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‫OK, welcome to your first Eilts vocabulary lesson, and in this lesson, we're going to look at some

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‫general vocabulary that will be especially useful for the speaking and writing sections of the Eilts

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‫test.

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‫And we're going to be looking specifically at opener's that you can use.

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‫Now, I feel that opener's are a very important part of language that you need to be able to used to

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‫get a good score in your eyeholes test.

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‫And it shows the examiners that you can organize your ideas and begin discussing your thinking.

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‫So let's take a look at some of the openings that we'll be looking at today.

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‫First, we have three different openings for sharing opinion, in my opinion.

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‫I believe I feel that then we have some openings for adding extra pieces of information and giving more

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‫detail in addition.

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‫Furthermore, another reason is and finally, we have some openings for comparing and contrasting.

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‫We use these openings to begin discussing a different kind of thinking or the opposite idea to something

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‫on the other hand.

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‫In contrast, however.

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‫So here are three different types of openers that you can use again, they'll be really useful for the

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‫speaking and writing sections of the ELT test, and I think that you should be practicing using these

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‫opener's.

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‫So let's move on to taking a look at some of these opener's in use and we'll begin with, in my opinion.

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‫In my opinion, it's hugely important to stop using plastic.

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‫In my opinion, wearing fashionable clothes does not mean you are a good person.

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‫So there we go.

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‫Our first eye opener for sharing opinions and my opinion.

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‫Let's see the next example.

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‫I believe.

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‫I believe my family have influenced me very much.

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‫I believe that all people should have equal opportunities in life, and I've just highlighted a phrase

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‫here, which is a collocation equal opportunities.

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‫That's a very negative sounding expression.

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‫So something that you could quite easily use to.

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‫And the next example is I feel that.

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‫I feel that we should try to ride buses and trains to protect the environment.

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‫I feel that family is much more important than money.

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‫So we have three examples of openness to share your opinion.

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‫Now, once again, in the al speaking and writing sections of the test, it is not good if you repeat

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‫phrases, vocabulary and language too often.

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‫So specially when you're writing and speaking, you need to use a mix of opinions and vocabulary.

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‫Here are three different ones for sharing opinions.

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‫Let's move on to the next set of openers, which is adding information in addition.

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‫So this is a great opener to begin speaking about something that you've already discussed, but you

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‫want to give extra detail in addition.

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‫In addition to my family's farm, we also have a small fishing lake, so you can see in this example

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‫you were probably discussing your family's farm already, but you want to give extra information and

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‫you've added this and said something about this small fishing lake.

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‫In addition to my family's farm, we also have a small fishing lake.

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‫So you've added extra detail.

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‫In addition, it seems we should try to exercise daily.

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‫And the next example is further, more a really great opening, again, to add extra information.

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‫Furthermore, Sri Lankan food is definitely very delicious.

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‫Furthermore, I would like to study for my master's degree in Australia, OK, and the last example

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‫for adding information is another reason is.

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‫Another reason is I don't like windy and wet weather and the next example, another reason is that I

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‫always enjoyed painting, so studying art makes great sense to me.

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‫So you can see in this final example you've been discussing or writing about painting, and you want

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‫to add another reason to why you enjoy it.

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‫Studying art makes great sense to me.

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‫Another reason is adding more information.

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‫Let's move on to the next set of openers, which is for comparing and contrasting and showing a difference

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‫in thinking, on the other hand.

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‫On the other hand, many people also want to use planes even more than before.

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‫On the other hand, fast foods are also quick and cheap, making them very popular.

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‫So here you're signaling to the examiner that you want to discuss a difference in opinion.

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‫You're contrasting different kinds of thinking.

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‫And you use this opener, on the other hand, to begin talking about this.

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‫Let's see the next example.

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‫In contrast.

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‫In contrast, France can be very expensive place to live.

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‫In contrast, a HD television gives you a crystal clear image to watch.

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‫I've also highlighted this phrase, this collocation crystal clear.

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‫I just thought it was something that you might want to use.

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‫It's a lovely expression and can be used when you're talking about TVs or computer screens.

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‫When the image is HD, you can describe it as crystal clear.

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‫So, OK, and our final opener is how ever a really great way to show contrast in thinking.

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‫However, I will try and expand my tastes and try some spicy foods.

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‫However, if I have a chance to find a job at home, I will try that, too.

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‫So our final opinion opener for comparing and contrasting is, however, OK, so that is nine different

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‫openers that you could easily use in the speaking and writing test.

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‫And you might also hear hear them or read them in the listening and reading sections two.

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‫Okay, that's all.

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‫Try and practice using these nine openers as much as you can.

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‫It really shows the examiners a level of confidence in English.

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‫And of course, remember, the EELLS test is purely a test of grading your English fluency.

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‫So do try and use these openers to begin discussing or writing about your ideas.