important phrases for writing exerecises

TIME FIXER PHRASES

•  Nowadays,
•  These days
•  Until now,
• Everyday/week/year
•  Recently,
•  For many years,
•  Since +specific time/noun
•  In the past,
•  Ten years ago,
•  In the last few days/weeks/months/years,

INTRODUCING POINTS

•  In the first place,
•  Firstly,
•  The main reason/point, the most important reason/point, the first reason/point
•  Secondly,
•  Another point…/another reason…
•  Thirdly,
•  In addition…
•  Finally,
• Lastly,
• The last point…
•  The final reason…
•  To sum up,
•  In conclusion,

ADDING SIMILAR POINTS

Furthermore,
Moreover,
In addition to
Besides,

And
In addition,
As well as
Also,
Too

SUMMARISING/CONCLUSION

In short,
In brief
In summary
To summarise
In a nutshell,
To conclude,
In conclusion

SEQUENCING IDEAS

The former, … the latter
Firstly, secondly, finally
The first point is
Lastly
The following

GIVING A REASON

· Due to / due to the fact that

· Owing to / owing to the fact that

· Because

· Because of

· Since

· As

GIVING A RESULT/ADDING SUPPORT

Therefore,
So,
Consequently,
This means that..
As a result,

Because...

, which means that

This may lead to…

This may result in…

CONTRASTING IDEAS

But
However
Although / even though
Despite / despite the fact that
In spite of / in spite of the fact that
Nevertheless
Nonetheless
While
Whereas

Unlike

OPINION PHRASES

• As far as I am concerned, …
• I am (not) convinced that …
• In my opinion/view…
• My opinion is that…
• I (firmly)believe …
• I (definitely) feel/think that …
• I am inclined to believe that …

GENERALIZATION PHRASES

Almost all

A vast majority of …

A large number of …

Most

Many

Some

A few

Not many

Hardly any

On the whole

In many cases

In almost all cases

Generally

SUGGESTION PHRASES

Surely,

I would suggest

It would be a good idea if…

It is high time that…

(Subject) have a responsibility…

It would (clearly/surely) be a good idea…

  

PERSUASIVE WRITING - to convince or influence using strong forceful points

-     Usually concentrate on one point of view

-     Use present tense

-     Use personal pronoun (I , we, you, our)

-     Use emotive language

-     Use repetition of strong points

-     Use adjectives & adverbs to influence the reader

-     Use rhetorical question

PERSUADING PHRASES

I am sure you will agree

All I ask is…

People who care say that…

This time you can…

Do not forget…

If I have not yet managed to persuade you,

You will be likely to get…