IELTS Writing
words and phrases that you can use in
your task
two essays to boost your band score
and also stick around until the end of
this lesson
because I’m going to be checking your
understanding of these words and phrases
in a quick 15-question quiz
right let’s begin what do you think
is the most common word for starting an
it’s nowadays is a very useful
word for the introduction
for example, you could start your essay
like this
nowadays many young people are choosing
to study abroad
or nowadays an increasing number of
physical stores
are being replaced by e-commerce
websites
nowadays is a great word because it
allows you to
quickly introduce the topic of the essay
and then move on to writing your
position
now you might be thinking what does your
position mean
well your position in IELTS means
your opinion and it’s very important to
write this in the
introduction and conclusion
now instead of constantly saying in my
opinion IELTS Writing
you can say I would argue that
for example, you could say some people
believe that the development of online
shopping has many
negative consequences however
I would argue that online shopping
brings tremendous
convenience to the consumer
or in conclusion, I would argue that the
increase in online shopping is a
positive development
next, we have in spite of
in spite of its similar to although
we use it to contrast two ideas for
For example, we can say
in spite of higher tuition fees
many young people still choose to study
abroad
This means although studying abroad is
more expensive
young people still choose to study in a
foreign university
now let’s quickly look at the form
we can have in spite of plus a noun
so in spite of plus higher tuition fees
which is a noun phrase we can also
say in spite of being more expensive
in this case, we have in spite of plus
a gerund which is an ing verb
so in spite of being more expensive
and that’s not all we can also use in
spite of
fact so in spite of the fact that it
is more expensive
many young people choose to study abroad
so we have in spite of and then the fact
that
and then a clause which is a subject and
a verb
stick around until the end of this video
because we’ll be doing a quiz
to test your understanding of these
words
number four is for instance
now did you know one of the best ways to
increase
your writing score is to give examples
in your essays
however instead of simply saying for
example
for example, for example, we can use
for instance, instead, it means the same
thing
so there are many reasons to study
abroad
for instance, you can learn a foreign
language
meet people from all over the world and
experience
a new education system
number five is now
due to is similar to because
we use it for introducing a reason
for example due to coveting restrictions
many people were forced to work from
home
the great thing about just is that when
we use it
we are also likely to get a higher score
for
grammatical range and accuracy and
that’s because
it turns a simple sentence into a
complex one so due to is a
a very good phrase to use in your IELTS
essays
number six is by contrast
In contrast, is like however and we often
use it to link
two sentences together have a look at
this
in England, young people will pay around
9 000 pounds per year to go to
university IELTS Writing
by contrast, Scottish students are fully
subsidized by the government
this is a great phrase for developing
your ideas in
IELTS essays which will get you those
high scores like band 7
band 8 and band 9.
number 7 is a result of
which is similar to therefore we usually
put it
at the beginning or middle of the
sentence
for example, we can say as a result of
the increased
tuition fees fewer young people are able
to afford
university education or
fewer young people are able to afford
university education
as a result of the increased tuition
fees
now this one is my personal favorite
ensure it’s one of those academic
sounding words that can help you to
impress the IELTS examiner
so ensure basically means to
make sure for example young people
should
ensure that their language abilities are
good enough before going abroad
to study or parents like to ensure that
their children are
properly fed and safe
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number nine is enabling this is a
a fancy way of saying to be able for
For example, we can say
getting a scholarship can enable young
people from
poorer backgrounds to study abroad
again this is the kind of word that can
help boost your IELTS writing score
number 10 is hence we often use
hence in the final sentence of a
paragraph to show how i
the idea relates to the IELTS question we
are being asked
it’s similar to their form here’s an
example sentence IELTS Writing
tuition fees have more than trebled in
the last few years
hence many young people are considering
going straight to work
after finishing high school
number 11 is another favorite the word
is lack means
not enough of something so we can say
many young people lack the funds to be
able to afford expensively
undergraduate courses so this sentence
means that young people
don’t have enough money they lack
the money to go to university
number 12 is invaluable it means
very valuable we can say
the education that students gain at
university
is invaluable which means that the
education
is very very valuable
invaluable is a great way to describe
things that we think
are extremely useful for example your
help has been
invaluable your advice has been
invaluable
your guidance has been invaluable
invaluable is a great word for both the
writing
and speaking test
number 13 is similar to invariable
the word is paramount now if you say
that something is
paramount it means that it is very
important
for example, you can say education is
paramount to a successful career
or it is of paramount importance
that the government ensures that all
citizens have access to
the education you wouldn’t use this word in
your speaking
it’s a bit too formal however it’s very
useful
for the IELTS writing test
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number 14 is significant
now we can use significant to mean large
so we can say a significant proportion
of the population
