（a）Describing the general background
It’s widely/commonly/extensively/generally accepted (believed/ recognized/ acknowledge) that…
Express “Now”
At present,/ Currently,/In this day and age/ In present-day society,/These days,/ In today’s society,/In the present age,/ In contemporary society,/ Nowadays,…
Suggestions and Advice
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… has revolutionized/ transformed/ fundamentally changed our lives.
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…plays an increasingly important/ signify role in…
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…is advancing/progressing by leaps and bounds.
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…continues to advance at a staggering/ an astonishing rate.
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The progress/The progression in…has enabled us to…
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…has assumed/ played an increasingly essential role in…
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Today the …(communication /exchange) has been intensified.
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The impact of…on…has been massive indeed.
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Gone are the days when…
（b）Expressing Concern
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The issue of…is increasingly disturbing/ worrying /worrisome/ severe.
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…has been deteriorating at an alarming rate.
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The issue of …has drawn widespread attention.
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With…, the problem of …has been thrown into sharp relief.
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With the incidence of hovering at high levels, many people have become alarmed.
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The incidence of…has been on the rise.
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…is having profound impact/ repercussions/implications on…
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Today, there are a multitude of competing claims on the limited resource of …
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The swift changes in…have brought the issue of …into sharp focus.
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The proliferation of …has rendered many citizens fearful.
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As an inevitable consequence of… , …
（c）Introducing the topic
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The debate over whether…has been raging for some time.
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People remain divided over whether…
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People are divided over whether…
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There is no consensus on whether …yet
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The issue of whether…has triggered intense debate.
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The issue of whether…has caused quite a stir.
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Whether…has aroused heated debate.
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Whether…has been a highly debatable issue.
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When it comes to…, people tend to hold different views.
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There has been much discussion revolving around the issue of whether…
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Today, an issue that has given rise to much debate is whether…
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People tend to have mixed opinions on…
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There have been mixed reactions to…
（d）Expressing Agreement/Disagreement
①Expressing Agreement
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I tend to agree with…
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I think that’s a valid point.
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I entirely agree with…
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I’m in favor of…
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I trend to agree with…and I would go further and say…
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Personally, I think their view has considerable merit.
②Expressing Disagreement
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I’m afraid I can’t agree with…
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I don’t share their point of view.
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I can’t go along with…
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I don’t think that ideas will work.
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It seems to me that there may be other possibilities.
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I’m afraid I had different experience.
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I would say the exact opposite.
③Expressing Partial Agreement
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Theoretically, that maybe true. But in reality, …
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That maybe true to certain extent, but we also have to consider…
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Speaking for myself, I agree with their proposition, with certain qualifications.
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I admit there is an element of truth in…
（e）Signpost word
① First,…/ First of all, / To begin with,…/ To start with, /To start off with,…/ In the first place,…
② Second,…/ Also, / In the second place,…/ …as well. / Further,…/ Furthermore,… / Moreover,…/ Aside from…/ Apart from,…/ In addition to…/ Besides,…
③Third, / Most importantly, / Additionally,/ In addition…
④ In conclusion, / In summary/ To sum up/ In the final analysis/ Based on the arguments offered above/ Based on all these arguments,…/ On the basis of the above discussion/ Accordingly,/ Hence,/ Thus,/ Therefore,
（f）Giving Your Reason
①The chief/principal/primary/first and foremost/main reason for…is…
②A second /Another factor that should be taken into account is…
③A third /Yet another thing we should consider is…/ A third argument that we should not neglect is…/The most significant aspect of this issue is…
（f）Expressing Concession
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Admittedly,/Granted,/To be sure,/ Undeniably,/ Indisputably,/ Certainly,…
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I concede that …Nevertheless,…
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I recognize that…Nonetheless,…
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It may be tempting to argue that… However,…
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It may be true that… Still,…
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This is reasonable to the extent that… Despite that…
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This is valid insofar as… But closer examination would reveal that…
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This argument has considerable merit in that… But further analysis would make it clear that…
