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Hi, Aubrey. I am so excited to be on the Business English podcast.
I think this might be my first appearance.
Well, Jessica, welcome. I'm so excited. Fancy seeing you here.
Fancy seeing you here. All right, guys. So why am I here?
Well, Today, Aubrey and I chose a very special IELTS episode.
I know you guys know Aubrey from this podcast, from All Ears English.
Guess what? She's on another one with me, the IELTS Energy Podcast.
So we chose one we think you guys will love because we are teaching you very impressive phrases to introduce examples.
Yes, these linking phrases are important for the IELTS exam, but also in business English.
If you want to impress, you're doing a presentation, a sales pitch, you need high level vocabulary to link your ideas.
So we are going to share that with you today so that you can be impressive in your next high stakes presentation at work.
High, high stakes. High, high stakes. That was great.
Yeah, for sure. Guys, it's all about sounding impressive.
So definitely listen up and take notes today.
And we'll see you after this little episode and tell you our favorite example.
Hi, Aubrey. How are you? I'm great. How are you, Jessica?
Hi. Good. IELTS listeners, if you don't watch these on YouTube, you should.
We are using a new platform this week to record these videos, and we would love to know what you think.
So go over to IELTS Energy TV on YouTube.
We just passed 100,000 subscribers, by the way.
We're very excited. But head over there, guys.
And you get a trophy for that, right, Jessica?
I think you should. Once it comes, you'll have to show it on YouTube for us.
Totally. I ordered the trophy. Aubrey was kind enough to allow me to order it.
Thank you so much. And honestly, I'm mainly doing it for like street cred with my son and his friends.
That's basically why. They're going to be so impressed by that.
And we saw the one that they sent, All Ears English, and it's a cool trophy.
It is cool, man. The trophies have improved.
Oh, my God. My spelling grade trophy in first grade, which is not impressive.
Remember all the little trophies we used to have growing up?
I feel like my kids are my kids. Plural.
I only have one. But I feel like kids don't get all those trophies like we had growing up.
Like James hasn't gotten any trophies for his soccer teams.
No, we get participation trophies every year over here.
Oh, really? She has a bunch of them. They're kind of small and dinky, but she's excited every time.
And she didn't win. You participated. It's just like you're on the team.
Here's a trophy. That's what happened to me growing up.
I had like shelves of trophies and medals and stuff.
Yeah. Anywho, I get a trophy as an adult, so I'm stoked.
I'll do a social media post when it comes, guys.
So make sure follow us on Instagram. All ears English.
Okay, we're talking about linking words today.
Yes, exactly. You guys know that you need linking words both on speaking and writing in order to get those fluency and coherence scores that you need.
So you guys need a variety of linking words.
You need informal and formal linking words.
And we had a great question in our Three Keys Facebook group about this.
Exactly, exactly. So guys, we are going to read this question and then we're going to teach you four linking phrases to use to introduce examples.
We'll tell you which are higher scoring and we'll give you a couple ways that you could use these in speaking in writing task two.
Okay, let's get into it. So Aubrey, can you read the question, please?
Yes, this question was from Vicky. Shout out to Vicky, one of our three key students.
And she said, Hi there, here's a question.
What's the difference between for example, and for instance, which one is better for the exam?
Great question. Aubrey, what do you think?
Yeah, these are very similar, right? We see students use them a lot.
So they're definitely not the most impressive linking words that you can use.
But you're limited when you're sharing an example.
There are specific linking words that you have to use.
What's most important is that you don't repeat the same one over and over.
So you can definitely use these. And then if you need to share another example, you need to have a few more in your pocket, in your arsenal, so that you're ready to not have to repeat.
Right. Exactly. So here's the thing for writing, guys.
In order to get a just a band six. Right.
You need to have linking words. You need to have some linking words.
They can be average, boring linking phrases like, for example, and for instance.
