Hi friends in this video we're gonna talk about 21 phrases you can use to improve your
writing on the Duolingo English Test. So quickly before we start that if you're new to this channel
Hi, I'm Teacher Luke from DETREADY.COM . Visit our website because we have lots of tools and
information to help you prepare for this Duolingo English test. Okay, so the first category of
phrases we're going to study today is all to do with opinions. Now on the tuning go English test,
you may be required to give your opinion about a topic on the writing question. So it's important
you know how to talk about your opinion, clearly. And academically, most students would just say, in
my opinion, which is totally fine, but here are some other phrases you can use, which are probably
more advanced. So one easy phrase you can use is from my point of view, or in my view, you could
also say I am inclined to believe that or my impression is that another good one is in my
perspective, now, these are all really useful ways to share your opinion on the Duolingo English
test. And in my point of view, they are better than using in my opinion, especially if you're
sharing your opinion more than once, you don't want to repeat yourself. So practice using these
ones. instead. Let me show you some full examples. From my point of view, governments and local
authorities should ban fast food companies from advertising to young people. Another good way to
give your opinion is to talk about the opposite opinion first, and then use a word like however,
to share your opinion something like this. Some people argue that however, in my perspective, in a
full example, some people argue that children should be allowed to eat whatever they want.
However, I'm inclined to believe that children's diets need to be closely supervised. Okay, now
let's talk about how you can develop or extend your ideas on this test. It's important on this
writing question not just to give your opinion and then move on. Instead, you do want to develop and
extend your idea. And a good way to do this is to mention a similar point that's similar to your
opinion. So what are some phrases you can use to do that, let's take a look here. In addition, or
additionally, moreover, adding to my previous points, another good one is not only but also, as
I mentioned, on the exam, you want to extend your answers as much as possible, because it shows the
examiners that you're able to talk about all of your opinions well in English, and these phrases
are a great way to extend your opinions. Here are some example ideas of how to use them. In
addition, children who eat a lot of fast food are more at risk from serious health issues. Another
example, not only is fast food unhealthy for children, but it can also cause serious health
issues. Not only but also is a great way to extend your ideas, because in the not only section of the
sentence, you mentioned your previous idea and then after but also you mentioned your new idea.
On top of that it adds a lot of emphasis to your writing, which is also a good thing to do. Another
great idea to extend your answers is by adding examples. And as a teacher myself, when I see my
students give examples, I think that's fantastic. However, I still love the phrase. For example, of
course, that phrase is great to use once, maybe twice. But if you're given lots of examples in
your writing, and you want to use different phrases, so instead of for example, you can use.
For instance, to give a clear example or a clear example of this is you could also use to
illustrate these phrases are great to use instead of for example, let's look at some full sentences
and then I'll talk a bit more about them. A clear example of this is heart disease. Since children
who eat a lot of fast food are more prone to heart related health issues later in life. To
illustrate, a recent study found that children who eat fast food on a daily basis are 15% more likely
to have heart related issues when they become adults. To illustrate is normally followed by a
statistic or a number. If you noticed in my example, I said 15% AP refers to the statistic I'm
talking about. You might also want to know that you don't have to use accurate statistics in your
exam, you can just make them up like I did here. I didn't know that I just wrote it off the top of my
head, it's probably not true, but that's fine. This test is a test of your English knowledge, not
your ability to memorize facts and figures. Next up we have talking about a condition a condition
basically means if something happens first, then something else can happen. set conditions mostly
start with the word F so if you know the F grammatical structures, you know how to use a
conditional sentence, but not all conditions start with a word if you can use other phrases as well,
after if probably the most common is provided that you can also use as long as and the negative
condition is unless these phrases work in exactly the same way as if sentences they signal that
something should happen before something else happens next,
let me show you what I mean. Provided that children eat a balanced diet. Having one or two
fast food meals per week should not cause any health issues. Unless government's ban fast food
companies advertising to children health issues among the young will continue to increase. And of
course, we should look at phrases for ending your answer. For conclusion, in this exam I sometimes
see students write in a nutshell or finally, and these are not acceptable for a conclusion in an
academic essay. They are too informal. The best ones to use for an academic essay are these ones
here. I would always play it safe and just use one of these three phrases to conclude your essay. No
one is going to disagree with these phrases. Okay, now you need to practice your writing and this is
the video here you need for that. I'll see you there. Bye.