Linking devices for IELTS writing task 1 and 2
A list of linking devices that can be used to improve one's cohesion score for tasks 1 and 2 IELTS general training writing.
Formal letters or essays
- Add: Furthermore / In addition / Moreover
- Sequence: Firstly / To begin with
- Reference: Regarding / Concerning / As to /
- Example: To illustrate / For example / For instance
- Conditional: If / In the event that / Should
- Contrast: On the other hand / Nevertheless / However / Although / Whereas / While
- Expanding: Due to / To clarify / To be precise / In other words / This can be attributed to / This is because / The reason for this is / As a consequence / Therefore
- Summary: In conclusion
Informal letters
- Add: Also / And / What's more / On top of that / Plus
- Sequence: First of all / First of / Since / To start with / First / As soon as /
- Reference: As for / About
- Example: Like / Such as
- Conditional: If / Just in case / On the off chance that
- Contrast: Although / Still / but / except / That said / Having said that / Then again / While / Before
- Emotion: Thankfully / Regretfully
- Expanding: Because of / For that reason / So / Basically / In other words / What that means is
- Summary: To recap / Long story short
- Other: By the way / All things considered