Cover of the textbook Focus 5 - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 4

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 9.7 - Writing for the textbook Focus 5 - Student's Book with authors Vaughan Jones and Sue Kay from Pearson Education

Question

Read the WRITING FOCUS. Add the phrases from the box to approaches 1–5.

Answer

  • Nowadays … In recent years …
  • It is widely acknowledged that … It is a well-known fact that …
  • The issue (of …) is a complex one. There is considerable debate as to whether …
  • Clearly, this is a complicated issue. There is seemingly no simple answer to the question of …
  • While some people are in no doubt that … others claim … Supporters (of …) argue that …, whereas critics believe …
  • It is my own conviction/inclination that … I am inclined to believe that …