SPICE UP YOUR SPEAKING & WRITING WITH THESE PHRASES!!

Introduction:

It is often said that...

Many people claim that..
In this day and age of (topic)..
We live in an age where many of us...
(Topic) is a hotly-debated topic that often divides opinion.
(Topic) is often discussed yet rarely understood.
It goes without saying that (topic) is one of the most important
issues facing us today.
The following essay examines both sides of the coin, its
advantages as well as disadvantages.

Expressing Opinion:

In my opinion,../From my point of view,../From my

perspective,../Personally speaking,../In my humble opinion,../If I
may be so bold as to state that../
As far as I am concerned, I
truly/totally/absolutely/completely/wholly
agree/disagree/think/believe/feel/consider that...
I agree that../I see eye to eye with you on this issue../I concur
that...
I disagree that../I am in disagreement with you because../I beg
to differ..
I can consider that../consider both sides of the coin../I partially
agree../ I agree to a certain extent../I somewhat agree but have
obvious misgivings about..

Introducing Points:

Firstly, let us take a look at...

To start with...
First of all, it is worth considering that..
Secondly,.. Thirdly,.. Next... Another point is... Another
contributing factor is..

{ MUET 2016 Intellectual property of Audrey Koh Sui Ean. Do not copy and distribute without prior written consent. 016-
8451270 / queendrey@gmail.com }
 In addition/Additionally/Moreover/Furthermore / What is
more../On top of that
Another point worth noting is../Another factor to consider is...
Lastly,..Finally,.. Last but not least,...

Presenting Ideas & Giving Examples

According to experts/the website/the author of thearticle/

book/journal etc...
Based on the research/survey/study/case study by (who) in
(year) on (what)...
he/she/it/they found/discovered that...
Research has found that...
The study concluded that...
There are those who argue that..
When it comes to this issue.../In terms of this issue../With
respect to this issue../ With regard to this issue..
For example/For instance/As an example/To illustrate/As an
illustration/
..such as.. /..namely../..which are../..in terms of it is..
..and so on./..and so forth./..and many more./..and others.

Contrasting:

However,../In contrast,../On the contrary,../Conversely,../Even

though...
To counter that argument.../Despite../In spite of that../On the
other hand,..
..but../..although../

Expressing Reason & Result:

As a result,../ As a result of this study/research/finding..

This theory/result/finding/study/case study has led to.../has
resulted in...

{ MUET 2016 Intellectual property of Audrey Koh Sui Ean. Do not copy and distribute without prior written consent. 016-
8451270 / queendrey@gmail.com }
 This means that.../This is because../This could be due to../This
can be attributed to../This could result in../This proves that../This
is concrete evidence that..
In lieu of
this../Consequently,../Subsequently,../Therefore,../Thus,../Hence,.
.

Concluding:

In conclusion,../To conclude,../Conclusively,../In a nutshell,../To

sum up,../
In short,../In other words,../In summary,../All things considered,..
Taking everything into consideration,..
After weighing up both sides of the argument,..
The benefits of (topic) far outweighs the drawbacks of..
The advantages of (topic) far outweighs the disadvantages of..
The pros and cons are quite balanced and it is up you to decide
which side of the fence to lean on.

{ MUET 2016 Intellectual property of Audrey Koh Sui Ean. Do not copy and distribute without prior written consent. 016-
8451270 / queendrey@gmail.com }