Pardis Danesh Cultural Institute

Useful sentences and phrases to use when speaking an writing

when giving a list of three or more things or qualities, you may want to put more emphasis
on the final one,
In each case, plastics help to make your life easier, healthier and, of course, safer.
Isfahan is ancient, modern and , of course, beautiful.

-To ban cigarette smoking…

Cigarette smoking kills thousands of people every year.
status symbol: anything which people want to have because they think other people will
admire them if they have it:

-Among young people, this brand of designer clothing is the ultimate status symbol.

-There are many issues which are playing here. ‫عوامل مختلفی در این جا دخیل هستند‬

-Deep-seated problems/ also deep(ly) rooted

-A host of deep(ly) rooted problems

-Memories fade with the passage of time

-We must make an all out effort to find a solution to this problem. ‫همه جانبه‬

One of the pronounced effects of … relates to (the) …. ‫بارز – قابل توجه‬

We stock a wide range of domestic appliances including a freezer, a fridge and a microwave oven.

Domestic appliance: a large piece of electrical equipment used in the home, especially in the
kitchen.

Some parents always demand the highest standard of behaviur from their children.

If governments direct a large proportion of health budget on preventive measures, they

would/could save more money on curing.(prevention is better than cure.)

We must take every precaution not to pollute the air.

The change in lifestyle is not , in fact, a new phenomenon. Man has always changed his
lifestyle ever since he tried to improve his living condition , from the invention of wheels to
computers

Some traditions linger on long after they have lost their meaning. ‫همچنان باقی می مانند‬

Old customs and(skills) traditions have had to give way to new ones. ‫جای خود را به دیگران بدهند‬
Governments need to raise awareness of the general public about the issue.

Scientists are now united in one belief (and) that is ..

To bridge the gap between rich and poor / two generations ‫برای پر کردن شکا ف‬

People medicate themselves

In this essay, I shall present reasons for .. and also (some) solutions for

In this essay, I shall compare and contrast the …../ weigh up the pros and cons of ….

We live in an acquisitive society which views success primarily in terms of material possessions.

Some breakthroughs have been achieved ‫دستاوردهای زیادی حاصل شده است‬.

Conversion from gasoline to CNG is costly, but the low price of CNG pays off for itself.

Pace of changes has been tremendous

…is considered a monumental achievement ‫دستاوردی شگرف‬

There is now general agreement that ..

One justification is … Another justification is that … (to support your thesis)

The bottom line is that …(the most important fact in a situation)

There is (are) no definitive answer(s) to this problem. However,

The question is that which way yields definitive answers to this problem ‫پاسخی قطعی‬

Further evidence of the effects of the increasing pace of life can be seen by the fact that

Unfortunately, governments and people do not take the problem of air pollution very
seriously .

Underprivileged: lacking the money, possessions, education, opportunities, etc. that the average person has:

Children from an underprivileged family background are statistically more likely to become involved in
crime.

This is not to say that ‫این بدین معنی نیست که‬

project(calculate): to calculate an amount or number expected in the future from information already
known:
Government spending is projected to rise by 3% next year.

all-out: complete and with as much effort as possible: ‫همه جانبه‬

We made an all-out effort to get the project finished on time
The people who are on social security are more vulnerable to inflation penioneer
The problem can be compared

The problem can be compared to an ice berg; only the tip is on the water, the base is under the water.

When it comes to the environment, you shouldn’t be only an observer, but a doer