II. Useful phrases for rendering the article:

The author’s technique

● The author looks at / takes a quick look at / explores / considers / 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 …;

● The author wants to make us think / ponder over / reconsider our attitude to / reveal the inner motives of / take up a firm attitude towards.

Developing arguments

● Sequencing

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

● 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 / on the contrary / instead of / compared with / in contrast / alternatively;

● Condition

If / unless / whether / provided that / as long as for / so that whether / depending on / even if;

● Example

For instance / for example / just as in particular / such as namely / to illustrate;

● Highlight

It’s essential / vital / extremely important to understand;

It is specially noted / pointed out that …;

Much attention is given to …;

Ultimately / basically / most importantly / in particular / especially / chiefly / mainly;

● Reason

Because of / owing to / thanks to / due to / for this reason / since / as / so / which results from;

● Result

Therefore / as a result / hence / thereby / accordingly / consequently / as a consequence / thus / eventually / it follows that / which leads to / which results in.

Concluding

● In conclusion / Taking everything into account / On the whole / As it was previously stated;

● At the end of the article the author sums it all up by saying …;

● The author concludes by saying that / draws a conclusion that / comes to the conclusion that… (if there are some author’s thoughts).

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) / I’m inclined to believe;

● I totally / completely / absolutely agree with …;

● I fully understand / I’m in favor of / I support / I share the author’s opinion;

● 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 …;

● The article gives a detailed analysis of …

● The text gives a valuable information on …

● It would be right / wrong to assume that;

● It would be fair/unfair to suggest that …;

● It’s fair/unfair to suggest that …;

● It’s hard to predict the course of events in future, but …;

● There is some evidence of the improvement / deterioration of the situation in …;

● I’d like to offer some information concerning the latest developments in … / news (about /in);

● I’d like to give you the latest news relating …;

● In this connection it’s worth mentioning the fact …;

● I think the article is of great help to / of interest to …;

● I found the article interesting (important, useful) as / because …;

● In my opinion the article is interesting (important, useful) as / because …;

● That brings me to the end of my report;

● That seems to be all I wanted to tell you.