{"id":1667,"date":"2019-03-11T06:44:17","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T01:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brpaper.com\/ielts\/?p=1667"},"modified":"2019-03-06T18:01:27","modified_gmt":"2019-03-06T12:31:27","slug":"ielts-essay-writing-very-useful-phrases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brpaper.com\/ielts\/ielts-essay-writing-very-useful-phrases\/","title":{"rendered":"IELTS Essay Writing : Very Useful Phrases"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Essay Opening:<\/strong> <\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is often said that &#8230; \/ <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many people claim that &#8230; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this day and age&#8230;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nowadays &#8230; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These days &#8230;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We live in an age when many of us are&#8230; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8230; is a hotly-debated topic that often divides opinion. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8230; is often discussed yet rarely understood. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It goes without saying that <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8230; is one of the most important issues facing us today. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following essay takes a look at both sides of the argument.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Introducing points:<\/strong> <\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firstly, let us take a look at &#8230;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To start with,&#8230; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First of all, it is worth considering &#8230; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secondly, &#8230; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thirdly, &#8230; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, &#8230;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, &#8230;\u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is more, &#8230; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On top of that, &#8230; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another point worth noting is &#8230; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another factor to consider is &#8230; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lastly, &#8230;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, &#8230; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last but not least,<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Presenting ideas &amp; giving examples:<\/strong> <\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to noun\/gerund,&#8230; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to experts, &#8230; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In terms of noun\/gerund,&#8230;<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Research has found that &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>With respect to noun\/gerund, &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>There are those who argue that &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Not only &#8230; but also &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>For instance &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>For example &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>such as &#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Expressing result &amp; reason:<\/strong> <\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0As a result, &#8230; \/ As a result of &#8230;,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consequently, &#8230; \/ Therefore,&#8230;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On account of &#8230; \/ Due to &#8230;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0One reason behind this is &#8230;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8230; has led to &#8230; \/&#8230; has resulted in &#8230;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Contrasting:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the one hand&#8230;\/ On the other hand &#8230; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although\/Even though subject + verb, &#8230;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite\/In spite of noun\/gerund,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the fact that subject + verb,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However &#8230; \/ Nevertheless, &#8230; \/ Even so<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Concluding:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0To sum up, &#8230; \/ In conclusion, &#8230;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All things considered, &#8230;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taking everything into consideration,&#8230;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weighing up both sides of the argument,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The advantages of &#8230; outweigh the disadvantages.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Opinion<\/strong>:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As far as I&#8217;m concerned, &#8230;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From my point of view,&#8230;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In my opinion, &#8230;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Personally speaking, &#8230;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My own view on the matter is&#8230;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Essay Opening: It is often said that &#8230; \/ Many people claim that &#8230; In this day and age&#8230; Nowadays &#8230; These days &#8230; We live in an age when&#8230;<\/p>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/brpaper.com\/ielts\/ielts-essay-writing-very-useful-phrases\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading <i class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,3],"tags":[2209,2150],"yst_prominent_words":[258,2208,403,1750,2204,456,1879,545,955,465,2207,2206,2205,2177,560,2203],"class_list":["post-1667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ielts-task-2-essay","category-writing","tag-ielts-essay-tips","tag-ielts-writing-task-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brpaper.com\/ielts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brpaper.com\/ielts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brpaper.com\/ielts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brpaper.com\/ielts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brpaper.com\/ielts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1667"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brpaper.com\/ielts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1668,"href":"https:\/\/brpaper.com\/ielts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1667\/revisions\/1668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brpaper.com\/ielts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brpaper.com\/ielts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brpaper.com\/ielts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1667"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brpaper.com\/ielts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=1667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}