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Article - B1 Preliminary English Test: Involving The Reader Extreme Adjectives

This document provides tips for writing at a B1 level in English, including: 1) Ways to make an article more lively such as using adverbs and asking rhetorical questions to involve readers. 2) Phrases for justifying opinions such as "because", "the reason is", and "the facts suggest". 3) Recommending ideas using phrases like "It would be a good idea to", "Why don't we", and "How about".

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Article - B1 Preliminary English Test: Involving The Reader Extreme Adjectives

This document provides tips for writing at a B1 level in English, including: 1) Ways to make an article more lively such as using adverbs and asking rhetorical questions to involve readers. 2) Phrases for justifying opinions such as "because", "the reason is", and "the facts suggest". 3) Recommending ideas using phrases like "It would be a good idea to", "Why don't we", and "How about".

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ARTICLE - B1 PRELIMINARY ENGLISH TEST

Involving the reader Try to use extreme adjectives instead of intensifiers


 Have you ever thought about…?  Very good = awesome, excellent, fantastic
 How would you feel if …?  Very bad = awful, terrible, disturbing
 What would you think of…?
 Are you one of those people who …?
Developing your points
 If the answer is …, you should….  Another advantage of …
 What do you reckon to …?  On top of all that…
 What would live be like if…  What is more, …
 Just think for a moment…  Above all,,,
 Just imagine…  The reason I think this is…
 The reason I feel this way is…
Making the article lively and interesting (use  On top of that, …
 Let’s start with …
adverbs)

 importantly
 surprisingly Giving your own opinion
 worryingly   In my opinion, …
 the most amazing   In my eyes, …
 absolutely  To my mind, …
 suddenly  As far as I am concerned, …
 amazingly  Speaking personally, …
 fantastically  From my point of view, …
 frighteningly  As for me / As to me, …
 My view / opinion / belief / impression /
conviction is that …
Justifying opinions
 I hold the view that …
To begin, you can use these basic (B1) phrases to justify  I would say that …
 It seems to me that …
an opinion in English:
 I am of the opinion that …
 because…
 My impression is that …
 the reason is…
 I am under the impression that …
 the reason I believe that is…
 It is my impression that …
 the facts suggest…
 I have the feeling that …
 the evidence shows…
 My own feeling on the subject is that …
 taking into account what I have seen…
 I have no doubt that …
 I am sure / I am certain that …
Making recommendations and suggestions:  I think / consider / find / feel / believe / suppose /
 It would be a good idea to… presume / assume / reckon that …
 Wouldn’t it be better to…?  I hold the opinion that …
 Why don’t we…?  I dare say that …
 What about… ?  I guess that …
 How about… ?  I bet that ….
 Shouldn’t we… ?  I gather that …
 Let’s consider…  It goes without saying that …
 Why not… ?

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