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Useful Phrases For Proficiency Essays
Useful Phrases For Proficiency Essays
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 ................
Changing topic
As regards the causes for this, ..............
Presenting arguments
One justification often given for ........... is that.................
According to ....................
Describing causes
One factor which has led to ............ is ..............
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.:
something must be done to restore law and order in the inner cities