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General/Specific

Generalizing = Talking in a general way, not specific, no

details.

IELTS Writing Generalizing

• Generally speaking... (Flexible with tense)
• As a rule... (Usually present tense, truth)
Task 2 Examples:
• Generally speaking, people from poorer backgrounds
Vocabulary for were more affected by the crash of 2008.
Generalizing and • As a rule, people care more about their family than their
friends or colleagues.
Specifying

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General/Specific Challenge

Specifying = Talking in a specific way, focusing on details. Make sentences with the following pieces of information.

Specifying (check Transitional Words for more options) 1) Pandemic – big tech companies had success; most
• Especially… (when one thing is more than rest) success for Amazon.
• Specifically… (give more detail) 2) Monsters like the night; vampires most of all.

Examples:
• There are many reasons why companies fail, especially
when we talk about new companies.
• We have made big improvements to our company in the
past few years, specifically in the use of 5G and
blockchain technology.
Answers:
1) Generally speaking, the large American tech companies
did very well during the pandemic, especially Amazon,
which grew by 50% in one year.
2) As a rule, monsters prefer to come out at night,
especially vampires, who must sleep during the day.

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