Connectives for IELTS
Connectives are words or
phrases that link sentences (or clauses) together. On the other hand, a
connective is
a word that joins one part of a text to another. Moreover, it
assists to make a sentence complex and meaningful.
Simple Connectors to use in most questions:
·
and
·
or
·
but
Complex
Connectors:
1. ADDING MORE INFORMATION
·
Another
reason is
·
Also
·
And
·
As
well as
2. TIME PHRASES
If you need to describe ‘time’
in your speaking task, you can use any of the following linkers.
·
At
the moment
·
At
present
·
Now
·
These
days
·
Nowadays
·
Before
·
Back
in the day
·
Years
ago
·
At
that time
·
Then
·
When
I was little
3. CAUSES AND SOLUTIONS
·
Because
·
I
suppose the best way to deal with this problem is
·
The
main reason is
·
It
was caused by
·
One
way to solve this could be
4. EXPRESSING IDEAS /
STATING AN OPINION
·
I
think one important thing is
·
I
suppose the main difference is
·
In
my view, the key point is
·
I
believe that
5. GIVING EXAMPLES
·
For
instance
·
Like
·
For
example,
·
Such
as
6. CONTRASTING/OPPOSITE
·
But
·
While
·
On
the other hand
·
Although
·
Or
7. TO AGREE OR EXPRESS
DISAGREEMENT
·
I
couldn’t disagree more
·
I
can’t agree with that
·
I
quite agree that
·
Well,
exactly
8. SIGNPOST WORDS
Signposting means using
phrases and words to guide the reader through the content of your
essay/dissertation. There are two main types of signposting: introductions,
conclusions and outlining main arguments/ the direction of the argument in paragraphs/opening
phrases.
Signposting words and phrases
will help guide the examiner through the information, especially for longer
answers.
·
To
begin with,
·
However,
·
Unfortunately,
·
Similarly,
·
Nonetheless,
·
Fundamentally,
·
Incidentally,
·
Furthermore,
Linking Words for
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1
Starting
a paragraph
·
According
to the graph/figures
·
Overall,
it is clear that
·
It
can be seen that
·
It
is noticeable that
·
In
contrast, ________ does not follow this trend.
Linking
Words That Will Help You to Connect Your Ideas:
1. Contrast Words
·
In
contrast,
·
However,
·
whereas/while
·
On
the other hand,
2. Linking Phrases
·
In
addition,
·
Furthermore,
·
Overall,
it could be seen that
·
According
to the data
·
It
is clear that
3. Time Expressions
·
in
the year 2000
·
at
the end/beginning of the period
·
over/throughout/during
the period in question
·
by
2000
·
between
1998 and 2000
4. The Last Paragraph
·
To
conclude,
·
To
sum up,
5. Describing A Process
·
After
this,
·
Next,
·
The
first step is that
·
Following
this
·
Firstly,
Secondly, Finally
·
The
following step is that
·
The
next step is that
·
At
the first stage
6. Describing A Map
·
It
is clear that the principal change was
·
According
to the map,
·
One
more striking change is
·
Another
notable development was
Writing Task 2 for Academic and
General IELTS requires students to write a formal essay. The 5 categories of
essays include
·
Agree/Disagree
·
Discussion
·
Problem-Solution
·
Advantage/Disadvantage
·
Two-part question.
Some examples of linking words for IELTS
Writing Task 2.
1.
Listing
·
Firstly,
secondly, thirdly
·
First,
furthermore, finally
·
To
begin, to conclude
·
Next
2.
Adding more information
·
Also
·
Furthermore
·
Moreover
·
What
is more
3.
Similarity
·
Equally
·
Likewise,
·
Similarly,
4.
Giving examples
·
For
example,
·
For
instance,
·
As
follows:
·
That
is
5.
Cause and consequence
·
Because
of
·
Due
to
·
On
account of
·
Hence
·
For
this/that reason
·
So
that
·
In
that case
6. Generalizing
·
In
general,
·
Generally,
·
On
the whole
·
As
a rule
7.
Expressing an Alternative/contrast
Alternatively
·
Rather
·
On
the other hand
·
The
alternative is
·
Another
possibility would be
·
However
·
Nevertheless
·
In
spite of
·
Despite
8. Conclusion
·
In
conclusion,
·
To
conclude,
·
In
brief,
·
To
summarize,
·
Overall,
·
Therefore,
Prepared by Bal Ram Shah
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