Hi there! When you're writing your IELTS essay, instead of saying 'and', 'but', 'or',
you're supposed to use a range of formal linkers. And IELTS examiner will
specifically check for that. So for this video I've prepared synonyms for the
most common linking words used in IELTS Writing and... or let me say along with
some examples of how to use them. By the way, I have two other videos about
synonyms, which I'm going to link at the end of this video and now let's get started!
when you want to say but there are a few alternatives and the first one is however
you can use it to introduce a statement which contrasts with something you've
just said for example politicians have promised to improve road safety so far
however little has been achieved you use it in similar situations when the
sentence structure is different although politicians have promised to improve
road safety little has been achieved so far you can also say despite despite
clear evidence from road safety studies no new measures have been
introduced you can say in spite of this or despite this politicians oh yes we're
still talking about them have promised to improve road safety in spite of this or despite this
this little has been achieved so far you can say nevertheless
or nonetheless it means despite something you've just said it can be
argued that the movie is too long it is nevertheless all nonetheless an
intriguing piece of cinema please note nevertheless is used in the middle
of the sentence in this example you can start your sentence with nevertheless
like nevertheless it is an intriguing piece of cinema but if you put it in the
middle it sounds a bit more natural and it's important for your coherence and
cohesion score okay you could also say one of the film
is undoubtedly too long it is nevertheless an intriguing piece of
cinema while is a common linking word and there are a few synonyms you could
use instead the first one is whereas it means compared
with the fact that the boys prefer competitive sports and computer games
whereas the girls seem to enjoy more cooperative activity
such as shopping with friends actually I think today many girls enjoy sports and
many boys actually enjoy shopping what do you think
okay the next linking word is conversely it means in an opposite way poor health
is accepted as an attribute of normal aging
conversely youth is depicted as a time of vitality and good health
you could also say on the other hand when girls go shopping they mainly buy
clothes and cosmetics the boys on the other hand tend to purchase computer
games or gadgets you could also say in contrast the UK
economy has expanded while the Japanese one in contrast has declined probably
the most commonly used word ever is and here are synonyms to use instead and
the first one is along with or together with a balanced diet along with or
together with a weekly exercise regime can significantly improve one's health
and fitness you could say as well as technical advances brought about
possibilities as well as contradictions and the last one is besides besides
school grades other factors can affect a student's chances of being accepted by
a top university the linking word also has a number of synonyms but the first
one is more over the claim that children find bilingual education confusing is
based on little evidence moreover this evidence is seriously flawed it could
also say furthermore the landscape of cities around the world furthermore
varies considerably yes you can use it in the middle of the sentence just don't
forget to put a comma before and after you
could also say in addition there is in addition one further point to make when
you want to say in the same way you can say similarly more adults exercise
regularly today than ten years ago similarly young people have become more
physically active you could also say likewise the number
of people visiting the USA is growing likewise more and more Americans travel
abroad if you use likewise in the middle of the sentence like in this example you
have to use a semicolon before and a comma after and I'm going to talk about
it in more detail next week when you want to say now well now is not a
linking word strictly speaking but it's good to know so instead of saying now
you could say at the present moment or at present petrol prices are so high at
present that there have been calls for the government to act to reduce them
you could also say currently the device is currently available only in Japan and
when you want to say for later use subsequently it means after something
else once delivered to the recycling facility old furniture is repaired and
subsequently sold you could also say thereafter after the
time or event mentioned he moved to Canada and settled near Montreal
thereafter quite often we want to say for this reason formal linking words
would be consequently or as a consequence and I found some beautiful
examples in the Oxford Dictionary many parents today do not have time to cook
healthy meals for their children consequently or as a consequence many
children grow up eating too much junk food
as a result many children spent their free time watching TV instead of playing
outside as a result more and more of them are becoming overweight
you could also say therefore today's children eat more junk food and get less
exercise than previous generations of children it is not surprising therefore
that rates of childhood obesity are on the increase and one more example
children who grow up on a diet of junk food find it difficult to change this
habit later in life therefore it's essential that parents encourage healthy
eating from an early age these examples actually give great ideas for an essay
on obesity which is a common topic in task 2 and the linking words I showed you
will help you to make your essay more cohesive and it's important for your
coherence and cohesion score and is directly assessed by IELTS examiner's and
I suggest you watch two other videos synonyms for most common nouns and
a video about four ways to avoid word repetition and from that video you can
download a PDF list of synonyms for the most common adjectives used in IELTS
writing thanks so much for watching me today good luck with your preparation