Writing Skills

Link introduction to essay title

E.G
To many people boxing is a cruel sport, which ought to be banned. In my opinion, however, it should not be stopped for many reasons.
If you look at the topic sentence first, you will see that there are several clues to the title. The essay is about your opinion and the reasons. The general sentence shows you that general subject is boxing. Look at following titles and you will see that the introduction expresses the general subject and focus or topic of the title:
--Boxing should be banned. What's your opinion of this statement? Give your reasons.
--What's your opinion of boxing? Give your reasons.
PR
1.Capital punishment (B) is an issue about which people feel very passionately. However,
there are many strong arguments against (A) this issue.
--There are some arguments against the capital punishment, discuss.

2.Banning smoking (B) in public places is an issue that gives rise to endless controversy
(A). There are, therefore, many arguments for and against.
--Discuss whether smoking in public places should be banned or not?

3.Road deaths (B) in Europe are still a major problem. This situation could, however, be
improved enormously by adopting a wide-ranging package of measures (A).
--What measures should be taken to reduce the number of road deaths in Europe?

4.Over recent years, poverty (B) has increased in many parts of the world with disastrous
consequences (A).
--The main course of poverty is disastrous consequences. Discuss.
--Discuss the consequences of poverty.

5.The legalisation of cannabis (B) is a subject that has aroused considerable debate. There
are, however, a number of benefits (A) to be derived from making the drug legal.
--What's the benifits of the legalisation of cannabis?

6.Recycling waste paper, glass, and scrap metal is obviously a sound method (A) for
reducing pollution (B). Even so, a number of equally important measures (A) exist to
tackle the problem.
--What measures else do you think exist to reduce pollution except for recycling waste
paper, glass, and scrap metal?
--Recycling waste paper, glass and scrap metal is the best way to reduce pollution. Discuss.

7.In some cases (A) a little knowledge (B) is a dangerous thing, but there are also certain
circumstances (A) where it can be of enormous help (A).
--A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, what's your opinion?

8.Both public and private means of transport (B) have advantages and disadvantages (A).
--Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of public and privete means of transport.

9.Corporal punishment (B), in one form or another, has been part of the educational system
in many countries for a long time. As far as I am concerned, however, such punishment is
unacceptable (A).
--Corporal punishment in schools should be banned. What's your opinion?

10.Now that oil resources are becoming (B) rapidly depleted (B), more attention is being focused on alternative forms of energy (A).
--Oil resources are becoming depleted (running out), what alternative sources of energy?