IELTS Writing Task 1

1 REDUNDANT LANGUAGE

  1. Well, you know …
  2. Err… Let me think …
  3. You might not know this but …
  4. In my opinion
  5. From my point of view
  6. From what I
  7. speaking,
  8. To be ,
  9. Well… That’s a question …
  10. Indeed/ In fact/

2 POINTING PHRASES

  1. Well, first of all, …
  2. I should the first that …
  3. I’d like to the that …
  4. I’d like to by the that …
  5. The first I should is that …
  6. The I’d like to is that …
  7. The main you need to is that …

3 CLARIFY THE QUESTION

  1. Excuse me, can you repeat the question, please?
  2. Sorry, what do you mean by…?
  3. Could you say that again, please?
  4. I’m afraid I don’t understand what you mean by….
  5. I’m not sure I can follow you. Could you be more specific, please?
  6. Sorry, I didn’t get your point. Could you put it differently, please?

4 Liking - Disliking

  1. I’m …
  2. I have a crush on
  3. I …