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Useful Phrases For Proficiency Essays
Useful Phrases For Proficiency Essays
More and more families are choosing to have only one child.
Over the past ten years or so the media have frequently carried reports of ...............
Recent research indicates that the number of teenagers who smoke is increasing.
Hardly a week goes by without another report of ................. appearing in the media.
Although most people would generally agree that ............... few would deny
that ................
As I see it,
Changing topic
Presenting arguments
According to ....................
Describing causes
As regards the most appropriate response to this situation, one suggestion would be
to .........
Concluding
Tip
You should have a few pages safe somewhere where you can keep a record of other
useful essay phrases that you come across in your reading. Note them down and
practise using them in your own writing.
Look out for more advanced expressions that you can use in place of phrases that
weren't even impressive at the B2 level - phrases like "solve the problem". Here are a
few alternative problem and solution phrases to get you going.: