How to use Connectors in IELTS Writing?

IELTS Exam has 4 modules:

1- IELTS Listening 2- IELTS Speaking 3- IELTS Reading 4- IELTS Writing

First of all, let’s understand why we use Connectors in IELTS Writing?

• Improves the flow of your writing in both sentences and paragraphs.
• Defines the relative importance of different aspects of your narrative or argument.
• Simplifies the logical relationships between different aspects of your essay.
• To indicate addition and alternatives
• To provide examples, clarify or identify
• To indicate similarity
• To indicate contrast or giving in
• To indicate cause and effect
• To indicate purpose.
• To Add Another Idea
• To Restate, Explain or Emphasize an Idea
• To Give an Example
•  To Show a Choice
•  To Show a Difference
• To Show the Opposite of What You Might Expect  
• To Show a Similarity
• To Show a Cause or Reason  
• To Show a Result or Effect  
• To Show a Time Relationship  
• To Show a Condition

Why connect at all?

Let’s take an example without connectors and see the difference. The Amelia Douglas Art Gallery is an exciting place. One month a year it displays art created by faculty and staff from our college.  Does this sentence look complete? The Amelia Douglas Art Gallery is an exciting place. For instance, one month a year it displays art created by faculty and staff from our college.  For instance, is a connector here that connects both the lines. She has a lot of money. She takes Public transport.  Or  Despite having a lot of money, she takes public transport. Or Even though she has a lot of money, she takes public transport. Or She has a lot of money, nevertheless, she takes public transport. Or She has a lot of money, still, she takes public transport. Contrast Connectors: Despite  In spite of Although / Even though However Nevertheless  Still Yet Even so On the contrary In contrast On the one hand  On the other hand Whereas Purpose Connectors:   These connectors are used to show the purpose of an action: In order to  So as to So The following example shows how purpose linkers are used:  For example: The man went to the bank. He applied for a mortgage.  Or The man went to the bank in order to apply for a mortgage. Or The man went to the bank so as to apply for a mortgage. In order to, So as to. We are going to study drama this semester. We’ll learn how to express ourselves physically and how to practice good enunciation. OR In addition, we will learn how to express ourselves physically and how to practice good enunciation.

Some tips for the use of connectors:

There are better chances of band scores if connectors are used in your graphs or essays. For example: Addition: In Addition and similarly, as well as, besides, furthermore, also, moreover, and then, not only… but even, besides, this/that. Listing & Order(Sequence): Firstly, initially, secondly etc to begin with, then next, earlier, later/after this/that, following this/that, afterwards, finally. Contrast: On the other hand, However, in spite of, though, although, otherwise, yet, instead of, rather, whereas, nonetheless, even though, compared with, in contrast, despite. Results & Consequences: As a result, thus, so, therefore, consequently, it follows that, thereby, eventually, then in that case, admittedly. Concluding Linkers: In conclusion, To conclude, To sum up, To reiterate Reasons and Causes: Because, owing to, due to, since, as These connectors can be used for both Academic and General Training IELTS. Connectors express many different relationships between ideas.   

How to Use Connectors in IELTS Writing?

IELTS writing task 2 marking scheme is based on these 4 points:

• Task response
• Coherence and cohesion
• Lexical resource
• Grammar range and accuracy.

For example: She would never vote that man for student council. That man only cares about rich people: Furthermore, He would do nothing to protect us against higher tuition fees. Several students were caught plagiarizing; in fact, they copied the same essay from the internet. You can read about IELTS WRITING, how to get an A in IELTS exam, When it comes to scoring high, you need to practice as much as you can.

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