PART 1: Essay
Sentence openers
The first text suggests that…..
The second text raises the issue of …..
The writer is of the opinion that….
Additionally, it is argued that…..
The two texts contrast differing views of…..
According to the first passage…….
Personally, i …………….
The second text put forward……
I believe that………
In conclusion, it is my opinion that……
Linking points and arguments
As opposed to
In the sense that…..
For this reason……..
Making generalisations
On the whole….
In general…..
For the most part….
As a rule……
It is often that….
It is usually the case that…..
People to regard…..
The reality is that…..
Being specific
With respect to…
In the case of…
As regards…
In terms of….
With the exception of…..
From the ….. point of view….
They are seen as…..
As far as ……are / is concerned……
Raising an argument
Considering…..
On the question of….
No one would dispute…….
Giving one side
One argument in favour of this is ….
In support of…..
It is true that……
Giving the other side
At the same time….
In actual fact…..
On the other hand….
In contrast to….
Set/ weighed against this is…..
Attitude
Personally…
Unfortunately…
Obviously…
Evidently…
Presumably…
Naturally…
fortunately..
PART 2: Article
Agreeing partially
This is partly true…
To (an) (certain) / (some) extent…
In some cases …
Up to a point …
While it can not be denied that …
While it is true that…
Qualifying Statements
There is a tendency to…
A large number of the times…
Usually, they are inclined to…
Generally speaking…
Sometimes/Usually/Often/Generally…
Things appear to be…
In a large number of cases…
In some instances…
Summary / Repetition / Exemplification
In brief…
On the whole…
Overall…
In short…
In other words…
To be sure…
For instance…
In fact…
In any event…
Purpose
Therefore…
With this object in view/mind…
To this end…
For this purpose….
Place and Location
Beyond…
Nearby…
On the opposite side…
Adjacent to…
Over head…
To/on the right…
In the centre…
Over to the left/right….
In the same area….
In the neighbouring town….
PART 2: Report
Introduction:
The purpose/aim of this report is to….
This report sets out to…
The report will comment on…
Below is an explanation of…
The focus of this report is…
This report will offer an in-depth critique of…
Comparing and Contrasting
There is a world of difference between… and…
… and… are fundamentally similar
… and… bear little resemblance to each other
There is a clear distinction between… and…
…compares favourably with…
… and… are polar opposites
There is a yawning gap between… and…
There is a subtle difference between… and…
There is a growing disparity between rich and poor.
… is strikingly different to…
Giving Recommendations:
In light of the above, we believe the following
measures should be adopted…
In the short/long term, we suggest you should consider…
My recommendations are as follows:…
In my view, in future, we should…
To improve the situation, we recommend…
It is recommended that…
PART 2: Letter/email
Beginning
We are writing to inform you that …/ to confirm ../ to request …/ to enquire about …
I recently read/heard about ….. and would like to know….
I am writing to offer suggestions
I am writing to receive further information about
I am writing to enquire about
Referring to the previous contact
Thank you for your letter of March 15.
I am writing in response to…./ In reply to your request…..
Thank you for your letter regarding …
With reference to our conversation yesterday…
Making a request
We would appreciate it if you would …
I would be grateful if you could …
Could you please send me …
In addition, I would like to receive ../ It would be helpful if you could send us …
I would appreciate your immediate attention to this matter.
Please let me know what action you propose to take.
Could you …? Could you tell me something about …?
I would particularly like to know …
I would be interested in having more details about …
Offering help
Would you like me to …?
I would be happy to …/ I am quite willing to …
I would be pleased to …
Giving good news
I am pleased to announce that …
I am delighted to inform you that ..
You will be pleased to learn that …
Giving bad news
I regret to inform you that …/ I’m afraid it would not be possible to …
Unfortunately, iIam unable to/ After careful consideration I have decided (not) to
Complaining
I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with …
I am writing to complain about …
Demanding action
I therefore suggest that I be given a full refund
I would be grateful if my money was refunded
I would be grateful if you could give me a full refund
Making Suggestions
My first suggestion is
First of all I suggest/ I would like to suggest
Another possibility is/ A further possibility is
I further suggest/ I would further suggest/ Secondly
Ending
I look forward to receiving your reply. / I look forward to your reply.
I look forward to hearing from you.
If you require further information, please do not hesitate to ask
If I can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to ask
I will willingly provide further information on request
