IELTS essay vocabulary
Expressing personal opinions:
- In my opinion, …
- Personally, I think that …
- It seems to me that ...
- I must admit that …
- I believe/suppose that ...
- I cannot deny that …
- As I see it, …
- As far as I'm concerned, …
- I would argue that ...
- I'd like to point out that …
- In my experience, ...
- I am sure that …
- I am convinced that ...
- I am certain that ...
Very strong opinions:
Example: I would argue that computers are rather beneficial for kids.
Proving your arguments
- to attest, ...
- to prove, ...
- this (fact) is attested/proven by ...
- this (fact) is evidenced by ...
- this (fact) is testified by ...
- this (fact) is endorsed/supported by...
- this (evidence) establishes that ...
Example: Consuming moderate amounts of sweets can be good for health. This is evidenced by a number of cases when people improved their health conditions by eating chocolate.
Expressing general point of view:
- It is (generally) claimed that …
- It is (generally) said that …
- It is (generally) thought that ...
- It is (generally) considered that ...
- A common opinion is that ...
- A popular belief is that ...
Example: It is considered that rigorous diets are very unhealthy.
Outlining facts
- The fact is that …
- It is obvious that …
- It is clear that …
- There is no doubt that …
- This proves that …
Example: It is obvious that deforestation has no positive effects.
Generalizing
- Generally speaking, ...
- On the whole, ...
- Typically, ...
- By and large ...
Example: Generally speaking, smoking is a bad habit.
Giving examples
- For example, ...
- For instance, ...
- A good illustration of this is ...
- Evidence for this is provided by ...
- We can see this when ...
Example: A lot of wild animals are endangered. Evidence for this is proved by decreasing number of species.
Concluding
- To summarise, ...
- In conclusion, ...
- Overall, ...
- On balance, ...
- Taking everything into consideration, ...
Example: Overall, no parents should neglect their children.