#Writing_tips While preparing for the IELTS exam, students tend to overuse a phrase a lot of. A lot of is an informal phrase and should be avoided in formal writing. Students can also use quantifiers such as many or most before nouns to show the quantity. I will introduce useful language to replace a lot of in some contexts – Lower Level – Advanced Level Useful language :Describing amount / extent / categories A high / low level / incidence of A large / small quantity of One aspect / type of A great / small proportion of A slow / fast rate (of growth) To a large / great extent There were a lot of cases of cancer near nuclear power stations. There was an increased incidence of cancer near nuclear power stations.
They are now developing ways to produce a lot of vaccine. They are now developing ways to produce the vaccine in large quantities.
The report shows that poor families spend a lot of money on food. The report shows that poor families spend a larger proportion of their income on food. @Insight_English Source: Complete IELTS bands 6.5-7.5 st book / CALD 3
