This document provides examples of sentence structures and phrases that can be used when writing IELTS essays. It includes structures for emphasizing a point, describing cause and effect, making comparisons, giving examples, explaining ideas, describing agreement, and noting disagreement. Some key structures presented are "it is worth bearing in mind that...", "compared to/with", "by way of illustration", "this means that", "subscribe to a view that...", and "there is disagreement that...".

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2. TO EMPHASIZE
S E L F S T U D Y M A T E R I A L S . C O M
It is worth bearing in mind that + S + V + O
It is worth bearing in mind that you will be punished heavily if
you often drive your car too quickly.
It should be noted that + S + V + O
It should be noticed that over speed will not only cause accident
to drivers but also passengers.
Emphasize/stress/underline something
In this report, they emphasize the importance of primary
education.

3. TO DESCRIBE CAUSE - EFFECT
S E L F S T U D Y M A T E R I A L S . C O M
give rise to something
Mass tourism may give rise to a decline in environment and
culture.
trigger
If this policy will not be ratified, it may trigger a public threat.
Play a part in something
TV contents are at first thought to play a part in the increase
of TV viewing among kids.
To be caused by something
Environmental pollution is partly caused by tourism - related
activities.

4. TO DESCRIBE COMPARISON
S E L F S T U D Y M A T E R I A L S . C O M
compared to/ compared with
The average Japanese male now has a life expectancy of 77.6
years, compared with 75 in 2000.
By comparison with/ In comparison with
The number of bullied children under 12 years old in the US
was much higher by comparison with other groups.

5. TO GIVE EXAMPLE
S E L F S T U D Y M A T E R I A L S . C O M
by way of illustration
There is a variety of listening methods that improve your
listening comprehension. By way of illustration, note-taking
is of the best way to spot ending sounds spoken in daily
dialouges or speeches
This is true of
Many celebrities are notorious for their uncontrolled
behaviors. This is true of Lindsay Lohan, and also Miley
Cirus
to name but a few
Marc Levy is the author of the best-sellers: "Children of
freedom", "If only it were true", and "All those things we
never said", to name but a few.

6. TO GIVE EXPLANATION
S E L F S T U D Y M A T E R I A L S . C O M
this means that/ which means that
The Internet benefits human life at different levels, which
means that people nowadays tend to overly depend on it.
In the other words/ To put in another way
Science is not the only factor that promotes modern society. In
the other words, the prosperity of a society derives from other
underlying causes.

7. TO DESCRIBE AGREEMENT
S E L F S T U D Y M A T E R I A L S . C O M
subscribe to a view/ theory that S + V + O
I subscribe to a view that road expansion cannot be a master
key to traffic congestion in crowded cities
There is general agreement that + S + V + O
There is general agreement that the Internet causes more
harm than good
It is generally accepted that + S + V + O
It is generally accepted that same-sex marriage does not cause
any harm to modern society.

8. TO DESCRIBE DISAGREEMENT
S E L F S T U D Y M A T E R I A L S . C O M
There is disagreement that + S + V + O/about something
There is disagreement among educators about the necessity of
integrating subjects of arts into schools.
Have mixed opinions about something
Experts have mixed opinions about the practicability of this
solution.