Writing Effective Comments: A Comprehensive Guide

This page offers a detailed overview of how to structure and write a compelling comment in English. It provides students with essential phrases and a clear outline to follow when crafting their arguments.

The guide breaks down the comment structure into three main parts:

1. Introduction (Einleitung)
2. Main Body (Hauptteil)
3. Conclusion (Schluss)

For each section, it offers a variety of useful phrases and tips to help students express their ideas clearly and persuasively.

Highlight: The guide emphasizes the importance of presenting both sides of an argument before stating your own opinion.

Introduction Phrases

The guide suggests several ways to begin a comment, including:

• "A lot of people think..."
• "You often hear people say that..."
• "So the question is; should or not?"

Example: To introduce your comment, you might write: "A lot of people think that social media has a negative impact on society. I will try to focus on both sides of this discussion."

Main Body Structure

The main body of the comment should present arguments for and against the topic. The guide recommends:

1. Starting with arguments that don't align with your opinion
2. Then presenting your own arguments
3. Organizing arguments from weakest to strongest
4. Incorporating personal experiences

Vocabulary: "Hauptteil" is the German term for the main body of the comment.

Conclusion Tips

For the conclusion, the guide advises:

• Summarizing the argumentation
• Restating your own opinion
• Avoiding introducing new aspects

Quote: "To sum up... I think... I would say..."

This comprehensive guide provides students with a solid foundation for writing a comment, offering both structure and language support to help them craft persuasive and well-organized arguments in English.