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 TIPS

DO:

- Focus on catching reader’s attention.

- Coherence and cohesion.

- Don’t forget that in English every sentence has a subject and verb.

- Formal language.

- Impersonal constructions.

- Long sentences (but don’t abuse).

- Passive voice.

- Inversion.

- Sophisticated linkers.

DON’T:

- Contractions.

- Colloquial language.

- Repetition.

- Empty ideas.

- Quotes, if you don’t know to use them exactly.

- Second person (“you”).

- Be careful with articles (“the”, “a”/”an”).

 LINKERS

 To give an opinion:

As far as I am concerned, new technologies are one of the greatest inventions


of human beings.

In my opinion, new technologies are one of the greatest inventions of human


beings.
I strongly believe that new technologies are one of the greatest inventions of
human beings.

 To add more points:

- In addition, the world is always changing.

- Furthermore, the world is always changing.

- Apart from this, the world is always changing.

- Moreover, the world is always changing.

- Not only is technology making people be in contact with others, but it is also
making the same people be in contact with advertisements.

 To express effect:

- Therefore, learning and knowing essential information about the planet will
help to have a better future.

- Thus, learning and knowing essential information about the planet will help to
have a better future.

- As a result, learning and knowing essential information about the planet will
help to have a better future.

- Consequently/ As a consequence, learning and knowing essential


information about the planet will help to have a better future.

 To express cause:

- We did not go out yesterday because of the heavy rain.

- Owing to the heavy rain, we did not go out yesterday.

- Due to the heavy rain, we did not go out yesterday.

- Given (the fact) that it was raining yesterday, we did not go out.

- Since/as it was raining yesterday, we did not go out.

 To express purpose:

- New gadgets are launched every day so as to have a technological and easy
life.
- New gadgets are launched every day in order to have a technological and easy
life.

 To give examples:

- For instance/ for example, by establishing day-care centres across the


country, working mothers can be encouraged to resume their careers.

- By providing incentives such as day-care centres across the country, working


mothers can be encouraged to resume their careers.

 To contrast:
- There is still a long way to reach a final social acceptance of homosexuality and
sex choices in general. However/Nevertheless, people will be more confident
and comfortable if they show their real personality.

- Although/Even though it is a well-known fact that social networks can be


dangerous, many people have many accounts and are not aware of these issues.

- Despite/In spite of the fact that parents allow their children to have various
accounts, children and teenagers are used to posting many photos and status
providing information.

- On the other hand, there is a great number of people who think that a
marriage is only to spend money owing to the fact that there is an increasing
divorce statistics.

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