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Kwame IELTS Onestop Tips

The document provides guidelines for writing the general format and structure of an IELTS academic writing task 2 essay. It should include an introduction with the writer's opinion, 2-3 body paragraphs with examples and evidence to support the points made, and a conclusion to restate the main idea. Useful transition words and phrases are also listed to link different parts of the essay together in a cohesive manner.

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Kwame IELTS Onestop Tips

The document provides guidelines for writing the general format and structure of an IELTS academic writing task 2 essay. It should include an introduction with the writer's opinion, 2-3 body paragraphs with examples and evidence to support the points made, and a conclusion to restate the main idea. Useful transition words and phrases are also listed to link different parts of the essay together in a cohesive manner.

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The general format for writing academic writing task 2/ IELTS Essay is as follows:

• Introduction + your opinion/ your thinking/ your point of view/ whether you agree or
disagree/ main advantages or disadvantages +

• 2nd paragraph with an example, explanation, evidence and extra details +

• 3rd paragraph with an example, explanation, evidence and extra details +

• 4th paragraph with an example, explanation, evidence and extra details +

.................

.................

• Conclusion + restating the main point of your discussion/ your position on the issue.

Useful vocabulary/phrases to open/start the essay:

•
• Many/some people claim/opine/believe that...
• There is no denying that...
• It is often said that...
• These days.../ Nowadays.../ In this day and age...
• It goes without saying that...
• It is universally accepted that...
• We live in an age when many of us are...
• People are divided in their opinion regarding...
• .... is one of the most important issues...
• Whether .... or .... is a controversial issue...

Useful vocabulary/phrases to end the Introduction part:

• Let us examine both views before reaching a concrete decision.


• The following paragraphs discuss whether ...... or ...... and reach a reasonable conclusion.
• The following essay takes a look at both sides of the argument.
• My two cents go for...
• However, I strongly believe that...
• I oppose the view and my reasons will be explained in the following paragraphs.
• I will support this view with arguments in the following paragraphs.
• I personally believe that...
• Thus the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages..
• I wholeheartedly believe that this trend should be changed.

Opinion should only be written for opinion essays.

• In my opinion...
• I strongly opine that...
• I strongly agree with the idea that...
• I strongly disagree with the given topic...
• I think...
• My opinion is that...
• Personally speaking...
• In my view...
• I believe...
• Apparently...
• Personally speaking...
• According to me...
• From my point of view... (Not 'In my point of view')
• As far as I am concerned...
• From my perspective...
• I realise...
• To my way of thinking...
• It seems to me that...
• To me...
• To my mind...
• My own view on the matter is...
• It appears that...
• I feel that...
• I understand...
• I suppose...

PART 1

• It is true that...
• First...
• First of all...
• Firstly...
• First and foremost...
• Initially...
• To begin with...
• To start with...
• Let us take a look at...
• It is worth considering...
• In the first place...
• Though it is true that...
• Some people believe that...
• Many people think that...
• According to many...
• Some people believe that...
• Many support the view that...
• On the one hand...

• Second(ly)... (Not 'Second of all')


• Third(ly)...
• Then...
• Next...
• After that...
• And...
• Again...
• Also...
• Besides...
• Likewise...
• In addition...
• Consequently...
• What’s more...
• Furthermore...
• Moreover...
• Other people think that...
• Other people believe that...
• On the other hand...
• Apart from that...
• Finally...
• Last but not the least...

• In the same way...


• Likewise...
• Similarly...
• Like the previous point...
• Similar to...
• Also...
• At the same time...
• Just as...

• On the other hand...


• On the contrary...
• However...
• Nevertheless.../ Nonetheless...
But...
• Nonetheless/ Nevertheless...
• Oppositely...
• Alternatively...
• Unlike...
• While...
• Whilst...
• Although...
• Though...
• Even though...
• Despite... / In spite of...
• In spite of the fact that...
• Alternatively...
• In contrast to this...
• Then again...
• On the other hand...
• Despite the fact that...
• Even so...
• Yet...
• Meanwhile...

Vocabulary to show an example:-

• As an example...
• For instance...
• For example...
• Like...
• As...
• Among others...
• Such as...
• Particularly...
• Regarding...
• In particular...
• Namely...
• With respect to...
• As far .... is concerned...
• To show an example...
• To give an example...
• To cite an example...
• As an evidence...
• To illustrate...
• To paraphrase...
• An example is...
• ...could be a good/ideal example here
• A case...
• When it comes to...

Vocabulary to present an idea:-

• Research shows that...


• Research has found that...
• When it comes to...
• With respect to...
• Not only... but also...
• In terms of...

Phrases to introduce more ideas/ examples:-

• Furthermore...
• In addition...
• On top of that...
• Besides...
• What is more...
• Another point worth noting is...
• Another factor to consider is...
• Furthermore...
• Not only .... but also...
• Also...

Vocabulary to make a point stronger/ Adding emphasis:-

• It goes without saying that...


• Obviously...
• Needless to say...
• There is little doubt that...
• Although...
• Thought...
• Nonetheless...
• Nevertheless...
• Still...
• Yet...
• Must.... After
• After all...
• Even if...
• Therefore...
• Thus.....

Vocabulary for clarifying or rephrasing:-

• To put it simply...
• To put in another way...
• That is to say...
• In other words...

Other transitional words/connective words:-

• Then...
• Else...
• Otherwise...
• Besides...
• As soon as...
• As much as.....

Some correct and incorrect expressions:-

Correct Incorrect
• In my opinion… From my opinion…
• From my point of view... In my point of view…
• Second/ Secondly… Second of all
• On the other hand… On the other hand
• Last but not the least… Last but not least…
• In conclusion/ To conclude... In a nutshell.

Vocabulary for the conclusion part:-

• In conclusion...
• In summary...
• To conclude...
• To conclude with...
• To sum up...
• In general...
• To summarise...
• In short...
• All in all...
• Overall...
• On the whole...
• To draw the conclusion...
• In a nutshell...
• To elucidate...('To elucidate' means - 'make something clear' or 'to explain'.)
• All things considered...
• By and large...
• Taking everything into consideration...
• Taking everything into account...
• Weighing up both sides of the argument...

(Useful Tip: Avoid using 'In a nutshell' as it is not formal. Use 'In conclusion/ to conclude'
instead.)

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