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IELTS Writing Task 2

Linking words/signposting

Linking words help increase your score for fluency and coherence in the speaking exam and help you to get
higher score for coherence and cohesion in the writing exam. They are also useful in the listening and reading test
help you see how ideas are sequenced and to catch the main ideas.The following table is for task two of the writing test.

Sequencing the first idea Adding supporting ideas Adding a contrasting idea Making general statements
The main reason is Another reason is… On the other hand, As a general rule,

The most important Furthermore, However, Generally,


consideration is…
Moreover, Nevertheless, In most cases,
First of all,
In the same vein, Although,
In the first place,

Giving examples Giving an explanation Clarifying an opinion Drawing a conclusion


For example, The reason for this is… To be more precise… As a consequence,

For instance, Therefore,


This is because… More specifically…
As a result,
In particular, This is due to… By this I mean…

A clear example of this is.. In other words,

Stating your opinion Partially correct statements Other people’s opinions Making a concession
From my perspective, somewhat agree/disagree From a political point of It is sometimes argued
view, that…

From my point of view, to a certain degree, Admittedly,


From the point of view of the
In my opinion to some extent, economy, However,

Some people believe…

To give advantages To give disadvantages To express cause To express effect


A major advantage of this One major drawback is… Owing to… Therefore,
is…
As a consequence,
Another disadvantage is… Due to the fact that…
Another important merit As a result…
is…The final benefit is… The final limitation is that… For the reason that…
Highlighting or Being more specific Changing direction or Giving an example
emphasising a point creating a comparison
Importantly, … In particular, … However, … For instance, …
Indeed, … In relation to … Rather, … For example, …
In fact, … More specifically, … In contrast, … this can be illustrated by
More importantly, … With respect to … Conversely, … …
Furthermore, … In terms of … On one hand, … …, namely, …
Moreover, … On the other hand, … …, such as …
It is also important to highlight … In comparison, …
Compared to …
Another point to consider is …
Acknowledging Adding a similar Following a line of Summarising
something and point reasoning
moving to a different point
Although … Similarly, … Therefore, … Finally, …
Even though … Likewise, … Subsequently, … Lastly, …
Despite … Again, … Hence … In conclusion, …
Notwithstanding … Also, … Consequently, … To summarise, …
Accordingly, … In summary, …
As a result, … To conclude,...
As a consequence, … The three main points are …
To this end, …

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