tổng hợp các linking words cho ielts
A. Adding information 1. In addition… 2. Furthermore… 3. Moreover… 4. What is more… 5. Besides that… 6. Apart from this … 7. In addition to ,… B. Expressing reason 1. Therefore…—, 2. That’s why…—, 3. Hence…—, 4. Thus…—, 5. For this reason…—, 6. Because of the fact that, …—… 7. Due to the fact that, …—… 8. Owing to the fact that, …—… 9. Due to , …— 10. Because of , …— 11. Owing to , …— 12. Since—…. 13. As—…. 14. So…— C. Expressing the purpose 1. in order to do — 2. so that…— 3. with the aim of — 4. My purpose of doing — 5. With a view to doing — D. Expressing the result 1. As a result, …— 2. As a consequence, …— 3. Consequently, …— 4. Accordingly,…— 5. So, …— 6. Thereby, …— D. Giving opinion 1. In my view— 2. I think— 3. From my point of view— 4. I feel strongly that— 5. It seems to me that— 6. I believe that— 7. In my opinion— 8. As far as I am concerned– 9. To my mind— 10. To my way of thinking— 11. Personally, I believe that— 12. I am inclined to believe that— 13. It strikes me that— 14. I strongly believe that— E. Expressions used for asking the examiner to repeat his/herwords 1. Could you repeat your sentence one more time, please?– 2. Could you paraphrase your words? — 3. Could you make your words clear? — 4. Could you clarify your words? — 5. Could you say it in other words?— F. Exemplifying 1. For example— 2. For instance— 3. E.g. — 4. Such as— G. Reformulation: Paraphrasing and Clarifying 1. That is— 2. i.e. — 3. Namely— 4. That is to say— 5. In other words— 6. I mean— 7. Or more precisely— 8. Or more accurately— 9. Or rather— H. Listing items 1. Firstly/Secondly/Thirdly… 2. First/Second/Third…— 3. First of all/Second of all/Third of all…— I. Useful expressions 1. I would like to say that…— 2. It is important to say that…— 3. It is essential to mention that…– 4. It is obvious that…— 5. It is evident that…-– 6. It is worth emphasizing that…— 7. It is apparent that…— 8. It is clear that…— 9. It is doubtful that— 10. There is no doubt that— 11. It should be admitted that— 12. It would be more effective if…— 13. Let me think/see— 14. It is essential to remember that…— 15. It is undoubtedly true that…— 16. It is noteworthy that…-– 17. It is difficult to say that…— 18. It is worth mentioning that…— 19. It is essential to mention that…— 20. It is regrettable that…— 21. I can say without any hesitation that…— 22. Actually,…— 23. I would like to mention that…— 24. I can support my opinion with following examples. First of all, …— 25. To tell the truth, …— 26. To be honest with you, …— 27. Honestly, …— 28. Although I do not know the exact answer to this question because of the lack of my life experience, from my point of view, …— 29. That is a really good question! Let me answer it in this way. — 30. I have to admit that this is a relevant question. Let me express my opinion about it. — 31. I have to admit that…— 32. Although, it is not easy to say the exact answer, as this is one of the controversial issues in our modern world, I will try to express my own opinion. In my view, …— 33. I have to say that…— 34. It is obvious that everything has two sides, that is, advantages and disadvantages. Similarly, it is possible to say that X includes both negative and positive effects. — 35. There is no doubt that one of the most obvious advantages of X is that…— 36. I mean— 37. If I am not mistaken— 38. By the way— 39. As I have mentioned above— 40. As it was previously stated— 41. I don’t care— 42. It doesn’t matter for me— 43. It should be taken into account that…— 44. It should be taken into consideration that…— 45. Taking everything into account— 46. Talking about this issue— 47. I can say with confidence that— 48. In our rapidly changing world— 49. At the current time— 50. Nowadays— 51. In our daily life— 52. At the present time— 53. According to my life experience, I can say without any hesitation and any doubt that…— 54. Although there may be a lot of disagreement, I would like to say that— 55. My main goal of living in this world is that…— J. Describing other people’s opinions 1. It is often said that…— 2. It is often claimed that…— 3. It seems apparent that—… 4. Scientists are convinced that…— 5. Many researchers have found that…— 6. Some people believe that…— 7. Some people argue that…— 8. Some people asserts that…— 9. Some people believes that…— 10. Some people claims/confirms/maintains/sates that…— 11. Some people concludes that…— K. Other linking words 1. Nevertheless— 2. Although/though— 3. Albeit — 4. In spite of /Despite — 5. However— 6. But— 7. In fact— 8. In practice— 9. Generally— 10. In general,— 11. As a rule, — 12. According to — 13. With reference to — L. Agreeing with an idea 1. I am certain that…— 2. For me it is obvious that…— 3. I am convinced that…— 4. It has long been my belief that…— 5. I suppose so/I think so— 6. I can partly agree with this opinion.— M. Disagreeing with an 1. There is no justification that…— 2. I am completely against… 3. I believe there is no evidence to support… 4. I do not agree with the idea that… 5. I have to say that I completely disagree with this statement N. No strong opinion 1. There could be a case for saying that… 2. It would appear that… OTHERS: PART 2 ( PROBABLE TO APPLY TO ALL CASES) : ”USING THE PROMPT” OPENING PHRASE + THE FIRST PROMPT FROM THE CARD I guess I could begin by saying something about……., and I would have to choose…… So I suppose I should commence with the first aspect which is………, and I’d have to go for……………… So my first point here would obviously be …………., and my choice is going to be…………. SECOND POINT + THE SECOND PROMPT FROM THE CARD Going on to my next point which is………., I really need to add that if… Continuing then with the next point of……………, and what I want to mention here is that………… Now concerning the matter of ……………., and what I’d like to stress here is that…………… THIRD POINT + THE THIRD PROMPT FROM THE CARD And now With reference to ………, the point I want to make here is……… Drawing attention to the matter of……………, you really have to understand that……………. Progressing to the subject of……………… , what I’d like to make clear is that………… FOURTH POINT + THE FOURTH PROMPT FROM THE CARD And so finally then, if I have time, in answer to the question of…… As a final point, if time permits, I want to bring in the point of……………… To end with, If I still have time, I’d like to deal with the final question of……………… . repeat his/herwords 1. Could you repeat your sentence one more time, please?– 2. Could you paraphrase your words? — 3. Could you make your words clear?. Could you make your words clear? — 4. Could you clarify your words? — 5. Could you say it in other words? — F. Exemplifying 1. For example— 2. For instance—