IELTS Essay Vocabulary

Task 2 

IELTS ESSAY VOCABULARY DR VISHAL GOYAL

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Essay 

(Beginning and End)

How to express 

opinion

How to begin 

Paragraph 1 

Firstly...

First and foremost...

Initially...

To begin with...

To start with...

It is worth considering...

Though it is true that...

On the one hand...

Vocabulary for

 paragraph 1 and 2

And...

Also...

Secondly...  

Thirdly...

Besides...

In addition...

Consequently...

Furthermore...

Moreover...

Apart from that...

Comparison points

Similarly...

Similar to...

Likewise...

Also...

At the same time...

In the same way...

Contrast points

But...

Unlike...

However...

While...

Whereas...

Although...

Despite... 

In spite of...

In spite of the fact that...

Despite the fact that...

On the other hand...

On the contrary...

Alternatively...

In contrast to this...

On the other hand...

Vocabulary to show an example:

For instance...

For example...

Such as...

In particular...

As far .... is concerned...

To cite an example...

To illustrate...

An example is...

With respect to...

To give an example...

Vocabulary to show result

Due to this, 

During to this, 

Because at this,

As a consequence,

Given this,

Consequently, 

Resulting in... 

As a result,

Vocabulary to present an idea:

Research shows that...

Research has found that...

Paragraph Vocabulary


Play a vital role

 important role, significant role, major role, pivotal role


Crucial role 

 dominant role, essential role, prominent role


Important

Crucial, essential, vital


Serious issue

A concerning issue, a matter of grave concern


Tackle problem 

deal with the problem, address the problem, solve the problem 


Many 

a great many, a large number of, numerous, a wide range of


Advantages 

Upsides, benefit, positive sides


Positive

favourable outcome, beneficial effect, affirmative effect, useful effect


Disadvantages 

Downsides, Drawbacks, negative sides


Negative

Unfavourable effect, adverse effect, damaging influence, undesirable effect, negative consequence


The main cause

The primary reason, the core reason, the foremost reason, the preeminent reason


The main reason

Fundamental cause, root cause, principal cause, 



Effects

Positive effects, negative effects


Some people think that

advocate that, argue that , hold the view that, believe


Old People 

elderly people, the elderly


Children 

youngsters, young ones


Teenagers 

adolescents, young people, juvenile


Interesting

involving, engrossing, absorbing, entertaining, engaging