Useful Expressions
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IELTS 6.5 7.0 7.5+ "Useful Expressions" →
01 → ... a challenging environment ...
02 → ... has had a positive / good / negative / bad effect on me
03 → ... it saves time
04 → ... it's a quick / easy / good way to ...
05 → ... it's more convenient than ...
06 → ... it's really easy
07 → ... it's cheaper
08 → ... the chance / opportunity to ...
09 → ... the feeling / sense that ...
10 → chat with
11 → communicate with
12 → Anyway, ...
13 → earn a lot of money
14 → Generally speaking, ...
15 → shop online
16 → shop in the sales
17 → a waste of time
18 → a (freindly) type / sort / kind of person
19 → a wide variety of ...
20 → Another benefit / drawback / factor / thing is ...
21 → As a child / When I was younger ...
22 → at the weekend
23 → book holidays / flights
24 → But he's / she's not like that at all!
25 → different kinds / sort of ...
26 → Even though I don't ... I still ...
27 → even though / on the other hand
28 → For example / for instance ...
29 → get great bargains
30 → get on (well) with someone
31 → get stuck / nervous
32 → Going by (train) is ...
33 → have the same taste
34 → He / she can ...
35 → He / she has to ...
36 → He / she looks like ...
37 → He / she looks ...
38 → He / She's the kind of person who ...
39 → I dont find it difficult to ...
40 → I don't have to worry about (parking)
41 → I don't mind ...
42 → I don't really like / enjoy +ing
43 → I find it easy to ...
44 → I find ... difficult
45 → I get / don't get a lot of satisfaction from my job
46 → I had a bad experiene with ...
47 → I have to / don't have to ...
48 → I like ... more than ...
49 → I like / I love ...
50 → I like / I especially like / I love ...
51 → I like / love it because ...
52 → I like / love / don't like ...
53 → I love ...
54 → I love / hate travelling by (bus) beause …
55 → I love / like / enjoy +ing
56 → I met (him) six years ago
57 → I think I'd be good at ...
58 → I think I'd like to ...
59 → I think I'm ...
60 → I think (I watch too much TV)
61 → I used to listen to ...
62 → I wanted to be / dreamed of being ...
63 → I watch (three) hours TV a day / a week
64 → I work as (a sales assistant)
65 → I work for (a small company)
66 → I work in (a big office)
67 → I would love to be ...
68 → I would say that ...
69 → I (don't) really like / enjoy ...
70 → I decided to study (science) because ...
71 → I enjoy ... -ing
72 → I hate / I can't stand / I'm not (so) keen on ...
73 → I hate / I don't really like ...
74 → I prefer ...
75 → I prefer to wear ...
76 → I tend to ...
77 → I wish I could be ...
78 → I'd like to have a ...
79 → I'd rather ...
80 → I'd say ...
81 → I'm good at ...
82 → I'm in charge of (a sales team)
83 → I'm into (classical music) ...
84 → I'm (quite) fashion-conscious
85 → I'm (not very) good at ...
86 → I'm (not very) interested in fashion
87 → I'm (not) really interested in ...
88 → I'm nervous around ...
89 → I'm afraid of ...
90 → In general, ...
91 → In my experience / opinion / view ...
92 → In my free time I ...
93 → In my opinion / In my view / I think that / I feel that ...
94 → In some ways that's (good / bad) because ...
95 → In the end I decided ...
96 → in the morning / afternoon / evening
97 → it doesn't fit me
98 → It takes (me) ten minutes / half an hour / three hours
99 → It depends on / what / how / where ...
100 → it suits me
101 → It's a (good / effective) way to ...
102 → it's a (great) place to (live) ...
103 → It's for ...
104 → it's got the best (museums) I've ever seen / been to
105 → it's great for (students)
106 → It's hard to ...
107 → It's important for me to ...
108 → It's just around the corner from ...
109 → it's not as (dangerous) as ...
110 → it's one of the (most interesting) ...
