind

My personal opinion is