This document provides a list of cohesive devices organized by their function and tips for using them effectively in IELTS writing. It introduces the reader to over 20 cohesive devices for adding similar ideas, giving examples, comparing ideas, contrasting ideas, giving opinions, explaining causes, describing effects, giving reasons, sequencing ideas, emphasizing points, reformulating ideas, conceding ideas, and concluding. The key tips are to only use cohesive devices if they are correctly used and needed, and to vary their placement in sentences instead of always putting them at the start.

1. COHESIVE DEVICES
ESSENTIAL WORDS FOR IELTS
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2. WELCOME!
In this slideshow is a list of cohesive devices.
They are organized by their function.
DO NOT LEARN THEM ALL!
Learn a few from each slide.

3. ESSENTIAL TIP 1
When you write an essay or report, only use
cohesive devices…
1…if you can use it correctly
2…if it is needed

4. ESSENTIAL TIP 2
Do not use too many cohesive devices.
Use a few (about 2 in each paragraph) in an
effective, accurate, natural way.

5. ESSENTIAL TIP 3
Try to vary where, in the sentence, you put
the cohesive device - don't always put it at
the start of the sentence.

6. OK? LETS START!

7. ADDING SIMILAR IDEAS
in addition
additionally
also
too
as well as
furthermore
moreover
not only…but also
These words and phrases tell the reader that extra information is about to be added

8. GIVING EXAMPLES
for example
for instance
such as
namely
to illustrate this
a good example
of this is…
These words and phrases tell the reader that examples are about to be given

9. COMPARING SIMILAR IDEAS
likewise
similarly
also
in the same way
equally
These words and phrases tell the reader how two things are similar

10. CONTRASTING IDEAS
but
however
in contrast
in comparison
on the other hand
on the contrary
although
even though
These words and phrases tell the reader how two things are different

11. GIVING AN OPINION
in my opinion
in my view
I believe that
I think that
I feel that
I agree with
I disagree with
it seems to me that
These words and phrases introduce an opinion

12. EXPLAINING CAUSES
because of
owing to
due to
as a result of
These words and phrases introduce the causes of something

13. EXAMPLES
The ice caps are melting because of
global warming.
As a result of global warming, the ice
caps are melting.

14. DESCRIBING EFFECTS
therefore
thus
consequently
as a result
These words and phrases introduce the effects of something

15. EXAMPLES
C02 emissions have gone up and
global temperatures have
consequently risen. We must
therefore reduce these emissions.

16. GIVING REASONS
because
so
the reason why
another reason is
These words and phrases introduce the reasons for something

17. SEQUENCING
firstly
secondly
next
then
after that
to begin with
finally
lastly
These words and phrases help the reader to understand the sequence of items

18. EXAMPLES
After that, the numbers start to
decline.
Firstly, I believe that governments
must act to reduce C02 emissions.
Here are some examples

19. EMPASISING
particularly
in particular
especially
specifically
certainly
obviously
in fact
clearly
These words and phrases help you to draw attention to an idea or example

20. REFORMULATION
in other words
that is to say
rather
in simple terms
put more simply
These words and phrases introduce the rephrasing of a previous idea

21. CONCEDING IDEAS
admittedly
on the other hand
another view is
I concede that
I admit that
granted
These words and phrases are for acknowledging another point-of-view

22. CONCLUDING
in conclusion
to conclude
in summary
to sum up
These words and phrases introduce the conclusion of an essay

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