Basic diagram: ARGUMENTATIONS

This is what we had on the board today. Remember that this is the BASIC structure to use when elaborating an argumentative text.

1. INTRODUCTION
          - Situation, context.
          - Mention your proposals/ideas

2. BODY PARAGRAPHS
          - Develop your ideas
               i. Mark progression (Firstly, In first place, To begin with, Secondly, In second place, etc.)
               ii. Topic sentence. This has to be clear, simple and direct. It lets the reader know what the paragraph is about.
               iii. Develop argument
(We will see iv.counterarguments and v.refutations in the future)

You need as many body paragraphs as ideas you presented in the introduction. 2 ideas = 2 body paragraphs

3. CONCLUSION
          - It is really a brief summary of what has been said. 
          - No new information
          - Use the conclusion to emphasize that your ideas/proposals are the best option. 
          - To sum up, To conclude, In conclusion

Vocabulary

Effective, adequate, useful, practical
To do this...
This idea is bound to make Public Transport better ...(because)...
Proposal, measure, idea, recommendation
Propose an idea/measure
Put forward an idea
The proposed measure