Ielts pharses

Question 1

have the sense to grasp the concept of

Answer 1

when someone doesn’t have the level to get to know something

Question 2

treat —- as opportunities to —-

Answer 2

to make something useful for us.
eg. Most of us treat the festivals as opportunities to have fun.

Question 3

seems to be the priority

Question 4

similar behavior can be seen

Question 5

there’s no point in living a life when you don’t do anything or risk

Question 6

To put this in perspective

Answer 6

to compare with something
to give a clearer view about something

Question 7

It has been suggested that

Answer 7

it has been stated that
it has been claimed that

Question 8

therefore, it is my belief that

Answer 8

I believe

Question 9

there may be some who believe that

Answer 9

someone would believe

Question 10

it’s finger-licking good

Answer 10

delicious

Question 11

a vital source of

Answer 11

main source of
primary source of

Question 12

beginning to rival

Answer 12

starting to compete

Question 13

means of

Answer 13

ways of
methods of

Question 14

A major threat

Question 15

tackle the issue

Answer 15

solve the problem
work out a solution

Question 16

I am not optimistic that

Answer 16

i don’t think

Question 17

would be able to cope with

Answer 17

can handle
would be unbearable

Question 18

must address the problem of

Question 19

be extremely keen to

Answer 19

very eager to

Question 20

maybe

Answer 20

perhaps
possibly
conceivably

Question 21

I am not sure of

Answer 21

to show uncertainty

Question 22

actually

Answer 22

to emphasise that this is surprising information

Question 23

later in ( one’s ) life

Answer 23

to show a shift in time

Question 24

what that means is

Answer 24

to introduce a clarification

Question 25

Oh, and one more thing,

Answer 25

to add something the speaker had forgotten to say

Question 26

Another reason is that

Answer 26

to add a further reason

Question 27

that is one reason why ….

Answer 27

to introduce the first reason

Question 28

which is supposed to

Answer 28

to talk about intention

Question 29

So, to put it in a nutshell,

Answer 29

To summarise what has been said

Question 30

what to make of

Answer 30

what to think of

Question 31

relate to N

Answer 31

understand

Question 32

get the point of

Answer 32

understand

Question 33

it leaves me cold

Answer 33

I’m not interested in it

Question 34

So moving on to

Answer 34

to change to another topic

Question 35

So, that’s about it

Answer 35

to end the conversation

Question 36

in the lap of the gods

Answer 36

state that cannot be controlled by human

Question 37

have a nodding acquaintance

Answer 37

To have a slight or precursory knowledge of someone or something.

🗣Jim asked me to help fix his computer for him, but I’m afraid I only have a nodding acquaintance with how his machine works.

🗣Ruth and I had only a nodding acquaintance before going to the party, but once we got talking, it was like we’d been friends our whole lives.

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Question 38

in a nut shell

Answer 38

to summerise

Question 39

ultimately

Answer 39

to summerise

Question 40

in the end, it all comes down to

Answer 40

to summerise

Question 41

at the end of the day

Answer 41

to summerise

Question 42

on the grounds that

Answer 42

for the reasons that/ because