Make Your Way 7, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

In this example the writer first makes a statement introducing the fact that there are conflicting interpretations. (There could well be more than two.) The presentation of the first idea is signalled by the word “one” referring back to the word “interpretations”. Similarly the second idea is signalled by “the other one”. Some …, while others … • Scientists have different ideas about the significance of dreams. Some believe that dreams help sleepers to solve problems in their waking lives, while others see them simply as entertainment for the resting brain. Either of the example sentences on the next page could follow a paragraph in which the idea has been developed that there are fixed meanings for the symbols in our dreams. It is not always necessary to make an introductory statement. You can simply contrast one idea with another and signal that you are doing so. Some …, others … • Some psychiatrists say all dream actions are symbols, others that only a few are. …, whereas … • According to many dream analysts, we all dream only in colour, whereas others say we also dream in black and white. Writing station: Developing a theme using contrast and comparison When writing an argumentative composition , the theme can be both developed and structured by introducing and comparing different opinions or ideas. A range of words and expressions (contrastive linking words) is used to signal this contrasting process clearly to the reader. Examples of the use of contrastive linking words: One … The other one … • Basically there are two interpretations. One is that the train symbolises the journey through life to the grave, and that by missing it, the dreamer expresses his/her desire not to die. The other one states that such dreams show a fear of being left behind in the race for life … 10 Sometimes you don’t want to contrast two ideas at the same time. You develop one idea first and then use a contrastive linking expression to introduce an alternative idea. Commonly used contrastive linking words: Some people say …, others claim … According to some experts, …, whereas  others say … One view/theory is that … Another is  that … The most common belief is that …, but a    minority believes that … There is a lot of support for the idea  that … Nevertheless, … On the one hand, …, on the other hand, … Some say …, while others say … There are those who … There are others, however, who … 114 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv