2BAC BACCALAUREATE EXAM PRACTICE: USEFUL EXPRESSIONS TO IMPROVE YOUR WRITING
Personal opinion
In my opinion,
In my view,
To my mind,
To my way of thinking,
Personally I believe that
It strikes me that
I feel very strongly that
I am inclined to believe that
It seems to me that
As far as I am concerned,
I think that our world would be a much better place without injustice.
To list advantages and disadvantages
One advantage of
Another advantage of
One other advantage of
A further advantage of
The main advantage of
The greatest advantage of
The first advantage of travelling to work by tramway is that it reduces pollution and traffic jams.
One disadvantage of
Another disadvantage of
One other disadvantage of
A further disadvantage of
The main disadvantage of
The greatest disadvantage of
The first disadvantage of travelling to work by tramway is that it might be too crowded during rush hours.
To list points
Firstly,
First of all,
In the first place,
Secondly,
Thirdly,
Finally,
To start with, people who live in the country suffer far fewer health problems than those who live in the city.
To list points in a specific sequence
BEGINNING
First,
To start with,
To begin with,
First of all, wash the wound with cold water.
CONTINUING
Secondly,
After this / that,
Afterwards,
Then,
Next, wrap a bandage around the cut.
CONCLUDING
Finally,
Lastly,
Last but not least, place the patient in a comfortable position and allow them to rest.
To add more points on the same topic
What's more,
Furthermore,
Apart from this /that,
In addition (to this),
Moreover,
Besides, cars are extremely expensive to maintain.
Not only are cars harmful to the environment, but they are extremely expensive to maintain as well.
Cars are both harmful to the environment and expensive to maintain.
To refer to other sources
With reference to
According to the article in yesterday's Maroc Hebdo, the unemployment rate is falling in Morocco.
To express cause
The government decided not to fund the project because
owing to the fact that
due to the fact that
on the grounds that
since
as it seemed likely to fail.
In view of
Because of
Owing to the scheme's high chances of failure, the government decided not to fund it.
The scheme is likely to fail; for this reason the government has decided not to fund it.
Seeing that the scheme is likely to fail, the government bas decided not to fund it.
The government has decided to fund the scheme now that its planners have redesigned it.
To express effect
He passed all his exams successfully.
Thus,
Therefore,
So,
Consequently,
As a result,
As a consequence,
For this reason, he was able to go to university.
To express purpose
Our government decided not to ban the death penalty for fear (that) crime rates would increase.
Our government decided not to ban the death penalty so that crime rates would not increase.
Our government decided not to ban the death penalty so as to avoid the increase in crime rates.
Our government decided not to ban the death penalty in order to avoid the increase in crime rates.
To emphasise what you say
Clearly,
Obviously,
Of course,
Needless to say, if everyone were allowed to carry a gun in our country, the crime rate would rise considerably.
To express factual reality
It is a fact that
In effect,
In fact,
As a matter of fact,
The fact of the matter is (that)
Actually,
In practice,
Indeed,
To tell you the truth, man is the cause of all the ills / mischief’s which our planet suffers from.
To give examples
For instance,
For example, by reducing your intake of red meat you can decrease your chances of having a heart attack in later life.
By reducing your intake of foods such as /like beef and lamb you can decrease your chances of having a heart attack in later life.
If you want to decrease your chances of having a heart attack in later life, you should reduce your intake of red meat.
To make general statements
As a general rule,
Generally,
In general,
On the whole, people who exercise regularly suffer fewer stress-related problems than those who don't.
To state other people's opinion
It is popularly believed that
People often claim that
It is often alleged that
Some people argue that
Many argue that
A lot of people think that
A lot of people believe that the earth is the only planet in our solar System that has ever supported life.
To make contrasting points
lt is a known fact that smoking causes cancer.
Yet,
However,
Nevertheless,
At the same time,
Even so,
Still,
Nonetheless, millions of people around the world continue to smoke.
Although
Even though
Regardless of the fact that
In spite of the fact that
Despite the fact that
While smoking causes cancer, millions of people around the world continue to smoke.
To express exception
He read all Coelho’s books
with the exception of
apart from
except
except for one: " Manuscript Found in Accra ".
To clarify
In other words,
That is to say,
To put it another way, if people made more of an effort to protect the environment, the world would be a much healthier place to live in.
To express similarity
Alcohol reduces our ability to concentrate on our work.
Similarly,
Likewise,
In the same way, it reduces our ability to concentrate while driving.
To conclude
Finally,
Lastly,
Above all,
All in all,
Taking everything into account,
On the whole,
All things considered,
In conclusion,
As I have said,
As was previously stated,
To sum up, it is unlikely that mankind will ever bring an end to all wars.
Summarising
In short,
Briefly,
To put it briefly, these notes were the most instructive l have ever read.
ENJOYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!
Sincerelyours
And Blessed Are The Ones Who Care For Their Fellow Men!
