IELTS SPEAKING

PART 1

 Although / Even though/ Though/ In spite- Despite the fact that…

 Besides … / Moreover, … / Furthermore…/Likewise… /In addition to ...
 Apart from this…/ Except for this/ Aside form this…
 Nevertheless/ However/ Nonetheless/ Yet/ Still…
 Speaking of…./ Regarding …./When it comes to …/ As for …. / Concerning …..
 As a matter of fact …../In fact…/ Actually….. The fact is…
 Well, …
 To put it in a nutshell…..
 Generally speaking…
 All in all…
 It seems to me that…
 To my way of thinking …/ As I see it …/ From my point of view…/ As far as I am concerned..
 Honestly speaking…/ To be perfectly honest…/ Speaking in earnest…/ Personally…
 From time to time/ Once in a while…
 Most people of my generation A majority of my peers…
 Unlike in the past when……..these days I…./ In comparison to the previous decades ….
 When I was a child/ in my primary school…/In my childhood….
 Unfortunately….
 Fortunately/Luckily….
 I used to….
 In is expected/likely/possible that in the future…
 Hopefully, I will have + pp…
 I am inclined to believe that…/ To my mind… My impression is that…/ I am of the opinion that…
 Being …
 It depends ON…
 I wish + past simple- PRESENT REGRETS
 I wish + past perfect- PAST REGRETS
 I like= I am keen on… = I am interested in …= I am fond of…= I prefer …= I enjoy = I quite like …= I
am especially captivated by…= I find (mysteries) quite appealing
 The reason why I like it is that…
 Because = as = DUE TO/OWING TO/ON ACCOUNT OF the fact that= since- for
 In spite of/Despite the fact that….I….
 Taking into consideration/ account…. / Bearing in mind that….I feel/believe that…
 It is well known that…/It cannot be denied that…It is common knowledge that…/ It is undoubtedly true
 To my knowledge…/ As far as I know…
 An initial advantage/pro/positive/upside/beneficial side/ positive aspect…
 One negative/con/downside/harmful aspect/shortcoming/detrimental effect is that…
 Rarely/Hardly ever/Never do I …
 Only at the weekends do I…./ Not only do I like….but also I….
 If(= Provided/Providing) I had …..I would…./ When I have time, I usually…..
 Lately/ In the last couple of years/ In the recent period + PRESENT PERFECT (simple and continuous)
 In comparison to… / In contrast to…/ Unlike…
 Most people/ A majority of people/ A great number of people../ A huge part of population…