❗️❗️Phrases to talk about likes and preferences

LIKES
I like/love/adore/enjoy...
I've always liked/loved
I'm quite fascinated by...
I'm (very/deeply) interested in.. My main interest is...
...interests/fascinates me a lot.
I'm (really) fond of.
?
I have a particular fondness
for
I'm really keen on...
I am a real fan of...
... really appeals to me
... a great/ marvellous way to ..
I'm intrigued by...
... has always intrigued me
It would make sense to me
I find it (quite/ absolutely) It's fine/ excellent, great/ superb fascinating/interesting/enjoyable fantastic/ fabulous/ marvellous
It's amazing smashing/perfect! wonderful/ incredible/ terrific

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❗️❗️Phrases to talk about dislikes👇

DISLIKES
I don't likelenjoyl...very much. I dislike/hate...
I don't (particularly) care for
I am not (very) interested in...
It's (terribly/ awfully) boring.
I find...sort of boring
... rather bores me.
It's too...
I don't like...at all.
I don't go for... (Infml) gm
I'm not into... (Infml)
It doesn't appeal to me
It's tedious
I am not fond of...
I am not keen on.
I don't find it very interesting,
I find...(particularly/ really very) unattractive/ unpleasant I don't think it's very interesting/ exciting.
I really expect it to be better/ nicer/ Um... I don't have much/any interest in...
I find...(rather/ very/ totally boring, dull
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❗️❗️Phrases to talk about preferences 👇

PREFERENCE
I'd (much) prefer ...to ...
I'd prefer not to...
I'd (much) rather (not)...
I'd like ...
I tend to prefer...
I enjoy...(much) more than...
I like...more/ better than...
I'm much more interested in...
I'm (much) more attracted to
My choice/preference would
On the whole, I find...more attractive/interesting/enjoyable
be.
On balance, ...appeals to me more than...
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❗️❗️Phrares to talk about ability

ABILITY
I'm able to...
I can.
I'm (pretty) good at...
I have the experience/ ability! qualifications necessary to
I'm capable of...
I feel capable of ...
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❗️❗️Phrases used to give your opinions

OPINIONS
I think
I tend to think
Personally I think
To my mind
From my point of view
I (firmly) believe
In my view
In my experience
I would say...
It seems to me the way I see
To the best of my knowledge
in my opinion
As far as I'm concerned
As far as I can see
For my money (Infml)
What I think is this..
I'd like to point out...
It is a good idea to...
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✳️Now I'm going to upload an Ielts writing Task 1 estimated 9 band. Do pay attention to the structure of the essay and employ the style to yourself✔️✔️

The diagram illustrates how gold sales in Dubai changed over a period of 12 months Overall, gold sales in Dubai remained relatively unchanged at the end of 2002 despite violent fluctuations throughout the year. Besides, they were at their highest in March while the weakesi sales figures could be observed in July and September. In the first month of 2002, they stood at 200 million dirhams and rose slightly to reach about 225 million in February. This was followed by another increase) although much steeper, in March! when sales were almost 125 million dirhams higher than in February. However, this upward trend was suddenly broken and sales plummeted dramatically over the next 4 months to reach a little over 100 million dirhams in July August sales saw a significant rise back to January levels as figures nearly doubled, but they dropped again in September to the same level as they were in July. There was a small increase of about 100 million dirhams in October, after which the figure levelled off and remained relatively static over the last two months of 2002. (182 words)

✳️From today on you will be getting COLOCATIONS realting to various themes

What is a collocation?
A collocation is a pair or group of words that are often used together. These combinations sound natural to native speakers, but students of English have to make a special effort to learn them because they are often difficult to guess. Some combinations just sound 'wrong! to native speakers of English. Foexample, the adjective fast collocates with cars, but not with a glance.

❗️For example.
We say.. we dont say
Fast cars ❌quick cars
Fast food ❌quick food
A quick glance ❌a fast glance
A quick meala ❌a fast meal

Here is the STRUCTURE OF A FORMAL AND SEMI FORMAL LETTER of CEFR👇👇

A formal or semi-formal letter has the following structure:
🔺1. Salutation - address the person you are writing to;
🔻2. Introduction - state the purpose of your letter (say why you are writing);
🔸3. Body - provide the relevant details (explain your situation);
🔹4. Conclusion - state the expected action (say what you want your reader to do),
🔶5. Complimentary close - use a polite expression to finish your letter and sign the lette (write your name)