Fr. Simon IELTS Writing Blog: 2014

SKILL 5. GIVING IMPERSONAL POINT OF VIEW

Impersonal point of view:

Making an impersonal argument

These are useful both in the introduction for restating the question and in the main body

for introducing the main arguments in an impersonal way.

There are those who say that..

It is often said that..

Many commentators are of the view that..

A common opinion is that..

A popular belief is that..

It is often said that..

One argument put forward is that..

It can be argued that..

It is generally accepted that..

............

SKILL 4 EXPLAINING

4. EXPLAINING

· This is further illustrated by….

· This idea is supported by

· This is further shown by the fact that….

· Again,…

· Another possibility is that…

· At the same time it is true to say that

· In addition…

· In any case…

· It should also be emphasized that…

· It should also be noted that…

· Mention should also be made of…

· Related to these arguments is the critique that…

· The corollary/kəˈrɒləri/ of this is that…

· The key point to note is that…

· The same can be said of…

· The same is true of…

· There were other factors which arguably (counted for more)

……….

SKILL 3 DEFINING(VOCABULARY)

3. DEFINING(VOCABULARY)

Defining will help you to be more precise;

By this i don't mean that

In fact..
This is not to say that
In other words
This is to say
To be more precise
Here, I am not referring to

SKILL - 2. MAKING CONCESSION (VOCABULARY)

MAKING CONCESSION (accepting/acknowledging something as true):

·         However
·         Although
·         Even though·         Granted
·         While ………·         It could be argued that..·         Despite the fact that….·         Admittedly
·         Nevertheless·         Nonetheless

SKILL 1. DISAGREEING POLITELY

1. DISAGREEING POLITELY

· In spite of the obvious benefits it cannot be denied that

· I am not sure that (I am not for) ..

· I am not convinced that/ I am unconvinced that ..

· At the same time, many people find it hard to accept that

· There is little evidence to support the view that

· It is unjustifiable to say that

· On closer analysis, however, one disturbing factor becomes evident..

· Opponents/skeptics/ of ….sth… say it might lead to…. They say …They also claim that …

· Still, this concept is not without its critics…

· While it may be true to some extent it also means...

· While I agree that there are … far too much (advertising) is targeted at ( children) and this makes ….

· Similarly, defenders of ...claim that

· It would be hard-pressed to imagine that..

· There is growing evidence that …sth…..the value of …sth…has been overstated and its limitations are seriously underplayed.

· It is hard to accept that..

· There is little evidence to support that..

· It is unjustifiable to say that..

· However, it may have certain negative effects..

· Addressing this question I intend to show that this argument seems to be unrealistic and makes too many assumptions about ….sth….

· Whereas some other people contend that..

· Another reason argued against ..sth… is that (they deprive the children of their individuality.)..

· The defenders/advocates of (sth).. often point out that..

FOURTEEN WRITING SKILLS AND RELATED VOCABULARIES: INTRODUCTION

LET US BEGIN WITH 14 WRITING SKILLS AND RELATED VOCABULARIES

THE SKILLS ARE:

1. DISAGREEING POLITELY

2. MAKING CONCESSIONS

3. DEFINING

4. EXPLAINING

5. IMPERSONAL POINT OF VIEW

6. EXPRESSING PERSONAL OPINIONS

7. COMMENTING

8. EXPLAINING PERSONAL OPINION

9. GENERALISING

10. SHOWING DIFFERENCE

11. LINKING IDEAS

12. USING EXAMPLES

13. PRESENTING CAUSE AND EFFECT

14. CONCLUDING

Let us look into each one in the coming blogs..

MAY GOD THE FATHER BLESS YOU..!

Saturday, 25 October 2014