IELTS _ Writing Task 2 _ Useful Expressions

Why to use it To list points:

To list advantages:

To list disadvantages:

How to use it Firstly, First of all, In the first place, To begin/start with, Secondly, Thirdly, Finally One Another A further An additional (major) advantage of -------- is -------The main The greatest The first One Another A further An additional (major) disadvantage/drawback of --- is ----The main The greatest The first The most serious Another negative aspect of ----------- is -------------One (very convincing) argument in favour of ------ / against -------A further common criticism of -------It could be argued that -------often widely generally claimed/suggested argued / maintained felt / believed / held

It is

that

To introduce points / arguments for or against: some / many / most people / experts/ scientists/ sceptics / critics /

claim/ suggest/argue / feel that maintain/believe/ point out / agree / hold that advocate (+ing / noun) / support the view that oppose the view that in favour of / against are of the opinion that opposed to

To add more points to the same topic:

In addition (to this), furthermore, moreover, besides, apart from, as well as, not to mention (the fact) that, also, both and, There is another side to the issue/argument of

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on the other hand, however, still, yet, but, nonetheless, nevertheless,

To make contrasting points:

it may be said/argued/claimed that oppose the view point strongly disagree others / many claim/fee/believe people this argument is incorrect / misguided

although, though, even though, while, whereas, despite/in spite of (the fact that), regardless of the fact that Opponents of argue / believe/ claim that The fact that contradicts the belief/idea that While it is true to say that , in fact . Although , it cannot be denied that

To introduce examples:

for example, for instnace, such as, like, This is clearly illustrated/shown by the fact that One/A clear/A striking/ A typical example of (this) The fact that shows/illustrate that

To emphasise a point: To express reality

clearly, obviously, natually, it is obvious, needless to say, indeed

In fact, the fact (of the matter) is, actually, in practice,

To make general statements:

As a (general) rule, generally, in general, on the whole, by and large, in most cases to a certain extent/degree, to some extent/degree, in a way/sense, this is partly true but, to a limited extent, there is some truth in (this), in some cases, up to a point

To make partially correct statements:

To explain/clarify a point:

In other words, that is to say, which means that owing to, due to (the fact that), because, since, as, on the grounds of , on account of therefore, thus, as a result/consequence, consequently, for this reason, if were to happen, the effect/reslut would be to , so as to, in order to, so that, with the intention of (+ing)

To express cause: To express effect: To express intention:

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Conclusion expressing balanced considerations/opinion indirectly

In conclusion, On balance, All things considered, Taking everything into account/consideration, To conclude, To sum up, All in all, Finally,

it can be said that it seems that it would seem that it is likely/unlikely that it is clear/obvious that there is no/little doubt that the best course of action would be achieving a balance between would be it is true to say it may be concluded that although it may be said that

All things considered, the obvious conclusion to be drawn is that There is no abslute answer to the question of In the light of this evidence, it is clear/obvious that In conclusion, it is clear from the above arguments/points/eveidence that In conclusion, On balance, All things considered, Taking everything into account/consideration, To conclude, To sum up, All in all, Conclusion expressing opinion directly: Taking everything into account, I therefore conclude/feel/believe (that) For the above mentioned reasons, therefore, I firmly believe that It is my belief/opinion that I firmly believe/feel/think that I am convinced that I am inclined to believe that I ( do not) agree that / with

IELTS _ Writing Task 2 _ Useful Expressions To my mind / To my way of thinking It is my (firm) belief/opinion/view/conviction (that) In my opinion/ view I (firmly) believe I am (not) convinced that My opinion is that I (definitely) think/feel that I am inclined to believe that It seems/appears to me As far as I am concerned, should Steps must be taken so as to solve/overcome/combat Measures could in order to deal with / eradicate

To give your opinion:

Serious attempts to halt/prevent/solve must be made.

One (possible) Another way An alternative to

solve/overcome combat / deal with / eradicate

this problem the problem of

would be / is ..

People Should focus their/our Governments attention on ways We Problems and Solutions

to solve/overcome the problem of . to improve the situation of to reduce the impact of on society

If steps/measures were taken to If happened/ were to happen, If attempts were made to address the problem,

the effect/result/consequence would be

By (+ing), we/governments can ensure that / prevent The situation could be improved if It would be a good idea if

The

effect / consequence / outcome/ result

of (+noun/ ing)/ this

would might

be