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VocabularyforAcademcIELTSWrtngTask2(part1)

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VocabularyforAcademicIELTSWritingTask2(part1)
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IELTSacademicwritingtask2(IELTSEssayWriting)requiresacandidatetousealargerangeofvocabulary.
Connectivewordsandphrasesareveryimportanttofinishtheacademicwritingtask2essayinalogicalandcoherent
way.Youmustusethetransitionalorconnectivewordsinyourtask2asitiscountedasoneoftheimportantfactorsto
achieveabetterscoreinacademicIELTSwriting2.TheessaywritingforIELTSrequireyoushowyourlogics,
reasonings,examples,pointsandtomakeyourstandingstrongerandtoshowevidencesorexamplesinacoherentand
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logicalwayyouhavetousetheseconnectivewords.Howeverdonotoverusethelinkingphrasesorconnective
phrasesjusttoshowthatyouknowsomanyofthem.Usethoseconnectivephrases/wordsorlinkingphrases/words
properly.

Thegeneralformatforwritingacademicwritingtask2/IELTSEssayisasfollows:
Introduction+youropinion/yourthinking/yourpointofview/whetheryouagreeor
disagree/mainadvantagesordisadvantages+
2ndparagraphwithexample,explanation,evidenceandextradetails+
3rdparagraphwithexample,explanation,evidenceandextradetails+
4thparagraphwithexample,explanation,evidenceandextradetails+
.................
.................
Conclusion+restatingthemainpointofyourdiscussion/yourpositionontheissue.
VocabularyfortheIntroductionPart:
In the introduction part of your IETLS essay you should write sentences relevant to the topic given and generally
acceptedideasaboutit.UseyourbestEnglishhereasitwillattractorboreyourreaderaboutthewholewriting.Youwill
make or break your impression in this paragraph. Be very cautious about the introduction part. Never just copy the
sentenceofthequestion.Ifyoureallyneedto,usesynonymsanddifferentsentencestructure.

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Examples:
1)MobilephoneandInternetaretwogreatinnovationofscienceforcommunicationandhadbeenfacilitating
peopleforalongtime.Thesetwotechnologiesarewidelyusedinalmostallthecountriesoftheworldandhad
becomepartsofourdailylives.Wecan'tdenytheusefulnessofthesetechnologiesastheyhadmadeourlife
easierthanitwaseverbefore.Inmyopiniontheadvantagesofthesetwodevicesfaroutweighthedemeritsthey
have.
2)Everyhumanbeingwithanambitionofgettinghigherknowledgerequiresattendingcollegesoruniversities.
Themainreasonofattendinguniversitiesorcollegesmaydiffermantoman.Someonemayaspiretoachieve

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greaterknowledge,someonemayjustwanttoearnacertificateorsomeonemightattributeitasasteptowards
careerdevelopment.
3)Comparedwithpeopleinthepast,weconcernfarlessonthepreparationoffoodtoday,thankstothe
developmentofagricultureandscientifictechnology.Afairamountofbeneficialinfluenceisoccurringtous
consequently.
VocabularyfortheopinionPart:
Accordingtotheessaytypes(LearnwhataretheIELTSessaytypes)useoneofthefollowingconnectivewords/linking
phrasestowritedownyouropinionHoweverrememberthatifthequestiondoesnotaskyoutogiveyouropinionbutto
compareadvantagesanddisadvantages,thenyoushouldnotstronglyexpressyouropinion.Opinionshouldonlybe
writtenforopinionessays.

Inmyopinion......
Istronglyopinethat........
Istronglyagreewiththeideathat.......
Istronglydisagreewiththegiventopic....
Ithink.....
Myopinionisthat.....
Inmyview.....
Ibelieve.....
Apparently.....
Personalyspeaking.....
Accordingtome.....
Frommypointofview.....
Frommyperspective.....
Irealize.....
Tomywayofthinking.....
Itseemstomethat.....
Tome.....
Itappearsthat.....
Ifeelthat.....
Iunderstand.....
Isuppose.....
Examples:
1)Butinmyopinion,givingtheaccessofmobilephone&internettoeachandeveryunemployedpersonisa
matterofgreatdispute.Ibelieve,thisideacanhelpthecountrieswhohavesufficientfundsforthewholefiscal
yearandalreadyadoptedtechnologieslikeinternetforaverylongperiod.Butthismightturnoutasacomplete
lossforanundevelopedcountry.
2)Ibelieve,parentsarealwaysteachingusinmanywaysintentionallyandunintentionallyhowevervocal
guidelinesandactingindailybasesactivitiesarethewaysofthelifeexperienceknowledgetransferregardless
differentculture,language,facilitiesoreconomylevelofthefamily.

