‫OK, welcome to your first Eilts vocabulary lesson, and in this lesson, we're going to look at some
‫general vocabulary that will be especially useful for the speaking and writing sections of the Eilts
‫test.
‫And we're going to be looking specifically at opener's that you can use.
‫Now, I feel that opener's are a very important part of language that you need to be able to used to
‫get a good score in your eyeholes test.
‫And it shows the examiners that you can organize your ideas and begin discussing your thinking.
‫So let's take a look at some of the openings that we'll be looking at today.
‫First, we have three different openings for sharing opinion, in my opinion.
‫I believe I feel that then we have some openings for adding extra pieces of information and giving more
‫detail in addition.
‫Furthermore, another reason is and finally, we have some openings for comparing and contrasting.
‫We use these openings to begin discussing a different kind of thinking or the opposite idea to something
‫on the other hand.
‫In contrast, however.
‫So here are three different types of openers that you can use again, they'll be really useful for the
‫speaking and writing sections of the ELT test, and I think that you should be practicing using these
‫opener's.
‫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.
‫In my opinion, it's hugely important to stop using plastic.
‫In my opinion, wearing fashionable clothes does not mean you are a good person.
‫So there we go.
‫Our first eye opener for sharing opinions and my opinion.
‫Let's see the next example.
‫I believe.
‫I believe my family have influenced me very much.
‫I believe that all people should have equal opportunities in life, and I've just highlighted a phrase
‫here, which is a collocation equal opportunities.
‫That's a very negative sounding expression.
‫So something that you could quite easily use to.
‫And the next example is I feel that.
‫I feel that we should try to ride buses and trains to protect the environment.
‫I feel that family is much more important than money.
‫So we have three examples of openness to share your opinion.
‫Now, once again, in the al speaking and writing sections of the test, it is not good if you repeat
‫phrases, vocabulary and language too often.
‫So specially when you're writing and speaking, you need to use a mix of opinions and vocabulary.
‫Here are three different ones for sharing opinions.
‫Let's move on to the next set of openers, which is adding information in addition.
‫So this is a great opener to begin speaking about something that you've already discussed, but you
‫want to give extra detail in addition.
‫In addition to my family's farm, we also have a small fishing lake, so you can see in this example
‫you were probably discussing your family's farm already, but you want to give extra information and
‫you've added this and said something about this small fishing lake.
‫In addition to my family's farm, we also have a small fishing lake.
‫So you've added extra detail.
‫In addition, it seems we should try to exercise daily.
‫And the next example is further, more a really great opening, again, to add extra information.
‫Furthermore, Sri Lankan food is definitely very delicious.
‫Furthermore, I would like to study for my master's degree in Australia, OK, and the last example
‫for adding information is another reason is.
‫Another reason is I don't like windy and wet weather and the next example, another reason is that I
‫always enjoyed painting, so studying art makes great sense to me.
‫So you can see in this final example you've been discussing or writing about painting, and you want
‫to add another reason to why you enjoy it.
‫Studying art makes great sense to me.
‫Another reason is adding more information.
‫Let's move on to the next set of openers, which is for comparing and contrasting and showing a difference
‫in thinking, on the other hand.
‫On the other hand, many people also want to use planes even more than before.
‫On the other hand, fast foods are also quick and cheap, making them very popular.
‫So here you're signaling to the examiner that you want to discuss a difference in opinion.
‫You're contrasting different kinds of thinking.
‫And you use this opener, on the other hand, to begin talking about this.
‫Let's see the next example.
‫In contrast.
‫In contrast, France can be very expensive place to live.
‫In contrast, a HD television gives you a crystal clear image to watch.
‫I've also highlighted this phrase, this collocation crystal clear.
‫I just thought it was something that you might want to use.
‫It's a lovely expression and can be used when you're talking about TVs or computer screens.
‫When the image is HD, you can describe it as crystal clear.
‫So, OK, and our final opener is how ever a really great way to show contrast in thinking.
‫However, I will try and expand my tastes and try some spicy foods.
‫However, if I have a chance to find a job at home, I will try that, too.
‫So our final opinion opener for comparing and contrasting is, however, OK, so that is nine different
‫openers that you could easily use in the speaking and writing test.
‫And you might also hear hear them or read them in the listening and reading sections two.
‫Okay, that's all.
‫Try and practice using these nine openers as much as you can.
‫It really shows the examiners a level of confidence in English.
‫And of course, remember, the EELLS test is purely a test of grading your English fluency.
‫So do try and use these openers to begin discussing or writing about your ideas.