Today you’ll learn two band 8 prediction phrases to impress the examiner.
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Today’s phrases are fantastic to introduce your opinions about the future, or your predictions.
Where are these useful on your IELTS Exam?
Not in Academic Writing Task 1, because you can’t include your opinion there.
However, you can use the formal one in the conclusion for Writing Task 2 and in your Speaking Part 3 answers.
As to the informal phrase, you can use this anywhere on the Speaking Exam.
8 Prediction Phrases and Examples
Believe you me
less serious and more informal
Used for more personal opinions, especially those regarding future predictions
Example
Speaking Part 1 question: Will you have more leisure time in the future?
… Believe you me, I will enjoy it for all it’s worth.
Mark my words
more serious and formal sounding
Introduces very strong predictions
Example
Speaking Part 3 question: Do you think paper books will exist in
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