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THE ANALYSIS OF A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

Introduction

• The title of the article is

• The article under analysis / consideration / discussion / review is

• The article is entitled

• The author of the article is

• The article is published in

• The article is taken from

• The subject / topic / problem / current issue of the article is

• The problem was caused by / resulted from / was a result of

• The objective / main aim of the author is

• The article deals with / tackles / raises / bears on the problem of

• The article is devoted to

• The article provides ample food for thought for the readers

Main Body

The Author’s Technique

• The author looks at / takes a quick look at / explores / examines the problem of

• The author informs the readers that / describes / characterizes / shows / illustrates / defines / portrays /discusses / demonstrates / introduces / analyses / suggests / recommends

• The author foresees / predicts / claims / contends / admits / asserts / criticizes / acknowledges

• The author brings to light / highlights / stresses / lays stress on / draws the readers’ attention to / points out / puts emphasis on / emphasizes / focuses on / comments on

Developing Arguments

• Sequencing

Firstly / First of all / Secondly / Thirdly / Then / Next / After that / Finally / Eventually

• Addition

Furthermore / moreover / in addition to / to add to that / besides / what’s more / apart from this

• Contrast

Nevertheless / however / despite this / in spite of / actually / in fact / on the one hand …on the other hand / although / even though / whereas / at the same time

• Highlight

It’s essential / vital / extremely important to understand

Ultimately / basically / most importantly

In particular / especially / chiefly / mainly

If we look at the problem closely

What it exactly means is

• Cause and Effect

Because of / owing to / due to / for this reason

Therefore / as a result / hence / accordingly / consequently / as a consequence / thus

Summarizing

• So to sum up / in brief / to cut it short

• If I can briefly summarize

• Before I finish let me just go over the main points of

Concluding

• In conclusion / Taking everything into account / On the whole / as it was previously stated

• I’d like to finish by saying that

• To conclude I’d like to say that

• To reach one’s own conclusion

Expressing Opinion

• I’m convinced / I do think / I feel / I tend to think / I would suggest that

My view is that / As I see it / It seems to me / In my opinion/view / It strikes me that / I’m inclined to believe

• I totally / completely / absolutely agree with

I fully understand that / I’m in favor of / I support / I share the author’s opinion / I see eye to eye with the author on this problem

The author is correct to point out

To a certain extent / up to a point I agree with …but

• I disagree with / I couldn’t agree to this / I don’t support the idea of / I oppose to the author’s idea / I’m afraid that I can’t accept

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