But you have to have some. Now, if you want a band seven or higher, you can use for example and for instance, but you also have to use other linking words to introduce examples.
Now, if we're thinking about writing task two, Aubrey, how many phrases do students need to introduce examples?
Like how, if we don't want to repeat any linking phrases, how many do we need in a writing task two?
Good question. So for each paragraph, if you only need one idea, then there's a chance you'll just have one example in that idea, right?
This changes when there's a plural, when you need to provide causes or advantages.
So you have to share two. Then you might have two examples, but the average body paragraph is just going to have one.
And so then you'll have two per essay. Exactly, exactly.
So, yeah, most writing task two essays, guys, you have two body paragraphs.
In each body paragraph, you have the topic sentence.
You have the main, the reason, like the number one reason, whatever.
We'll give you an example in a second. And after the reason, you have an example. and then you have details about the example.
So that is a very strong paragraph right there.
And notice there's only one example, but each sentence moves on.
Each sentence has new information in it, right?
We're not just listing a bunch of examples.
Because that's band six, guys. If you are going to get a band seven or higher, you have to really prove that reason by not just giving a single example, but by also describing that example, giving details about that example, right?
So a great task two essay, you actually only need two phrases to introduce examples, right?
But as Aubrey said, just to reiterate, if the question is like asking you to provide advantages or solutions, that's plural.
So you're going to need two examples in each paragraph.
Exactly. So you do need multiple linking phrases in case that happens.
But you made a really good point, Jessica, that there's a very good chance that you'll only need two examples total, one in each body paragraph.
And when that's the case, you want to use the higher level ones.
You want to use those that are more impressive to boost that vocabulary score.
Yeah, only use for example, and for instance, if you've already used the higher level phrases, right?
So we're gonna get to those in just a second, guys.
But we also wanna remind you that these linking phrases to introduce examples, not just for writing task two, you need these in task one, especially if you're writing a letter, you need these in speaking, especially speaking part three, right?
Well, and speaking part one, for that matter.
We need a bunch of examples all over the place in speaking.
So you actually do need to learn a variety of ways to introduce examples.
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Exclusions apply. See details online. All right, let's get into some really solid examples so that you can see some paragraphs that would be perfect for a Writing Task 2 essay.
Totally. All right. So here are some alternatives to for example and for instance.
Now, these two do come from Three Keys IELTS from our online course.
So if you want all the transition phrases and all the tips on how to write band seven and higher essays, go to allearsenglish.com slash K-E-Y-S.
All right. So how... Higher level transition example phrases.
We can say as a shining example or something, something is a shining example.
Okay. We can say as a case in point, comma, blah, blah, blah.
Or we can say something, something is a case in point.
So there's some nice variation there, guys, of how you can not just use better transition phrases, but also use a variety of grammar structures.
So, OK, we have two awesome examples for you guys.
Now, the first is based on a writing task to question about the the advantages of growing one's own food.
For example, I've seen this on IELTS. Aubrey, can you read that example, please?
Yes. And remember, guys, that your examples follow your reasons.
You're strengthening your ideas with the example, right?
So, for example, the chief advantage of growing one's own food is that one has healthy food immediately available.
For instance, if I want some fresh vegetables to add to the pasta I'm making for dinner, all I have to do is saunter out to my garden and pick some zucchini as opposed to driving all the way to a supermarket.
I love your use of saunter in that example.
I just imagine you prancing out to your garden for some zucchini.
That's what I was picturing. I was like picturing myself in like, like a big home with like a huge garden in the backyard.
I have neither of those things, by the way.
I don't even have a yard, but this is what I'm picturing.
And then if I were one of those ladies, I would be wearing like a 1950s dress and I'd have an apron on and I'd be like sauntering out with my perfectly manicured nails to pick some zucchini.
Right. Ladies who garden. Ladies who have the time and privilege to garden.
I know, right? Or who don't live in Arizona where the sun burns anything I ever try to plant.