111 → it's so (expensive)
112 → it's such (good quality)
113 → it's the (largest) ...
114 → it's (more beautiful) than ...
115 → I've always wanted to be ...
116 → I've been (a teacher) for (ten years)
117 → I've known Gary for eight years / since 2008
118 → I've never ...
119 → keep in touch / get in touch with someone
120 → keep in touch with
121 → keep up to date with
122 → learn about
123 → look up information
124 → make mistakes
125 → My friends / family / colleagues would say I'm ...
126 → My favourite advert at the moment is ...
127 → My favourite restaurant / dish / cuisine is ...
128 → My favourite sport / leisure activity is ...
129 → My favourite programme is ...
130 → On the other hand ...
131 → on the outskirts
132 → One good / bad thing is that ...
133 → One problem is that ...
134 → One drawback of being a / an ... might be ...
135 → share photos
136 → Since (I was a teenager) I've been into ...
137 → spend time +ing
138 → spend time with (someone)
139 → The best thing about being a / an (job name) would be ...
140 → The best thing about working in ... would be ...
141 → The best thing about / One good thing about ... is ...
142 → The best / worst thing about ...
143 → The best / worst thing is ...
144 → The best / worst aspects of my personality are ...
145 → The only thing I like / watch / don't watch / always watch / never watch is ...
146 → The only downside would be ...
147 → The other great thing is ...
148 → The thing I like best about him / her is ...
149 → The thing I like / love / dislike / hate most about (Gary) is ...
150 → The worst / hardest / most difficult thing about learning English is ...
151 → The downside is ...
152 → the weekly shop
153 → The main reason I like ...
154 → There was one time when ...
155 → these days
156 → To be honest ...
157 → We have the same taste in ...
158 → (We) look alike
159 → We used to / didn't use to ...
160 → What I really wanted to be was ...
161 → What motivates me is ...
162 → When I was a child ...
163 → When we get together / meet we ...
164 → When you first meet him / her, you might think ...
165 → Within walking distance of ...
Here are some useful vague expressions you can use in speaking above?
Related:
01 → ... a challenging environment ...
02 → ... has had a positive / good / negative / bad effect on me
03 → ... it saves time
04 → ... it's a quick / easy / good way to ...
05 → ... it's more convenient than ...
06 → ... it's really easy
07 → ... it's cheaper
08 → ... the chance / opportunity to ...
09 → ... the feeling / sense that ...
10 → chat with
11 → communicate with
12 → Anyway, ...
13 → earn a lot of money
14 → Generally speaking, ...
15 → shop online
16 → shop in the sales
17 → a waste of time
18 → a (freindly) type / sort / kind of person
19 → a wide variety of ...
20 → Another benefit / drawback / factor / thing is ...
21 → As a child / When I was younger ...
22 → at the weekend
23 → book holidays / flights
24 → But he's / she's not like that at all!
25 → different kinds / sort of ...
26 → Even though I don't ... I still ...
27 → even though / on the other hand
28 → For example / for instance ...
29 → get great bargains
30 → get on (well) with someone
31 → get stuck / nervous
32 → Going by (train) is ...
33 → have the same taste
34 → He / she can ...
35 → He / she has to ...
36 → He / she looks like ...
37 → He / she looks ...
38 → He / She's the kind of person who ...
39 → I dont find it difficult to ...
40 → I don't have to worry about (parking)
41 → I don't mind ...
42 → I don't really like / enjoy +ing
43 → I find it easy to ...
44 → I find ... difficult
45 → I get / don't get a lot of satisfaction from my job
46 → I had a bad experiene with ...
47 → I have to / don't have to ...
48 → I like ... more than ...
49 → I like / I love ...
50 → I like / I especially like / I love ...
51 → I like / love it because ...
52 → I like / love / don't like ...
53 → I love ...
54 → I love / hate travelling by (bus) beause …
55 → I love / like / enjoy +ing
56 → I met (him) six years ago
57 → I think I'd be good at ...
58 → I think I'd like to ...
