Vocabulary for Academic IELTS Writing Task 2 (part 2)

Essay Writing Vocabulary Index:

Vocabulary for generalising a statement:

Whenever you need to show a generalisation or general idea, you can use these
vocabularies to present your point.
Generally......
Generally speaking......
In general......
Overall......
All in all......
By and large......
Basically......
As a rule......
Essentially......
On the whole......
All things considered......
Examples:
1) All things considered, a certain reserved position for women in high-level jobs is
actually a good idea to empower women towards the overall betterment of the
organisation and society.
2) In general, it can be stated that in the upcoming few years humans will be
blessed with adequate facilities, which definitely will make their lives quite easier,
due to advanced technology.

3) As a rule, in most countries, a zoological garden is monitored strictly and the

health, treatment and food are properly ensured for the animals they keep.

Vocabulary for expressing condition:

Some arguments and statements in your essay would require you to show that it
is dependent on some condition. Following is the list of vocabularies you can use
to present conditions in your writing.
If......
Provided that......
Because of that......
For this reason......
Unless......
Providing that......
So that......
In case......
Whether.......
Examples:
1) If the proper measurements and initiatives are not taken, the pollution will
keep on increasing and that would someday threaten the existence of our life.
2) Unless we change our diet and get involved in some sort of outdoor activities
and sports, the average weight would keep on increasing.

3) For these reasons, we should preserve a certain percentage of high-level jobs

for qualified women.

Vocabulary for expressing Agreement:

In an agreement/ disagreement type essay, you will often need to express
whether you agree/ disagree or partially agree with a given statement or opinion.
The following vocabulary would be helpful to express your agreement with
something.
I quite agree that......
I strongly agree......
I completely agree that......
I totally agree with the given idea that......
I agree with the opinion that......
I am quite inclined to the opinion that......
I could not agree more......
I concur with the group who believe that......
I accept that......
I accept the fact that......
I approve of the idea......
I am in agreement......
I consent that......
Examples:
1) I quite agree that owning a car has far more advantages than disadvantages.
2) I am in agreement with the group of people who believe that the government
should build more sports facilitates to promote public health.

3) I agree with the opinion that more taxes should be imposed on fast food items.
Vocabulary for expressing Disagreement:
Following are some useful vocabulary to use whenever you want to express your
disagreement with an idea, opinion or statement. You will usually use those in
agreement/ disagreement type IELTS essays.
I disagree with the opinion that......
I strongly disagree.......
I completely disagree with.......
I totally disagree with the given idea that.......
I disagree with the statement.......
I quite oppose the opinion that.......
I disapprove that.......
I totally do not accept the fact that.......
My own opinion contradicts.......
I disagree with the group of people.......
However, my opinion is different.......
Examples:
1) I quite disagree that building more roads only can solve the ever-increasing
traffic problem in most cities.
2) I oppose the opinion that government has no responsibility for supporting the
senior citizens.

3) My opinion contradicts the group of people who believe that space research
has no value for us.

Vocabulary for expressing partial agreement:

In some cases, you will have an opinion or point of view that would not
completely agree or disagree with a given opinion or statement. In this case, you
should clearly mention that you partially agree with the opinion but to some
extent, you also disagree with this. In these cases, using the following vocabulary
will be very helpful.
To some extent…...
In a way…...
I agree with the given statement to some extent…...
Up to a point, I agree…...
More or less…...
So to speak…...
Examples:
1) In a way, I agree that it is the government’s responsibility to keep the
environment clean, but without individual effort, it cannot be achieved.
2) To some extent, I agree with the opinion that space research is a waste of
money but the invaluable effects these research works can have could not be
denied.

3) So to speak, mothers play the most important role in upbringing the children,
however, the contribution a father can have to the children can't be ignored.

Vocabulary for expressing certainty:

To make a point or argument stronger, you often need to show the certainty of
your expression. To do so use the following list of vocabularies:
Certainly…....
Definitely…....
No doubt…....
Of course…....
Doubtlessly…....
Without any doubt…....
Undoubtedly…....
Examples:
1) Of course, learning from books in a formal educational institution and learning
from books for someone's own interest are both highly important.
2) Definitely, practical lessons help us to have a deeper understanding, while
theory learned from books will be forgotten far easier.

3) Undoubtedly ultimate exhaust of natural resources would create chaos and

many wild lives would be endangered as well.

Vocabulary for Adding further information:

In your essay, you need to present reasons and arguments to make your point of
view stronger. For this, you often need to add multiple examples or cases and
those examples or cases should be connected using some linking words. Such
linking words are given below so that you can use them in your IELTS essay.
In addition…....
And…....
Moreover…....
Similarly…....
Furthermore…....
Also…....
As well as…....
Besides…....
Even…....
Too…....
What’s more…....
Again…....
In a similar fashion…....
Likewise…....
Examples:
1) What's more, university education should be based on talent and performance,
not based on equal gender opportunity.
2) Likewise, if the popular media provides good news such as educational,
scientific and so on, this can motivate the young generation to achieve more
knowledge.

3) Even, second or third chances to those heinous criminals are often found
fruitless and they committed crimes again.

Vocabulary for presenting time or sequence:

Expressing the time or sequence is important to show a natural flow in your
arguments and paragraphs. Important vocabularies that can be used to show time
or sequence are given below.
First/ Firstly…....
Second/ Secondly…....
Third/ Thirdly…....
Last/ Lastly…....
Then..…..
At the same time…....
Meanwhile…....
Since…....
As soon as…....
After this / that…....
Before…....
After…....
Afterwards ......
During…....
While…....
Simultaneously…....
Following this…....
When…...
Examples:
1) At the same time, the technological revolution affects all countries around the
world in many ways significantly.
2) Meanwhile, we should try our best to put every effort to make our environment
clean.

3) Afterwards, these steps could help mass people to be aware of the danger of
their fast food intake.