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Be careful with phrasal verbs.

This piece of advice is for

people with advanced level of English.

The truth is most phrasal verbs

are quite informal.

Let me show you an example.

Find out:

A couple of researchers found out

a new way of clarifying water.

Can you imagine that in a science magazine?

Probably not!

Several researchers

discovered a new way of clarifying water.

So the verb “discover” sounds more formal

than find out.

To think about:

The government should think about a new policy.

No no no.

The government should consider a new policy.

Other pairs:

To look at = to examine

Point out = indicate

Number 2

Avoid saying kind of or sort of:

The findings were kind of significant.

No

you write

The findings were somewhat significant.

Or

The findings were significant to some degree.

Number 3

When you’re writing a list of things,

avoid words such as

“so on” or “etc” at the end of the list.

For example:

Public transport in London includes,

tubes, buses, trains and so on.

That’s wrong.

you write:

Public transport in London

includes tubes, buses and trains.

Number 4

Avoid using “but”:

When you want to say but

there are other alternatives you can use.

one of them is “however”.

You can use it to introduce a statement.

For example:

Politicians have promised to improve

road safety.

So far, however, little has been achieved.

Number 5

Avoid using “now”:

Instead of using now you could use

“at the present moment” or at present.

For example:

Petrol prices are so high at present

that there have been calls from the government

to reduce them.

Or you could use currently.

For example:

The device is currently available only in Japan.

Number 6

Avoid colloquial expressions:

Colloquial expressions are used in informal speech

and they’re not acceptable in writing.

Especially for IELTS.

I’ll give you some examples:

The first one is “at the end of the day”

It’s informal.

Don’t use it.

It’s OK to say in conclusion or to conclude.

The next one is “to get out of hand”

I’m not sure why it’s so popular

but I often see it in essays I read.

It means to be no longer in control.

But don’t use it please.

Disobedient and uncontrollable

are what you can use instead.

Once in a blue moon:

It means very rarely or hardly ever.

I see him once in a blue moon.

But no,

this is not for IELTS writing.

Don’t use it.

Ok that’s it for today.

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