F. Let’s Make a Summary In this unit you learn: 1. How to ask and give opinions
Asking for opinion What is your opinion? What do you think of...? How do you feel about…? How do you see …?
Giving opinion I think … I believe … I feel … It seems to me …
2. Analytical Exposition Analytical exposition proposes or suggests a certain topic which may only be pro or contra, not both. This type of writing consist of: • Opinion/ proposal of something or what is usually called a thesis • Reasons behind the proposal or argument or what is called argument • Sometimes what has been discussed is also expressed again in the end of the text called reiteration. It has the purpose of arguing a case for or against a particular position or point of view. It also explains how and why the argument is proposed. The common grammatical patterns in exposition include: • general nouns, eg ears, zoos; • abstract nouns, eg policy, government; • technical words, eg species of animals; • relating verbs, eg It is important …; • action verbs, eg We must save …; • thinking verbs, eg Many people believe …; • modal verbs, eg We must preserve …; • modal adverbs, eg Certainly we must try …; • connectives, eg firstly, secondly …; • evaluative language, eg important, significant, valuable.
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Interlanguage: English for Senior High School Students XI
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