cannot afford university fees without
government support
or we could say there has been a
significant effort to reduce carbon
emissions
so we can use significant instead of
saying
large or big in these kinds of sentences
number 15 is a word I know you guys all
know
it’s if and well if means if
so why do I think that this is such a
useful word for IELTS essays
well because it is used to introduce a
conditional sentence a sentence like
if the government provides scholarships
and financial aid
more young people will be able to attend
university
now conditional sentences are considered
as complex sentences which means
if you have an accurate conditional
the sentence in your essay
you’re showing that you can use band 7
plus grammar
so if you get a chance try putting a
the conditional sentence in your essay
and show the examiner that you deserve
at least IELTS Writing
a band 7 for your IELTS essay
if you want some help with how to write
conditionals check out a video
I made it a long time ago which outlines
all of the conditionals including mixed
conditionals
that we have in English right it’s now
time to test your knowledge of these
words in a
quick quiz
the right time to put your knowledge to the
test
so number one something
many young people are choosing to study
abroad
now you have four options is it a
nowadays
b nowadays with hyphens
c nowadays or d
nowadays so the answer is
c nowadays okay number two
in conclusion i something that the
increase in online shopping is a
positive
development so we’ve got a
b c and d what would you choose
the answer is d I would argue
that so again I would argue that is an
alternative to saying
in my opinion number three
in spite something higher tuition fees
I almost said it many young people still
choose to study abroad
is it an of b of the fact
c of being or d for
so in spite of so, the answer is a
number four in spite of IELTS Writing
more expensive many young people still
choose to study abroad
is it b it is c
being or d the fact is
so in spite of being
more expensive so remember
this is an ing form a gerund
which is when we have a verb after a
preposition like of
and then instead of having the
infinitive we have it in an ing
form so that acts more like a noun
don’t worry if that sounds complicated
just remember in spite of
and then being or any verb but in an
ing form okay number five
there are many reasons to study abroad
something
experiencing a new education system
for instance by instance as an instance
or for instance, the answer is of
course
a for instance which is the same as
saying
for example okay number six
something covered restrictions many
people were forced to work from home
now we’ve got a b c
or d and the answer is of course
b due to so due to coverage restrictions
many people were forced to work from
home
okay number seven so we’ve got two
sentences here and we want to connect
them
so we have in England young people will
pay around nine thousand pounds per year
to go to university
something Scottish students are fully
subsidized by the government
now hopefully you can remember because
this is the example from the video
we have contrast as the contrast
to contrast or by contrast and the
answer is
by contrast, it’s d number eight
something the increased tuition fees
fewer young people are able to afford
university education so by contrast in
spite of
as a result of or nowadays
what would you choose the answer is c
it’s as result of so as a result of
the increased tuition fees
fewer young people are able to afford
university education
so remember as a result of is similar to
because
so it’s because the tuition fees have
increased
fewer people are able to afford
university education
number nine young people should
their language abilities are good
enough to
sorry good enough before going abroad to
study IELTS Writing
a surely b b surely c
be insure or d ensure
the answer is d ensure okay
number ten getting a scholarship can
something young people from poorer
backgrounds to study abroad
a enable b able c
be able or d to enable
so the answer is a can
enable now if you said d
then you should revise modal verbs
because we can never put
a modal verb and then an infinitive with
two so we can’t say
can to enable but this is quite a common
the mistake that I see regularly
from IELTS students so remember an
or any other modal verb which is an
could will would
may and then you have
an infinitive afterward without two
so can enable or will
the swim should pay not
should pay can tooth win for example
okay number 11 many young people
something the funds to be able to afford
expensive
undergraduate courses so a no have
b not having c lacking or d
lack and the answer is d
lack so lack means not having enough of
something
so in this case students don’t have
enough money to go to
study their undergraduate courses
number 12 is the education that students
gain at university
is invaluable
invaluable in valued or
is valued and the answer is
be invaluable which means very very
valuable number 13
education is something to a successful
career four options paramount
paraglide persimmon or paracetamol
the answer is of course a paramount
which means
very very important okay number fourteen
something proportion of the population
cannot afford university fees
without government support significant
with two fs significant with one f
and an a significant with two fs and an
or significant with one f and
an e so which is the correct spelling of
significance if you said
b then you are correct so
significant with one f and one a
okay 15 the final one
if the government provides scholarships
and financial aid
more young people something to be able
to IELTS Writing
attend university is it will to
is it will is it would to
or is it word now think which
conditional is this
is it the first the second the third
conditional in this case it’s the first
conditional so the answer must be
will so many young people will be able
to attend IELTS Writing
university right I hope these are words
that can help you
in your preparation for your IELTS and
words that
ideally, you can put into your task two
essays
in your writing test okay remember if
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