C.T.M.-support 2 - 4

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Robin Cook, Chicken Tikka Massala (New Context, pp. 144/45)
Aufgaben wie im Buch vorgegeben: ‚summarize, write an editorial, give your opinion’

C. T. M. - Support 2

Do not always say ‘say’ - use synonyms instead, e. g.:

to mention
to stress the fact
to name
to point out
to add
to make (sth) clear
to comment on
to observe
to give / make / deliver a speech
etc...

C.T.M. - support 3

Useful expressions for giving your opinion

In my opinion / view
To my mind
To my way of thinking
It is my (firm) belief / opinion / view / conviction that...
I (firmly) believe that
I am (not) convinced that
I (do not) agree that / with
It strikes me that
My opinion is that
I (definitely) feel / think that
I am inclined to believe that
It seems / appears to me
As far as I am concerned

C.T.M. - support 4

A skeletal editorial

I ______________________ agree with Mr Cook’s statements.
In the first place, I think ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
It seems to me that ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ In my opinion, there are numerous examples __________________________________________________________________________. To name but a few ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

In addition, ________________________________________________________________, although _________________________________________________________________________________________________ This is the result of ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Furthermore _______________________________________________________________________________________________________, whereas
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
It is my belief that _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
To conclude, it is clear that _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________