SOME BRAIN-RACKING PARAPHRASE STRUCTURES

OR PHRASES IN IELTS LISTENING

1. The internet has brought many positive impacts on people’s way of communication.
 The way people communicate has been positively affected by the Internet.
2. Good financial account is vital to nay enterprise.
 be vital to =be important to = be a key element to = be central to
3. Living in the city may bring many benefits to citizens in terms of education as well as
medical care.
 Living in the city may be very beneficial/advantageous when it can offer better
education as well as medical care.
4. It’s a privilege for students to master reasoning skills which they really need when they
deal with problems by themselves.
 lean a skill, acquire a skill
5. Some students seems to lose concentration easily in class if they suddenly hear their
friends talking. However, others can 100% focus on what they are doing such as solving
a math problem no matter how the outside is.
 While/ Whereas some students …………………….., others………………
6. There are some major changes occurring in this area in …..
 This area experiences/witnesses some significant changes in ……
7. Girls tend to be more mature than boys at the same age.
 Girls tend to reach their maturity earlier than boys at the same age.
8. Use something effectively = deploy
9. Reluctant to do ST = be unwilling to do ST = show doubt about ST
10. The ability to see ST = vision
11. Amount = volume
Huge amount = sheer volume