True. Or in Portland where the garden would be drowning for nine months of the year.
So anyway, back to IELTS. Okay, so if we could look at how this is used, for instance, and then the complete example, right?
We could also say... as a case in point if i want some fresh vegetables so we could replace for instance with that higher level transition phrase okay so um we did only read that once i would recommend listening to this to both of these examples a few times guys and even writing these down word for word because these are structures that you can use in your own writing task too.
And these are really great examples of how specific you have to get in order to show interesting vocab, like saunter and zucchini, right?
We have to get specific. Yeah. Yes, these are full.
These are like template sentences that are full of chunks, like the chief advantage of and then fill in the blank with whatever is related to the essay you are writing.
So just like Jessica said, write down these chunks that can be used in any essay.
I mean, this is what we do in our three key styles task two templates, right?
We give you these chunks and show you exactly what to do in every sentence.
All right, so let's do one more awesome example, Aubrey.
All right, let me read this one. The main reason every citizen should be required to volunteer for two years overseas is... is that it would create more empathetic members of society.
My friend Todd is a shining example of this.
After volunteering for Habitat for Humanity and building houses in Ecuador, he returned to Portland, Oregon, and has had a huge impact on creating affordable housing here in the city.
So this would be an interesting essay about the advantages and disadvantages of spending two years overseas, volunteering overseas, I guess.
Yeah. So the question would be like, should we should everyone be required to volunteer?
Because that has come up on IELTS Task 2 and Speaking Part 3.
And no, I do not have a friend named Todd.
I totally made this up, but it's a great it's a great example.
So just quickly, let's look at that grammar.
I said, my friend Todd is a shining example of this, period.
And that's just the example, right? And then I give a detail about that.
I explain why it's a shining example. And again, the more specific, the better, because not only are your ideas stronger for your task score and your cohesion coherence score, but again, notice when we get specific, we show better vocabulary, right?
Right. Creating affordable housing. Huge impact.
Habitat for Humanity. All of that stuff is great vocab.
Yes. And then alternatively, you could say as a shining example, my friend Todd volunteered for Habitat for Humanity.
Right. You have these two options, both very high level and are boosting.
They're better than, for instance, for example, because students don't use them all the time.
The examiner won't have seen them as often.
They're higher level. Yes. Oh, my gosh.
I am so happy we could share these examples with you guys.
They're such a great inside peek into what your goals need to be for writing task two.
I love it. All right. Aubrey, if students have questions, where can they get us their IELTS questions?
Yes, you guys can email support at allersenglish.com and send us IELTS questions.
And if you are a Three Keys student, you can post any question in our Facebook group and get answers right away.
So remember, you can sign up at allersenglish.com slash keys.
Awesome. All right, guys. Thanks for listening today and we'll see you next week.
Thanks, Aubrey. Bye. Bye. Okay, that was amazing.
What I love about the IELTS Energy podcast is that it's not just for IELTS students.
Exactly. No, this is so useful for business English.
I think my favorite phrase for you guys who work in business is that blank something is a case in point, right?
Imagine You're sharing something in a presentation and you want to share an example.
You don't always want to say, for instance, for example, you want to be impressive.
You want to use something like this. That's quite a bit higher level.
And we know that you guys recognize the need for a range of vocabulary, a range of skills.
That's why you listen to the Business English podcast.
But you should also be listening to IELTS Energy, you guys.
We talk about all the skills you need, not just for the test, but also... for your professional career, reading, listening, speaking, pronunciation, and that range of vocabulary, the informal slang that you want to use to talk to native speaker coworkers, the high-level phrases like today to use in speaking and writing when you need to sound impressive.
So definitely, guys, right now, wherever you're listening to this podcast, go into the app, search IELTS Energy, and make sure to hit follow.
Awesome. We'll see you guys on IELTS Energy.
Thanks, Jessica. Thank you. Bye. Thank you for listening to Business English, a podcast just for you, the high achieving global professional.
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