2BAC BACCALAUREATE EXAM PRACTICE: USEFUL EXPRESSIONS TO IMPROVE YOUR WRITING

2BAC BACCALAUREATE EXAM PRACTICE: USEFUL EXPRESSIONS TO IMPROVE YOUR WRITING

Personal opinion

In my opinion,

In my view,

To my mind,

To my way of thinking,

Personally I believe that

It strikes me that

I feel very strongly that

I am inclined to believe that

It seems to me that

As far as I am concerned,

I think that our world would be a much better place without injustice.

To list advantages and disadvantages

One advantage of

Another advantage of

One other advantage of

A further advantage of

The main advantage of

The greatest advantage of

The first advantage of travelling to work by tramway is that it reduces pollution and traffic jams.

One disadvantage of 

Another disadvantage of 

One other disadvantage of

A further disadvantage of

The main disadvantage of

The greatest disadvantage of

The first disadvantage of travelling to work by tramway is that it might be too crowded during rush hours.

To list points

Firstly,

First of all,

In the first place,

Secondly,

Thirdly,

Finally,

To start with, people who live in the country suffer far fewer health problems than those who live in the city.

To list points in a specific sequence

BEGINNING

First,

To start with,

To begin with,

First of all, wash the wound with cold water.

CONTINUING

Secondly,

After this / that,

Afterwards,

Then,

Next, wrap a bandage around the cut.

CONCLUDING

Finally,

Lastly,

Last but not least, place the patient in a comfortable position and allow them to rest.

To add more points on the same topic

What's more,

Furthermore,

Apart from this  /that,

In addition (to this),

Moreover,

Besides, cars are extremely expensive to maintain.

Not only are cars harmful to the environment, but they are extremely expensive to maintain as well.

Cars are both harmful to the environment and expensive to maintain.

To refer to other sources

With reference to

According to the article in yesterday's Maroc Hebdo, the unemployment rate is falling in Morocco.

To express cause

The government decided not to fund the project because

owing to the fact that 

due to the fact that

on the grounds that

since

as it seemed likely to fail.

In view of

Because of

Owing to the scheme's high chances of failure, the government decided not to fund it.

The scheme is likely to fail; for this reason the government has decided not to fund it.

Seeing that the scheme is likely to fail, the government bas decided not to fund it.

The government has decided to fund the scheme now that its planners have redesigned it.

To express effect

He passed all his exams successfully.

Thus,

Therefore,

So,

Consequently,

As a result,

As a consequence,

For this reason, he was able to go to university.

To express purpose

Our government decided not to ban the death penalty for fear (that) crime rates would increase.

Our government decided not to ban the death penalty so that crime rates would not increase.

Our government decided not to ban the death penalty so as to avoid the increase in crime rates.

Our government decided not to ban the death penalty in order to avoid the increase in crime rates.

To emphasise what you say

Clearly,

Obviously,

Of course,

Needless to say, if everyone were allowed to carry a gun in our country, the crime rate would rise considerably.

To express factual reality

It is a fact that

In effect,

In fact,

As a matter of fact,

The fact of the matter is (that)

Actually,

In practice,

Indeed,

To tell you the truth, man is the cause of all the ills / mischief’s which our planet suffers from.

To give examples

For instance,

For example, by reducing your intake of red meat you can decrease your chances of having a heart attack in later life.

By reducing your intake of foods such as /like beef and lamb you can decrease your chances of having a heart attack in later life.

If you want to decrease your chances of having a heart attack in later life, you should reduce your intake of red meat.

To make general statements

As a general rule,

Generally,

In general,

On the whole, people who exercise regularly suffer fewer stress-related problems than those who don't.

To state other people's opinion

It is popularly believed that

People often claim that

It is often alleged that

Some people argue that

Many argue that

A lot of people think that

A lot of people believe that the earth is the only planet in our solar System that has ever supported life.

To make contrasting points

lt is a known fact that smoking causes cancer.

Yet,

However,

Nevertheless,

At the same time,

Even so,

Still,

Nonetheless, millions of people around the world continue to smoke.

Although

Even though

Regardless of the fact that

In spite of the fact that

Despite the fact that

While smoking causes cancer, millions of people around the world continue to smoke.

To express exception

He read all Coelho’s books

with the exception of

apart from

except  

except for one: " Manuscript Found in Accra ".

To clarify

In other words,

That is to say,

To put it another way, if people made more of an effort to protect the environment, the world would be a much healthier place to live in.

To express similarity

Alcohol reduces our ability to concentrate on our work.

Similarly,

Likewise,

In the same way, it reduces our ability to concentrate while driving.

To conclude

Finally,

Lastly,

Above all,

All in all,

Taking everything into account,

On the whole,

All things considered,

In conclusion,

As I have said,

As was previously stated,

To sum up, it is unlikely that mankind will ever bring an end to all wars.

Summarising

In short,

Briefly,

To put it briefly, these notes were the most instructive l have ever read.

ENJOYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!

Sincerelyours

And Blessed Are The Ones Who Care For Their Fellow Men!