- VOCABULARY:

• to provide an account --> dare un resoconto
• to be consisted with --> essere pertinenti con
• to mean --> intendere
• to this purpose -- > a questo scopo
• to convey --> trasmettere
• to deal with --> trattare
• to open with --> iniziare/ aprire con
• to focus attention on --> concentrare l'attenzione su

• to single out --> individuare

• ARGUMENTATIVE TEXT FORMS, CONNECTORS AND VOCABULARY

   

  - TO INTRODUCE SOMETHING :

  • so that
  • as a result
  • so as to
  • in view of
  • with the aim of
  • in order to
  • in addition
  • besides
  • furthermore

   

  - CONNECTORS:

  • first
  • secondly
  • coming to
  • passing to
  • in consequence

GENERAL INFORMATION: 

An argumentative text poses a thesis which HAS TO BE ARGUMENTED, by facts, data, examples, general truths etc. The use of impersonal pronouns is invited and personal opinion should be avoided unless required. Argumentation should be supported by data( both qualitative and quantitative data).