Expressions for Writing Task 2

2 years, 3 months and 12 days ago

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…

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.

The opinion part
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…

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…

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…

Show consequence, effects or result
As a result…
Consequently…
As a consequent…
As an effect…
Thus…
So…
The reason why…
Therefore…
On account of…
Because of…
Hence…
Eventually…
For this/that reason…
Thereby…
Due to…
Owing to…

Sum up at the end of a paragraph
To sum up…
In short…
In a word…
To put it simply…
That is to say…
To repeat in short….
To summarise…

Making 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…..

Other transitional/connective words
Then…
Else…
Otherwise…
Besides…
As soon as…
As much as…..

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…

Expressing agreement
I quite agree that….
I strongly agree…..
I completely agree that…..
I totally agree with the given idea that…..
I agree with the opinion that…..
I am quite inclined to the opinion that…..
I could not agree more…..
I concur with the group who believe that…..
I accept that…..
I accept the fact that…..
I approve the idea…..
I am in agreement…..
I consent that…..

Expressing disagreement
I disagree with the opinion that….
I strongly disagree…..
I completely disagree with…..
I totally disagree with the given idea that…..
I disagree with the statement…..
I quite oppose the opinion that…..
I disapprove that…..
I totally do not accept the fact that…..
My own opinion contradicts…..
I disagree with the group of people…..
However, my opinion is different…..

Expressing partial agreement
To some extent…..
In a way…..
I agree with the given statement to some extent…..
Up to a point, I agree…..
More or less…..
So to speak…..