Empower p 41. How to Write a Comment?

Useful language
Introduction The purpose of this comment is to analyse... A.M. Homes with this story tries to describe/ examine/ show With One Wheel Gone Wrong illustrates/shows..  It is obviously a metaphor for something bigger. The theme of the story is...

Sequencing Firstly/In the first place / To begin with, …To start with, I should point out that ...

Secondly/A second area to consider is …

Another point to remember is ... Last but not least, I would like to add that...

Finally, ...

Opinion and speculation

Personally I feel that ... Let me explain why.
As I see it, … The reason is ...
It seems to me that… This is because ...
She appears/seems to be ....

Her greatest love seems to be ...

What she loves most in life is likely to be ...

She might spend all her time ... -ing. I would argue that for the following reasons:
She could be described as an impulsive/impetuous shopper.   

I feel very strongly that ...

I am convinced that ...

I am of the opinion that ...

The reasons why I believe that she is a compulsive/inveterate shopper are as follows:...

I think it is true that ...
In my view,  she seems totally absorbed in the magazine.

It is questionable whether … It beggars belief how things could have got this bad for her. She showed a lack of common sense that beggars belief. 

beggar belief: to be too extreme to believe. Sp. absolutamente increíble.

Her behaviour is really unusual in the sense that...

I am sure/I doubt whether …

It is true that ... On the other hand, ...

While nobody can deny that ... , I would like to point out that … At first sight she....,but in fact she...

I agree that …For all that, she...

Although it is true that , we must  take into account that...

It could be argued that … However, I would like to point out that ...

Despite all the arguments, I still feel that ...

Notwithstanding the suggestion that she may have left without paying, I would argue that this was not her intention.

It may be true that ... . However, ...

In no way would I agree that she is a shoplifter.

Surely it is completely unacceptable that she was leaving without paying. Nevertheless, she makes up for it when she goes back to the queue and pays for all the magazines.

I am sure you will agree that…

Surely you must agree that…

I was extremely impressed by…

What is particularly spectacular/interesting is…

I was rather disappointed by…

My overall impression was that …

On the whole, it appears/seems that ...

In general,…

Generally speaking,…  Broadly speaking, By and large, she was pretty well-behaved as she was so impervious to anything surrounding her.

Annoyingly,…  

Naturally,…  

Strangely,… 

Surprisingly,… 

Evidently,…

Indeed,…  In fact,… 

Admittedly, she was leaving without paying for the magazine.

Admittedly: /ədˈmɪtɪdli/ used when you are accepting that something is true. Sp. cierto es que, ciertamente.

Presumably,...
Presumably: /prɪˈzjuːməbli/ used to say that you think that something is probably true. Sp. Supuestamente

I am sure that readers will thoroughly enjoy ... 

While some people will love ... , others may feel less happy.

A major problem is that ...

I was less happy with ... Her reaction/behaviour struck me as odd. She struck me as being...

strike somebody as something: to give somebody a particular impression.
On reflection, I think the character of this story...
It is clear that the magazine shows her what she aspires to. For her it seems to be the springboard to her lifelong ambitions.

We must take into account the fact that ....

It goes without saying that ...

Needless to say,

The woman in the story seemed oblivious to what was going on around her. This means that she was engrossed with the ad on the magazine.

She imagines herself already stepping on the floor tiles of the house in the magazine. This is largely due to the fact that she might have for long reflected on what she would like her dream house to be like. 

Paraphrasing  In other words, she seems to be obsessed with the magazine and the house depicted in it. 

Or, to put it another way, she...

What I mean by that is that she ...

Intention and motivation The voice of the narrator leads us to believe...

The writer explores different aspects of human nature.

The writer experiments in terms of ambitions and motivation.

The author of the story seems to believe that...

According to the author/story...

As far as the author is concerned,...

The motivation/intention of the author is to make the reader aware of...  It could be argued that this story epitomises the impact of capitalism on a woman.  epitomise: epitomize something to be a perfect example of something.  The story is a good illustration of how capitalism can exert a strong influence on our minds. It's a story strongly reminiscent of  my adolescence, when I used to be carried away by the sales and offers. Her experiences resonate powerfully with readers, living, as many do, in a similar situation. resonate (with somebody/something) to remind somebody of something; to be similar to what somebody thinks or believes.  reminiscent of somebody/something: reminding you of somebody/something
Engaging the reader Have you ever wondered what life would be like without dreams and passions? ... Doesn’t she just make all of us feel more positive about our own dreams? Have you ever had a secret ambition? Have you ever wondered...? What would your life be like if...?  What would you do if...? Are you one of those people who tend to act on impulse?  Isn't it extraordinary how/that...?  Imagine if/ what... Suppose that she had a difficult childhood, Let us suppose, for example, that she suffers from... 
 

Addition
In addition...
What is more...
Besides...
Moreover...
Furthermore...
In addition to being absent-minded, she...
As well as behaving childishly, she...

Conclusion
All things considered, I believe that ... 

All in all, I think that ...

To sum up, I believe that ...

In conclusion, her actions suggest that ...