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IELTS Speaking Vocabulary
Here you can find IELTS speaking vocabulary for different topics you can face on IELTS Speaking test. Each word or phrase is followed by an example of its usage. Learn this advanced vocabulary and use it to gain more points on IELTS Speaking. You will enrich your English with uncommon lexical items, idioms and useful grammar.
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Expressing personal opinions:

    • In my opinion, …
    • Personally, I think that …
    • It seems to me that …
    • I must admit that …
    • I believe/suppose that …
    • I cannot deny that …
    • As I see it, …
    • As far as I’m concerned, …
    • I would argue that …
    • I’d like to point out that …
    • In my experience, …

Very strong opinions:

    • I am sure that …
    • I am convinced that …
    • I am certain that …

 

Example: I would argue that computers are rather beneficial for kids.

Proving your arguments

    • to attest, …
    • to prove, …
    • this (fact) is attested/proven by …
    • this (fact) is evidenced by …
    • this (fact) is testified by …
    • this (fact) is endorsed/supported by…
    • this (evidence) establishes that …

Example: Consuming moderate amounts of sweets can be good for health. This is evidenced by a number of cases when people improved their health conditions by eating chocolate

Expressing general point of view:

    • It is (generally) claimed that …
    • It is (generally) said that …
    • It is (generally) thought that …
    • It is (generally) considered that …
    • A common opinion is that …
    • A popular belief is that …

Example: It is considered that rigorous diets are very unhealthy.

Outlining facts

    • The fact is that …
    • It is obvious that …
    • It is clear that …
    • There is no doubt that …
    • This proves that …

Example: It is obvious that deforestation has no positive effects.

Generalizing

    • Generally speaking, …
    • On the whole, …
    • Typically, …
    • By and large …

Example: Generally speaking, smoking is a bad habit.

Giving examples

    • For example, …
    • For instance, …
    • A good illustration of this is …
    • Evidence for this is provided by …
    • We can see this when …

Example: A lot of wild animals are endangered. Evidence for this is proved by decreasing number of species.

Concluding

    • To summarise, …
    • In conclusion, …
    • Overall, …
    • On balance, …
    • Taking everything into consideration, …

Example: Overall, no parents should neglect their children.

 
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