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❓TEST YOURSELF

Gerund or infinitive?
The next post will be with the correct answer and grammar rules on that.

I tried ________ my homewok, but but could not because my sister was watching TV in my room all night.

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✍🏻 TRY + INFINITIVE OR GERUND?

Actually, both options are possible, but they change the meaning a lot, therefore they are not interchangeable.

1. I tried to do my homework last night, but could not because my sister was watching TV in my room all night – shows that the speaker made an attempt to do his/her homework, but was unable to, because it was difficult to accomplish.

2. I tried doing my homework last night, and this morning I understood the professor much better – means that the speaker experimented by doing his/her homework, and noticed a difference in the the result the next day.

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📓 New Idiom

CHICKEN OUT
to be afraid, to fear, to be a coward.

💬 Are you absolutely sure about the bungee jumping? I feel you might chicken out at the last minute.

💬 My brother doesn't do anything risky. He chickened out when we wanted to cheat on the test.

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📝 IELTS Writing Task 2.

🔓 Phrases to open/start an essay:

Many/some people claim/opine/believe that...
There is no denying that...
It is often said that...
These days.../ Nowadays.../ In this day and age...
It goes without saying that...
It is universally accepted that...
We live in an age when many of us are...
People are divided in their opinion regarding...
.... is one of the most important issues...
Whether .... or .... is a controversial issue...

🔒 Phrases to end the Introduction part:

Let us examine both views before reaching a concrete decision.
The following paragraphs discuss whether ...... or ...... and reach a reasonable conclusion.
The following essay takes a look at both sides of the argument.
My two cents go for...
However, I strongly believe that...
I oppose the view and my reasons will be explained in the following paragraphs.
I will support this view with arguments in the following paragraphs.
I personally believe that...
Thus the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages...
I wholeheartedly believe that this trend should be changed.

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📝 IELTS Writing Task 2.

💁🏻Vocabulary for the opinion part of introduction:

In my opinion...
I strongly opine that...
I strongly agree with the idea that...
I strongly disagree with the given topic...
I think...
My opinion is that...
Personally speaking...
In my view...
I believe...
Apparently...
Personally speaking...
According to me...
From my point of view... (Not 'In my point of view')
As far as I am concerned...
From my perspective...
I realise...
To my way of thinking...
It seems to me that...
To me...
To my mind...
My own view on the matter is...
It appears that...
I feel that...
I understand...
I suppose...

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📝 IELTS Writing Task 2.

❗️ Vocabulary for introducing an idea:

It is true that...
First...
First of all...
Firstly...
First and foremost...
Initially...
To begin with...
To start with...
Let us take a look at...
It is worth considering...
In the first place...
Though it is true that...
Some people believe that...
Many people think that...
According to many...
Some people believe that...
Many support the view that...
On the one hand...

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📝 IELTS Writing Task 2.

⁉️ Vocabulary for challenging and opposing an idea:

On the other hand...
On the contrary...
However...
Nevertheless.../ Nonetheless...
But...
Nonetheless/ Nevertheless...
Oppositely...
Alternatively...
Unlike...
While...
Whilst...
Although...
Though...
Even though...
Despite... / In spite of...
In spite of the fact that...
Alternatively...
In contrast to this...
Then again...
On the other hand...
Despite the fact that...
Even so...
Yet...
Meanwhile...

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📝 IELTS Writing Task 2.

📍 Vocabulary for conclusion:

In conclusion...
In summary...
To conclude...
To conclude with...
To sum up...
In general...
To summarise...
In short...
All in all...
Overall...
On the whole...
To draw the conclusion...
In a nutshell...
To elucidate...('To elucidate' means - 'make something clear' or 'to explain'.)
All things considered...
By and large...
Taking everything into consideration...
Taking everything into account...
Weighing up both sides of the argument...

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📓 New Idiom

HOLD (DOWN) THE FORT
to take care of a place while someone who is usually there is gone, such as a store or one's home.

💬 I'm going next door to visit Mrs. Jones. You stay here and hold the fort. You should open the store at eight o'clock and hold the fort until I get there at ten.

💬 Don't worry, boss, I'll hold down the fort while you're away.

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