I spent some time practicing for the TOEFL test, so these phrases/vocabulary might be useful in both the TOEFL and the IELTS.
To Hesitate (to give yourself more time to think)
- Let’s see
- That’s an interesting/a good question
- Let me think
- That’s a good question
To Give an Opinion
- (Why) I believe
- I’d like to explain why
- Personally
- I’d enjoy
- I would prefer/be
- I think
- In my opinion
- As far as I’m concerned
- It seems to me
- I’d/He feel/feels
To Set Up a Condition
- If
- Even if
- If I could
- Whether (or not) to
- . . . as though
To Further the Argument
- First (of all) . . . Second . . . Third
- In addition
- There are (three) reasons why
- Similarly
- Furthermore
- Moreover
- Further
- As an example
- For instance
To Summarize/Conclude
- In conclusion
- Finally
- As a result
- In summary
- Therefore
- To sum up
- In other words
- To summarize
- Then
- In brief
- On the whole
- To conclude
- As we have seen,
- As has been said,
- Thereby
- Most importantly
The phrases and words in each category can be interchanged.
During my preparation, I collected many responses from various sites, and they were undoubtedly useful because I only listened to them walking on the street, waiting on the bus, or walking home. Anyway, these speaking responses will be published in another post.
Listen to others' responses and pay attention to the context in which the phrases and words are used. You will get a good idea of when and how to use them.
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