Writing an opinion essay – Tips, structure, examples, exercises

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Do you sometimes help other people with their work? What do you do for them?

Of course, like others, I also like to help people, and when someone needs my help, I never refuse to help them, even if they don’t ask me for help. To be honest, helping people is a very big thing for me, for example, when you can make a person very happy with a small step taken by you, and it doesn’t matter if they thank you or not, I just like to make people happy by helping them. I would like to quote one of my favorite words from the Bible: do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Maybe one day you will need them, finding yourself in such situations, and I think everyone would be glad to receive help from someone.

What is the meaning of life?

I believe people over think this question too much, me too since it is one of the most interesting and mysterious questions in a whole world, that everyone at least once thought about that question, had many questions about this topic, but did not get all the answers. To my thinking, everyone will have a different point of view on this issue, depending on how they accept life, anything around them, how good they feel about life and what their goals are. Well, of course, I also have my point of view, according to which a person lives to reach a certain point in life, so that he does not regret his life and actions, be proud of himself and love life, as well as have a good family and friends. And it doesn’t matter who you are, where you were born and what family you grew up in, you can change your life on your own, you are given the opportunity to live for many years and become the person you always dreamed of being. In short, life is about achieving something, having dreams, goals and enjoying them.

How do you feel about online shopping?

In the 21st century, everything has gone electronic, yes, even shopping, and it doesn’t matter if you’re buying clothes, food, or anything for the home. And many people consider it effective, because the website makes shopping even easier. however, I myself would never trust professionally taken pictures when making large and expensive purchases, because most of them don’t really look like that. For example, foods, fast food chains make it very attractive and everyone thinks it really looks like that. And if it refers to me, I don’t used to do online shopping, because I’m always afraid they will send me the wrong size or will not really look so good as much as in website. In the past, I have tried to order clothes, but they were of poor quality and I decided that I will never use online shops again․

Jonathan’s last day

504 absolutely essential words. lesson 1

abandon․ desert; leave without planning to come back; quit
a. When Roy abandoned his family, the police went looking for him.
b. The soldier could not abandon his friends who were hurt in battle.
c. Because Rose was poor, she had to abandon her idea of going to
college.

keen․ sharp; eager; intense; sensitive
a. The butcher’s keen knife cut through the meat.
b. My dog has a keen sense of smell.
c. Bill’s keen mind pleased all his teachers.

jealous ,afraid that the one you love might prefer someone else;
wanting what someone else has
a. A detective was hired by the jealous widow to find the boyfriend
who had abandoned* her.
b. Although my neighbor just bought a new car, I am not jealous of
him.
c. Beingjealous, Mona would not let her boyfriend dance with any of
the cheerleaders.

tact, ability to say the right thing
a. My aunt never hurts anyone’s feelings because she always uses tact.
b. By the use of tact, Janet was able to calm her jealous* husband.
c. Your friends will admire you if you use tact and thoughtfulness.

oath, a promise that something is true; a curse
a. The president will take the oath of office tomorrow.
b. In court, the witness took an oath that he would tell the whole truth.
c. When Terry discovered that he had been abandoned,* he let out an
angry oath.

vacant, empty; not filled
a. Someone is planning to build a house on that vacant lot.
b. I put my coat on that vacant seat.
c. When the landlord broke in, he found that apartment vacant.

hardship, something that is hard to bear; difficulty
a. The fighter had to face many hardships before he became
champion.
b. Abe Lincoln was able to overcome one hardship after another.
c. On account of hardship, Bert was let out of the army to take care
of his sick mother.

gallant, brave; showing respect for women
a. The pilot swore a gallant oath* to save his buddy.
b. Many gallant knights entered the contest to win the princess.
c. Ed is so gallant that he always gives up his subway seat to a woman.

data, facts; information
a. The data about the bank robbery were given to the F.B.I.
b. After studying the data, we were able to finish our report.
c. Unless you are given all the data, you cannot do the math problem.

unaccustomed. not used to something
a. Coming from Alaska, Claude was unaccustomed to Florida’s heat.
b. The king was unaccustomed to having people disobey him.
c. Unaccustomed as he was to exercise, Vic quickly became tired.

bachelor, a man who has not married
a. My brother took an oath* to remain a bachelor.
b. In the movie, the married man was mistaken for a bachelor.
c. Before the wedding, all his bachelor friends had a party.

qualify, become fit; show that you are able
a. I am trying to qualify for the job that is now vacant.*
b. Since Pauline can’t carry a tune, she is sure that she will never qualify for the Girls’ Chorus.
c. You have to be taller than 5 1
5″ to qualify as a policeman in our town.

Everyone has the right to have an opinion even if the opinion is false according to well-known facts

Of course, I agree with this idea, because everyone has the right to express their opinion, and no matter how much everyone agrees, he/she can easily contradict others. In our daily life, we can often come across such cases, for example, during the Armenian language lessons, we have many discussions, each of us voices our opinions on the topic, and no one will say that I am wrong or that I should not think that way. And I think that’s completely normal, because everyone has their own different ways of thinking, so not everyone has to have the same point of view on a topic.