59 → I think I'm ...
60 → I think (I watch too much TV)
61 → I used to listen to ...
62 → I wanted to be / dreamed of being ...
63 → I watch (three) hours TV a day / a week
64 → I work as (a sales assistant)
65 → I work for (a small company)
66 → I work in (a big office)
67 → I would love to be ...
68 → I would say that ...
69 → I (don't) really like / enjoy ...
70 → I decided to study (science) because ...
71 → I enjoy ... -ing
72 → I hate / I can't stand / I'm not (so) keen on ...
73 → I hate / I don't really like ...
74 → I prefer ...
75 → I prefer to wear ...
76 → I tend to ...
77 → I wish I could be ...
78 → I'd like to have a ...
79 → I'd rather ...
80 → I'd say ...
81 → I'm good at ...
82 → I'm in charge of (a sales team)
83 → I'm into (classical music) ...
84 → I'm (quite) fashion-conscious
85 → I'm (not very) good at ...
86 → I'm (not very) interested in fashion
87 → I'm (not) really interested in ...
88 → I'm nervous around ...
89 → I'm afraid of ...
90 → In general, ...
91 → In my experience / opinion / view ...
92 → In my free time I ...
93 → In my opinion / In my view / I think that / I feel that ...
94 → In some ways that's (good / bad) because ...
95 → In the end I decided ...
96 → in the morning / afternoon / evening
97 → it doesn't fit me
98 → It takes (me) ten minutes / half an hour / three hours
99 → It depends on / what / how / where ...
100 → it suits me
101 → It's a (good / effective) way to ...
102 → it's a (great) place to (live) ...
103 → It's for ...
104 → it's got the best (museums) I've ever seen / been to
105 → it's great for (students)
106 → It's hard to ...
107 → It's important for me to ...
108 → It's just around the corner from ...
109 → it's not as (dangerous) as ...
110 → it's one of the (most interesting) ...
111 → it's so (expensive)
112 → it's such (good quality)
113 → it's the (largest) ...
114 → it's (more beautiful) than ...
115 → I've always wanted to be ...
116 → I've been (a teacher) for (ten years)
117 → I've known Gary for eight years / since 2008
118 → I've never ...
119 → keep in touch / get in touch with someone
120 → keep in touch with
121 → keep up to date with
122 → learn about
123 → look up information
124 → make mistakes
125 → My friends / family / colleagues would say I'm ...
126 → My favourite advert at the moment is ...
127 → My favourite restaurant / dish / cuisine is ...
128 → My favourite sport / leisure activity is ...
129 → My favourite programme is ...
130 → On the other hand ...
131 → on the outskirts
132 → One good / bad thing is that ...
133 → One problem is that ...
134 → One drawback of being a / an ... might be ...
135 → share photos
136 → Since (I was a teenager) I've been into ...
137 → spend time +ing
138 → spend time with (someone)
139 → The best thing about being a / an (job name) would be ...
140 → The best thing about working in ... would be ...
141 → The best thing about / One good thing about ... is ...
142 → The best / worst thing about ...
143 → The best / worst thing is ...
144 → The best / worst aspects of my personality are ...
145 → The only thing I like / watch / don't watch / always watch / never watch is ...
146 → The only downside would be ...
147 → The other great thing is ...
148 → The thing I like best about him / her is ...
149 → The thing I like / love / dislike / hate most about (Gary) is ...
150 → The worst / hardest / most difficult thing about learning English is ...
151 → The downside is ...
152 → the weekly shop
153 → The main reason I like ...
154 → There was one time when ...
155 → these days
156 → To be honest ...
157 → We have the same taste in ...
158 → (We) look alike
159 → We used to / didn't use to ...
160 → What I really wanted to be was ...
161 → What motivates me is ...
162 → When I was a child ...
163 → When we get together / meet we ...
164 → When you first meet him / her, you might think ...
165 → Within walking distance of ...
Here are some useful vague expressions you can use in speaking above?
