Introduction Ielts Writing Task 1 Effective

USEFUL TIME EXPRESSIONS

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  (In) the period from…..to……/ between……and ((in) the period from January to April... between January and April...)
  
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  During (during the first two years...)
  
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  In the first/ last three months of the year
  
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  Over the period from…….to……..
  
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  Over the next...for the following... (for the following five years... Over the next five years )
  
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  Over a ten-year period
  
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  After that/ then
  
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  Until
  
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  Throughout the year/ throughout the period/ each month of the year
  
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  Subsequently
  
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  For the rest of the year
  
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  In January/ it began the year/ at the beginning of the year/ at the beginning of the period
  
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  In December/ the end of the year
  

You should pay attention to how you are using them. Keep your sentences short but clear by using those kinds of phrases. Notice that your sentences should be relatively short.

You don’t need to write long sentences to impress people. Long sentences tend to get grammar problems. What easier to read is a three line sentence or two line sentence. What is easier to remember, a 100 page book or 10 page book? Of course, a 10 page book. So, keep things short and use the proper linking phrases to allow your overall sentences to connect. That’s the key.