Composition. My English and Me



Writing. My English and me. Past, present and future.
Write about yourself and your English experience.
You can use some of these words and expressions:

English is important for me because...
When I was... At the age of...
My aims are...
My expectations...
My current level is..
I am motivated.../My attitude towards the learning of the language is...
This academic year I plan to.../This year I have a lot of time to...
In the near future I expect to.../I will need English in the future to...
I work better in groups/individually because...
I still make some specific mistakes as for example...
I consider myself open to other ways of speaking, cultures...

Linking devices:
To begin with I would like to say that I...Firstly, ...Secondly, ... Lastly, ...
On the whole/in general
At first sight...in fact/in practice
Moreover,...Furthermore, ...In addition  to this, ...What is more,...To make matters worse/if this were not enough/on top of all this
Next,...Besides, ... After that...during..
Likewise, ... Similarly,...Otherwise...
 in order to /so that

As far as grammar is concerned/ as regards grammar/ with regard to grammar..

On the question of...
In some ways/in some respects/to a certain extent...

In this way more...And therefore, ...So...Consequently,...As a result,...Thus, ...because of this/for this reason

Believe it or not/strange as it may seem/strangely enough...
As you can imagine/not surprisingly/obviously/it goes without saying that...
Fortunately/Luckily enough.../unfortunately...
Whether we like it or not...
This is why ...These are the main reasons why ...
...for instance...
...and the most important,
At first/at the beginning...in the end/in the long run
Although...., ....though...,In spite of..., Despite..., Nevertheless,...
However, I must finally say that ___________,
In conclusion,

Expressing a personal point of view:
In my opinion/view...Personally, I think that.../I would say that
As far as I am concerned/As far as my opinion is concerned
Speaking for myself.../As I see it
If you ask me.../I would suggest that.../I would like to point out/
What I mean is
I agree to a certain extent/ I’m afraid I must disagree

Click here for more words and collocations about challenges and motivation

2 comments:

  1. Hi, there! I´m Nieves. How many words must we write for the composition?
    Thanks.
    I will send this post as anonymous because I have no idea how to put my name. It would be great if you could give me a hand. Thank you again.

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  2. You may write about 250 words.

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