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IELTS Linking Words Guide

This document discusses useful linking words and phrases for the IELTS exam. It provides a table listing different types of linking words and phrases used to connect ideas, including: sequencing ideas, adding supporting ideas, making contrasts, giving examples, stating opinions, listing advantages and disadvantages, and expressing causes and effects. Mastering these linking words and phrases can help students improve their fluency, coherence, and ability to understand how ideas are connected in the IELTS speaking, writing, listening, and reading exams.

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IELTS Linking Words Guide

This document discusses useful linking words and phrases for the IELTS exam. It provides a table listing different types of linking words and phrases used to connect ideas, including: sequencing ideas, adding supporting ideas, making contrasts, giving examples, stating opinions, listing advantages and disadvantages, and expressing causes and effects. Mastering these linking words and phrases can help students improve their fluency, coherence, and ability to understand how ideas are connected in the IELTS speaking, writing, listening, and reading exams.

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  • Useful Linking Words and Phrases: Provides a comprehensive guide to using linking words to enhance coherence and clarity in writing and speaking.
  • Expressing Cause and Effect: Discusses phrases to effectively express causation and effects in writing.

Useful linking words and phrases

Linking words help increase your score for fluency and coherence in the speaking exam and
help you to get a higher score for coherence and cohesion in the writing exam. They are also
useful in the listening and reading test to help you see how ideas are sequenced and to catch
the main ideas. The following table is from my IELTS ebook for part two of the writing test.
Sequencing the first
idea

Adding supporting
ideas

Adding a
contrasting idea

Making general
statements

The main reason is

Another reason is

On the other hand,

As a general rule,

The most important


consideration is

Furthermore,

However,

Generally,

Moreover,

Nevertheless,

In most cases,

In the same vein,

Although,

Giving examples

Giving an
explanation

Clarifying an
opinion

Drawing a
conclusion

For example,

The reason for this


is

To be more
precise

As a consequence,

This is because

More specifically

This is due to

By this I mean

First of all,
In the first place,

For instance,
In particular,

Therefore,

A clear example of this


is

As a result,

In other words,

Stating your opinion

Partially correct
statements

Other people's
opinions

Making a
concession

From my perspective,

somewhat
agree/disagree

From a political
point of view,

It is sometimes
argued that

to a certain degree,

From the point of


view of the
economy,

Admittedly,

From my point of view,


In my opinion

to some extent,

However,

Some people
believe

To give advantages

To give
disadvantages

To express cause

A major advantage of
this is

One major drawback


is

Owing to

Therefore,

Another
disadvantage is

Due to the fact


that

As a consequence,

Another important
merit is
The final benefit is

The final limitation is


that

For the reason


that

to express effect

As a result

Useful linking words and phrases Linking words help increase your score for fluency and coherence in the speaking exam and h
Some people believe… To give advantages To give disadvantages To express cause to express effect A major advant

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