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1. MOREOVER, DEMERITS, HENCE / THUSLY

I ban my students from using certain words in the IELTS test. The easiest way for me to explain why I ban these words is that most native speakers wouldn’t use them if they were doing the test. Here are a few of my least favourites:

Moreover – Native speakers hardly ever use this word, and students tend to use it wrongly. Just use ‘furthermore’ or ‘also’.

Demerits – It’s ok to talk about the ‘merits’ of something, but the word ‘demerits’ seems unnatural. Just use ‘disadvantages’ or ‘drawbacks’.

Hence / Thusly – These words sound too formal and old-fashioned. Just use ‘therefore’ or ‘as a result’.

(ielts-simon.com. Giám khảo Simon)

2. IN A NUTSHELL, IN SUMMARY OR TO SUMMARISE

You need to send a SIGNAL to the examiner that you are making the conclusion to your

essay. I like the phrase in conclusion best. I suggest you just use this as it can be used for ALL

THREE types of essays. The more you can avoid the need to have to remember and correctly

apply different phrases for each type of essay the better. I really hate in a nutshell. I think

other people may hate this, so I don’t recommend it. It is not impressive; I feel it is a cliché,

or an overused phrase. I also don’t feel it is formal. If you say in summary or to summarise

my main points you will have to not use these phrases with certain types of essays. For

instance, with a both sides and opinion essay you are not really summarising your main

points in the final paragraph, you are giving your own opinion

(IELTSanswers.com– Giám khảo Mike)

3. CANNOT BE DENIED

Avoid words like “Cannot be denied” in an academic writing

In the academic world nothing is undeniable. Of course it can be denied… People deny that there is gravity…. People deny that the world is older than 10,000 years [many Christians]…. Aboriginal Australians believe that they were born out of the earth… And deny the whole concept of evolution.

(IELTSanswers.com– Giám khảo Mike)

4. ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, TO SUM UP, IN SUMMARY, TO SUMMARIZE, IN SHORT, IN A NUTSHELL,TO PUT IT IN A NUTSHELL

don’t use these phrases

When writing a conclusion for task 2, I always start with the words “In conclusion”. There’s no reason why you should learn any alternatives.

Here are some phrases that I would not use:

All things considered

To sum up

In summary

To summarize

In short

In a nutshell

To put it in a nutshell

Note:

Phrases 1 to 5 are acceptable, but I still wouldn’t use them myself.

Don’t use any phrase containing the word “nutshell”. 6 and 7 are not appropriate for an academic essay.

(ielts-simon.com. Giám khảo Simon)

5. STRIKINGLY (IELTS WRITING TASK 1)

Using the word ‘strikingly’ can be seen as a personal opinion and not gained by looking at the chart. This can lower  Task Response.

(IELTSanswers.com– Giám khảo Mike)

6. NOWADAYS, RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT, RECENT SURVEYS SHOW THAT,  FACTS SHOW THAT. SAY, THINK,

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