IDIOMAS
first thing we have to do is writing a comprehensive
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introduction to the topic that
is valid not only for the composition you
are writing at that very moment but also
for many others. This type of introduction
can even be practised in advance so
it could be a very good tool to overcome
the abovementioned fear to a page in
blank.
You should choose the type of introduction
that fits both you and your topic best.
Bearing this in mind, you can start your
composition in very different ways: with
a rhetorical question, a quotation or a
catchy statement, followed by a summary
of what is going to come next or establishing
a debate from the very beginning, for
instance. It goes without saying that introductions
vary depending on the level you
are in, let it be Functional, Professional or
Expert, and also on the genre: emails, letters,
essays, articles or reports will usually
have different forms of introduction. Linking
words, expressions, and connectors
should match the register (formal, informal,
colloquial, etc.) and sound as natural
as possible.
Introductions are incredibly important as
they are the door to the rest of the composition.
An introduction outlines what
comes next, that’s why its content and layout
are of outstanding importance. The
body of the composition has to answer to
what has been proposed in the former,