20 Useful Vocabulary & Phrases to Start Your Essay
There are many ways to write a strong essay opening. Using these essay opening phrases will help you to become an essay writing master.
The first sentence of your essay is called the “hook.” You can start your essay with a relevant quotation or general statement. You can find more ideas from the list down below.
1. Today, Nowadays, These days:
☛Today, many people do not know their neighbors in big cities.
☛Nowadays, there is a trend that the media focuses on problems and emergencies rather than positive developments.
☛These days most of the students are doing their assignments with the help of the internet.
2. In this day and age, at the present time, now:
☛In this day and age, companies have a much greater responsibility than the old mantra to do no evil.
3. In today’s modern world:
☛In this modern world Muslims are facing many challenges.
4. We live in an age when many of us are…
5. There is no denying that….
6. It is often said that…
7. It is a well-known fact that…
8. There is no doubt that…
9. It goes without saying that…
10. It is universally accepted that…
11. Recently, ….. has changed our life completely.
12. Recently, ….. has become an indispensable part of our lives.
13. Over the past ten years or so the media have frequently carried reports of …
14. Recent research indicates that the number of ……. who ……… is increasing.
15. Hardly a week goes by without another report of …………….. appearing in the media and this raises the issue of whether ……………..
16. People are divided in their opinion regarding…
17. …. is one of the most important issues…
18. Whether …. or …. is a controversial issue…
19. Although most people would generally agree that …………… few would deny that …………….
20. Some people like to ….