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This document provides a list of useful phrases and expressions for different parts of a PET preliminary article, including engaging the reader, developing points, giving opinions, and making recommendations. Some example phrases are "Have you ever thought about...?", "Another advantage of ...", "In my opinion, ...", and "It would be a good idea to...". Learning these types of consistent phrases can help create a well-organized text for the exam.

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Article Writing

This document provides a list of useful phrases and expressions for different parts of a PET preliminary article, including engaging the reader, developing points, giving opinions, and making recommendations. Some example phrases are "Have you ever thought about...?", "Another advantage of ...", "In my opinion, ...", and "It would be a good idea to...". Learning these types of consistent phrases can help create a well-organized text for the exam.

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B1 Preliminary (PET) Article: Useful Phrases & Expressions

Although it is taking a shortcut, if


you learn several phrases for each paragraph in each type of text that
could be on your exam, you will certainly be able to create a very
consistent and well-organized text.
Engaging the reader:

Have you ever thought about…?


How would you feel if …?
What would you think of…?
Are you one of those people who …?
If the answer is …, you should….
What do you reckon to …?
What would live be like if…
Just think for a moment…
Just imagine…
Making the article lively and interesting (use adverbs):

importantly
surprisingly
worryingly
the most amazing
absolutely
suddenly
amazingly
fantastically
frighteningly
Developing your points:

Another advantage of …
On top of all that…
What is more, …
Above all,,,
The reason I think this is…
The reason I feel this way is…
On top of that, …
Let’s start with …
Giving your own opinion:

In my opinion, …
In my eyes, …
To my mind, …
As far as I am concerned, …
Speaking personally, …
From my point of view, …
As for me / As to me, …
My view / opinion / belief / impression / conviction is that …
I hold the view that …
I would say that …
It seems to me that …
I am of the opinion that …
My impression is that …
I am under the impression that …
It is my impression that …
I have the feeling that …
My own feeling on the subject is that …
I have no doubt that …
I am sure / I am certain that …
I think / consider / find / feel / believe / suppose / presume / assume /
reckon that …
I hold the opinion that …
I dare say that …
I guess that …
I bet that ….
I gather that …
It goes without saying that ….
Justifying opinions

because…
the reason is…
the reason I believe that is…
the facts suggest…
the evidence shows…
taking into account what I have seen…
Making recommendations and suggestions:

It would be a good idea to…


Wouldn’t it be better to…?
Why don’t we…?
What about… ?
How about… ?
Shouldn’t we… ?
Let’s consider…
Why not… ?

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