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3)Istronglyagreewiththeideathatthegenderissueisonlyadeterminantinthebattleofthesexes,notthe
battlesamongnationsandpeoples.Itisthereforeimpertinent,ifnotirrational,toconcludethatworldconflicts
resultfromtheruleofaparticulargenderandthefinersexwoulddoabetterjobatprevailingpeaceifselectively
putatthehelmofhumannations.
Vocabularyforthe2ndparagraphPart:

Itistruethat.....
First.....
Firstofall.....
Firstly.....
Initially.....
Tobeginwith.....
Tostartwith.....
Inthefirstplace.....
Thoughitistruethat.....
Somepeoplebelievethat.....
Manypeoplethinkthat.....
Accordingtomany.....
Somepeoplebelievethat.....
Manysupporttheviewthat.....
Ontheonehand.....
Examples:
1)Itistruethat,anunemployedpersonshavingamobilephonewithinternetconnectioncangetmoreaccessto
thelocalandforeignjobsectorsandcanusethesetechnologiestogetajoborbecomeselfemployed.
2)Firstofall,themaximumnumbersofcarsareownedbytherichpeopleandfuelpricewouldnotrestrainthem
fromusingthecars.Thepriceoffuelinfactincreasedsignificantlyoverthepast12yearsandthathasdone
nothingtoreducethecarusages.
3)Tobegin,housesthatarebeingconstructedbythoseinthelowerincomegroupsdolookatthemostcost
effectiveoption.Intheprocesstheyinvariablyexplorecheaperoptionsthatincludeacompromiseonmaterial
andconstructionquality.
Vocabularyforthe3rd,4th......paragraphPart:

Second(ly).....
Third(ly).....
Then.....
Next.....
Afterthat.....
And.....
Again.....
Also.....
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Besides.....
Likewise.....
Inaddition.....
Consequently.....
Whatsmore.....
Furthermore.....
Moreover.....
Otherpeoplethinkthat.....
Otherpeoplebelievethat.....
Ontheotherhand.....
Apartfromthat.....
Finally.....
Examples:
1)Besides,unemployedpersonslivinginurbanareascaneasilygettheinformationrelatedtothejoboffering
companieswiththesetechnologies................Furthermore,theuseofthesetechnologygivethemadvantages
thanothers.......
2)Besides,peoplewouldlearnmoreabouttheouterspaceastheexperimentandscientificresearchisouter
spaceisgoingonmoresteadilythanever.
3)Apartfromthat,computerswouldbecomemorepowerfulandtheywillhavesuperiorartificialintelligence.We
willhaverobotstodothehazardousworkslikeminingandouterspaceresearch.Surprisingly,ecommerce
wouldbeinmoreconvenientformandmostofthepeoplewillpurchaseonlineratherthangoingtoshopsin
person.
Vocabularytoshowcomparison:

Inthesameway.....
Likewise.....
Similarly.....
Likethepreviouspoint.....
Similarto.....
Also.....
Atthesametime.....
Justas.....
Examples:
1)Similarly,allthecompaniesandofficesarebecomingautomatedandusingcomputers,internetandother
technologiesvastlythananyothertimeinhistory.......
2)Atthesametimesoftwarecouldusedformanypurposessuchaslearningthroughcomputers,accountingin
computers,drawing,storageofinformation,sendinginformationfromonepersontootherpersonetc.
3)AlsoreadingbooksislikepeekingintothemindsofthegreatestpeopleAbookislikeaconversationwith
thewriterandreadingmanybooksgivesusaninsightintothethinkingprocessofdifferentwriters.
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Vocabularytoshowcontrast:

Ontheotherhand.....
Onthecontrary.....
However.....
But.....
Nevertheless.....
Oppositely.....
Alternatively.....
Unlike.....
While.....
Whilst.....
Eventhough.....
Alternatively.....
Incontrasttothis.....
Thenagain.....
Ontheotherhand.....
Examples:
1)Onthecontrary,poorcountriessufferfromthelackofsufficientbudgetstoensuresomeverybasicneedsof
peoplelikehealth,education,medicinesetc.Thenagain,thosecountriesdon'thaveachancetospendalotof
moneytoinitiateasuperficialproject........
2)UnlikeaTV,aradiocannotdisplayanimageoravideo,andthecommunicationislimitedtovoiceonly.
Typically,aradioisusedforaccessinformationsuchasnewsandlivetrafficupdates.........
3)Incontrasttothis,theconsumptionoffuelstorunthecariscontributingtotheriseifglobalwarmingand
affectingtheozonelayer.So,usingbicycleincitieswouldbeabetteralternative.........
Vocabularytoshowanexample:

