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DÙNG TRONG BÀI VIẾT TIẾNG ANH HỌC THUẬT (Useful Academic Expressions )
These are some useful expressions
used in academic writing:
1.
Stating your own position on a Subject or Topic
·
This
paper aims at...
·
This
paper will be concerned with...
·
The
aim of this paper is to…
·
The
point of this article is to…
·
It
shall be argued in this paper/essay/review that…
·
The
view presented in this paper/essay/review is that..
2.
Presenting your own point of view
·
I
strongly believe that...
·
To
my mind...
·
As
I see it....
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It
seems to me evident/obvious that...
·
I
feel that...
·
I
think/contend that...
·
There
are many reasons why…
·
It
is important/necessary to point out that…
·
The
first thing to be considered is…
·
It
is a fact that…
3.
Supporting your view and adding more information:
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The
first/second reason why…is…
·
Firstly/Secondly...
·
not
only ...but also...
·
The
most important…
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In
addition, …
·
Furthermore,
…
·
What
is more, …
·
Another
reason is …
·
A
further point is …
4.
Stating the view of Another Person on a Subject or Topic
·
Harris's
approch (1970, p. 1) can be described as follows...
·
Chomsky
(1965, p. 133) maintains/argues/asserts/claims/points out that...
·
Th
authors views ca be stated as follows...
·
The
opinion of Chomsky (1965, p. 133) is that…
·
Chomsky
(1965, p. 133)) has suggested that ….
·
According
to Smith (1992, p. 123), …
·
It
is thought by some theorists, for example, Chomsky (1965, p. 133) and Harris
(1970, p. 1) that…
5.
Agreeing with the Views of Others
·
I
don't agree with the authors ideas/thoughts...because...
·
I
don't think the author's views are accurate...because...
·
Chomsky
(1965, p. 133) is certainly/may be correct/accurate in saying that … because…
·
As
Chomsky (1965, p. 133) says/states …
·
Like
Chomsky (1965, p. 133), it can be agreed that …. because…
6.
Disagreeing with the Views of Others
·
Chomsky
(1965, p. 133) fails to address the issue when he says "…" because …
·
When
Chomsky (1965, p. 133) argues that …. his reasoning is questionable because….
·
One
of the main arguments against Chomsky (1965, p. 133) and Harris (1970, p. 1) is
that …
·
Harris
(1970) approach/position/methods is/are somewhat
inadequate/inaccurate/insufficient because…
·
There
is some doubt that…
7.
Indicating a Lack of Knowledge in a Particular Topic or Subject
·
Despite
the book's attempts to... it lacks a accuracy...
·
What
I find lacking in the research is...
·
Although
the research has tended to focus on…..rather less attention has been paid to…
·
Most
studies, such as Harris (1970, p. 1) and Chomsky (1965, p. 133) have
emphasized/concentrated on/focused on inadequate /insufficient….
8.
Drawing a Conclusion Using the Work of Others
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To
sum up, ...
·
In
a nutshell, ...
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As
a conclusion, ...
·
As
a summary, ...
·
All
in all, ...
·
To
conclude, ...
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Based
on these authors, a connection can be made between…
·
It
can be concluded from what Jones (2004, p. 2) and Smith (2002, p. 1) have
stated that... is …
·
When
Smith’s (2001, p.52) work/paper is looked at closely, it is seen that…
·
One
outcome of Smith’s (2001, p.52) work/paper/research is
Useful Phrases for Proficiency Essays
Introducing the phenomenon to be discussed
More and more families are choosing to have only one child.The trend nowadays is towards having smaller families.
Over the past ten years or so the media have frequently carried reports of ...............
Recent research indicates that the number of teenagers who smoke is increasing.
Hardly a week goes by without another report of ................. appearing in the media.
This raises the issue of whether .................
Although most people would generally agree that ............... few would deny that ................
Stating your opinion
As I see it,It seems to me that ............ I would also say that ....
I am convinced that ...............
I am inclined to believe that ..................
There is no doubt in my mind that ..................
One of the drawbacks of ....... is ..........
However, one of the benefits is that ............
Changing topic
As regards the causes for this, ..............Concerning the causes for this, .........
As for the causes, ...........
Presenting arguments
One justification often given for ........... is that.................Advocates/Proponents would claim that ..................
Those who object to ................. often argue that ...................
Another objection is that ......
However, it should not be forgotten that ..............
........... are opposed to ................ on the grounds that .................
From the point of view of .................
According to ....................
Describing causes
One factor which has led to ............ is ..............One of the factors which has brought this about is .........
The problem often stems from ....................
The situation has been exacerbated by ................
.............. has only made the situation worse.
One consequence of ................ is ................
Proposing steps and measures
As regards the most appropriate response to this situation, one suggestion would be to .........The first step to be taken would be to ........
To alleviate the situation people should ...........
In addition they ought to ...............
To begin to tackle this situation society/individuals/the government need/s to ..........
.............. would certainly ameliorate the situation.
This can only be dealt with if ............
To overcome this problem, ..............
Were the government to ..............., the situation would doubtless improve.
Individuals can do a great deal to ............
The burden of responsiblity lies in the hands of ........
It is vitally important that .........
Legislation should be introduced to control .................
It would be a grave error if we .................
Concluding
All in all it seems to me that ...........The obvious conclusion to be drawn is that .......................
All things considered, .............
On balance, I tend to believe that ............
The world would surely be a better place to live in if ..............
If people stopped ....ing, we would have/ we could look forward to a ...............
The prospects for the future will be bleak/grim unless ...................
