Vocabulary for Academic IELTS Writing Task 2 (part 2)

Essay Writing Vocabulary Index:

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Vocabulary for generalising a statement:

Whenever you need to show a generalisation or general idea, you can use this vocabulary 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 will definitely make their lives 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 vocabulary 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 lives.

2) Unless we change our diet and get involved in some sort of outdoor activities and sports, the average weight will 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 that believes 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 facilities to promote public health.

3) I agree with the opinion that more taxes should be imposed on fast food items.

Vocabulary for expressing Disagreement: 

The following are some useful words and phrases 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 only more roads can solve the ever-increasing traffic problem in most cities.

2) I oppose the opinion that the 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 cannot be denied.

3) So to speak, mothers play the most important role in raising 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 vocabulary:

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 more easily.

3) Undoubtedly ultimate exhaustion 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 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 commit 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 significantly in many ways.

2) Meanwhile, we should try our best to put in every effort to keep our environment clean.

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

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