Asanexample.....
Forinstance.....
Forexample.....
Like.....
As.....
Suchas.....
Particularly.....
Inparticular.....
Namely.....
Toshowanexample.....
Asanevidence.....
Toillustrate.....
Toparaphrase.....
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Examples:
1)Forinstance,thereisnoguarantythatallunemployedpersonwillusethetechnologypositively........
2)Asanexample,manyGovernmentofthefirstworldcountrieshaveinitiatedotherprojectslike:.........
3)Forexample,ifapublicbusgetsbustedinthemiddleofaroad,thepassengercaneasilyleaveitalookfor
anotherone.
Vocabularytoshowconsequence,effectsorresult:

Asaresult.....
Consequently.....
Asaneffect.....
Thus.....
So.....
Thereasonwhy.....
Therefore.....
Hence.....
Eventually.....
Forthisreason.....
Thereby.....
Examples:
1)Therefore,weshouldavoidusingourbudgetinanuncertainproject........
2)Asaresult,peoplearestrugglingmuchtoleadahealthyandsecurelife.........
3)Consequently,localresidentswillbeabletofindmorejobopportunitiesinthisfactoryandhaveabetter
socioeconomicstatus.........

Vocabularytosumup:

Tosumup.....
Inshort.....
Inaword.....
Toputitsimply.....
Thatistosay.....
Examples:
1)Inaword,Ithink,theideacanbeveryusefulforthedevelopingcountriesbutforus,itmightbea
sinister.........
2)Thatistosay,wemustensurethesafetyofourchildrenfirst.........
3)Inshort,overallinfrastructureoftheareawilldevelope.

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N.B.Theabovevocabularyarespeacificallyusefulwhilefinishingaparagraph.Youcanusethesewords/phrasestore
stateyourtopicoftheparagraph.
Vocabularytomakeapointstrong:

Although.....
Thought.....
Nonetheless.....
Nevertheless.....
Still.....
Yet.....
Must.....
Aafterall.....
Evenif.....
Therefore.....
Thus.....
Examples:
1)Although,Parentsareimportantteachersinourlivesandnonecandenytheirinvaluableroletomakeus
whatweare,buttheyaren'talwaysthebestteachers.......
2)Thusairandwaterpollutioncausedbythisfactorywillruinthelocalenvironmentandwildlife
fundamentally.........
3)Althoughindustrializationisnecessaryforgrowth,butitmustberegulated.Thepropermeasuresmustbein
placetoreducethenegativeimpactsofbyproductsonenvironment.
Othertransitionalwords/connectivewords:

Then.....
Else.....
Otherwise.....
Besides.....
Assoonas.....
Asmuchas.....
Examples:
1)Theytakecareofthechildrenasmuchasparentsdo..................
2)Assoonaswerealizetheproblem..................
3)Otherwise,theunemployedgraduates'numberwillkeeponincreasing..................
Vocabularyfortheconclusionpart:
Inconclusion.....
Insummary.....
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Toconclude.....
Toconcludewith.....
Tosumup.....
Ingeneral.....
Tosummarize.....
Inshort.....
Allinall....
Overall.....
Onthewhole.....
InanutShell.....
Examples:
1)Ingeneral,eventhoughitispreferabletostudyEnglishinanEnglishspeakingcountry,areasonablelevelof
Englishcanbeachievedinone'sowncountry,ifastudentisgiftedanddedicatedtostudy.
2)Tosumup,ifthepopulationexplosioncontinues,manymorepeoplewilldieofstarvationinpoorcountries,
andlifeinthecities,eveninaffluentnations,willbecomeincreasinglydifficult.
3)Toconclude,Irecommendthattheonlysensiblewaytosolvethisproblemistoeducateyoungpeopleabout
thedangersofdruguse,andtotakestepstoreducethepressureofcompetitionplaceduponthem.
4)Inconclusion,nucleartechnologycertainlyhaspositiveusesbutisnonethelessdangerous.However,it
wouldhavebeenbetterifithadneverbeenusedtocreatenuclearweapons.IflifeonEarthistocontinue,allthe
nuclearnationsoftheworldshouldagreetodisarmassoonaspossible.

N.B.TheconclusionpartoftheIELTSEssayorIELTSAcademicwritingtask2usuallybeginswithaspecialconcluding
phrasethatlinksittotherestoftheessay.Noticethataconditionalsentencecanbeveryeffectiveintheconclusion.
Onereasonforthisisthatitcanrefertowhatmightoccurasaresultofyoursuggestionsorrecommendations.Of
course,youcanuseconditionalsentenceselsewhereinyouressayaswell.Ifyoudouseconditionals,besurethatthe
constructionofyoursentencesisgrammaticallycorrect.
Also,inashortessayofapproximately250wordstheconclusioncanbejustoneortwosentenceslong.Theconclusion
shouldbrieflysumupwhatyouhavesaidinyouressay,anddoesnotusuallycontributeanewidea,unlessitisaminor
point.However,itisagoodplacetomakerecommendationsorsuggestions,ortogiveadviceandoffersolutions,ifyou
areaskedtodoso.

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