USEFUL Vocabulary for TASK2 I strongly agree with the idea that...

Useful vocabulary/phrases to I strongly disagree with the given topic...

open/start the essay: I think...
Many/some people My opinion is that...
claim/opine/believe that... Personally speaking...
There is no denying that... In my view...
It is often said that... I believe...
These days.../ Nowadays.../ In this day Apparently...
and age... Personally speaking...
It goes without saying that... According to me...
It is universally accepted that... From my point of view... (Not 'In my point
We live in an age when many of us are... of view')
People are divided in their opinion As far as I am concerned...
regarding... From my perspective...
.... is one of the most important issues... I realise...
Whether .... or .... is a controversial issue... To my way of thinking...
It seems to me that...
Useful vocabulary/phrases to end the To me...
Introduction part: My own view on the matter is...
Let us examine both views before It appears that...
reaching to a concrete decision. I feel that...
The following paragraphs discuss I understand...
whether ...... or ...... and reach a reasonable I suppose...
conclusion.
The following essay takes a look at the
both sides of the argument. Vocabulary for the 2nd paragraph Part:
My two cents go for... It is true that...
However, I strongly believe that... First...
I oppose the view and my reasons will First of all...
be explained in the following Firstly...
paragraphs. Initially...
I will support this view with arguments To begin with...
in the following paragraphs. To start with...
I personally believe that... Let us take a look at...
Thus the advantages far outweigh the It is worth considering...
disadvantages... In the first place...
I wholeheartedly believe that this trend Though it is true that...
should be changed. Some people believe that...
Many people think that...
According to many...
Vocabulary for the opinion Part: Some people believe that...
In my opinion... Many support the view that...
I strongly opine that... On the one hand...
Vocabulary for the 3rd, 4th ...... Unlike...
paragraph Part: While...
Second(ly)... (Not 'Second of all') Whilst...
Third(ly)... Although...
Then... Even though...
Next... Despite... / In spite of...
After that... Alternatively...
And... In contrast to this...
Again... Then again...
Also... On the other hand...
Besides... Despite the fact that.
Likewise...
In addition...
Consequently... Vocabulary to show an example:
What’s more... As an example...
Furthermore... For instance...
Moreover... For example...
Other people think that... Like...
Other people believe that... As...
On the other hand... Such as...
Apart from that... Particularly...
Finally... In particular...
Namely...
To show an example...
Vocabulary to show the comparison: To give an example...
In the same way... To cite an example...
Likewise... As an evidence...
Similarly... To illustrate...
Like the previous point... To paraphrase...
Similar to... An example is...
Also... ...could be a good/ideal example here
At the same time... A case...
Just as...
Phrases to introduce more ideas/
Vocabulary to show contrast: examples:
On the other hand... Furthermore...
On the contrary... In addition...
However... On top of that...
Nevertheless.../ Nonetheless... What is more...
But... Another point worth noting is...
Nonetheless/ Nevertheless... Another factor to consider is...
Oppositely...
Alternatively...
Vocabulary to show consequence, After all...
effects or result: Even if...
As a result... Therefore...
Consequently... Thus.....
As an effect...
Thus...
So... Vocabulary for the conclusion part:
The reason why... In conclusion...
Therefore... In summary...
Hence... To conclude...
Eventually... To conclude with...
For this reason... To sum up...
Thereby... In general...
To summarise...
In short...
Vocabulary to show result & reason: All in all...
As a result... Overall...
As a result of... On the whole...
Due to... To draw the conclusion...
One reason behind this is... In a nut shell...
... has led to/ ... has resulted in... To elucidate...('To elucidate' means -
Consequently... 'make something clear' or 'to explain'.)
Therefore... All things considered...
Taking everything into consideration...
Weighing up both sides of the
Vocabulary to sum up at the end of a argument...
paragraph:
To sum up...
In short...
In a word...
To put it simply...
That is to say...
To repeat in short....
To summarise...

Vocabulary to make a point stronger:

Although...
Thought...
Nonetheless...
Nevertheless...
Still...
Yet...
Must.... After