Aubrey Carter
"3 Keys IELTS Certified Coach"
Jessica Beck
"Director of IELTS Training"

How can your linking phrases push you from a band 6 to a band 9?

You must use a wide variety of linking words and phrases on both Writing and Speaking.

This is the only way to get a 7+ on Cohesion/Coherence.

Listen today for high level transitions that should replace common, boring linking words.

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#1: Transitions for adding ideas

Both “and” and “also” are too common!

Replace them with higher level transitions!

  • Additionally
  • Furthermore
  • In addition

These will boost your Cohesion/Coherence score.

Remember that every transition has meaning.

These must be used when adding an idea.

#2: Contrasting ideas

Don’t use “but” over and over.

Instead, use high level linking phrases.

  • In stark contrast

This linking phrase is not used often by students.

This makes it very high level.

This has the same meaning as “however” and “nevertheless.”

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#3: Consequences

Avoid using “so” to share a consequence.

Instead, use some of the higher level options.

  • Hence
  • Consequently
  • Therefore

These are used to express the consequence of an action or situation.

#4: To express something previous

When you want to share what happened before, don’t use “before.”

  • Previous to this

This is a much higher level linking phrase because students don’t often use it.

This will push your Cohesion/Coherence score up to 7+!

When to replace common transition words

After you finish writing, you must always proofread your essay.

Leave 5 minutes for this.

One of the things you’ll look for is common, easy transition words.

Replace them with the higher level linking words and phrases you learned today.

Avoid repetition

Make sure you don’t use the same transition word or phrase over and over.

Repetition of linking phrases lowers both your Vocabulary and C/C scores!

You have options!

Each linking phrase has parallels.

When checking your essay, look for repeated linking words and replace them.

Takeaway

You must use a wide variety of transitions on IELTS Writing and Speaking.

Each of these has meaning, so you must use them in the appropriate context.

Today’s episode teaches you four of the most common contexts.

We provide high level linking words and phrases for each context.

Be sure to proofread your essay and look for easy linking words.

If they are low level, replace them with a higher scoring, less common linking word or phrase.

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