3 Transition Words That Will Improve Your CELPIP Writing Score

If you need to get a high score in CELPIP writing, you need to start using TRANSITION WORDS!

The aim of this blog post is simple:

• Teach you how to use transition words in CELPIP!

No, that's not the goal. This is the goal:

• Teach you how to use transition words in CELPIP CORRECTLY!

Once you start using transition words correctly, you'll start to get a higher CELPIP score.

What are Transition Words?

Transition words are sometimes called signal words. They help us organize our ideas and help people understand what we are saying. We use transition words every day!

You’re probably using some of these in your daily life. Today, we are going to focus on using three of these in CELPIP Writing:

• Although

• Even though

• However

Are you ready? Keep on reading!

CELPIP Writing Task Two

For this blog post, we are going to use the following CELPIP Writing Task Two question:

First, we get our ideas. Why do you think residents should not be allowed to use barbeques on their balconies?

We have more than enough ideas to write a good answer for CELPIP Writing Task Two. However, we have some steps you need to follow.

Step 1: Develop Opposite Idea(s)

I know this might sound strange but think of one idea on why barbeques on balconies are actually good and SHOULD be allowed. Got any? Here are a few:

• They are fun

• They are not VERY dangerous

That's enough! We don't want to spend too much time on this. In fact, if you want to be SUPER general, you could just say:

• People like them

That's enough!

Check out our nice little table below:

Step 2: Acknowledge One Idea

Now we have many ideas against barbeques on balconies and one or two reasons for barbeques on balconies. This is where we can start to use our transition words. Check out the examples below:

1. Even though barbeques on balconies are fun, ...

2. Barbeques on balconies are fun. However, ...

3. Although barbeques on balconies are fun, ...

Step 3: State Your Idea

This is the important part, this is where you write what you want to develop. This is where you write your main idea.

1. Even though barbeques on balconies are fun, they should be banned because they are dangerous.

2. Barbeques on balconies are fun. However, they also cause a lot of problems like noise.

3. Although barbeques on balconies are fun, they can lead to smoke and smells travelling into other apartments.

In these sentences, we are now going to develop the ideas in yellow. We are going to support those ideas with examples, opinions, or facts.

Step 4: Develop and Support your Idea

Once you have passed steps 1, 2, and 3. You can really start to focus on step 4, developing and supporting your idea. This is where you give reasons, examples, or your opinion in support of your idea. It’s very simple! Check it out:

• Although having a barbeque is fun, they can lead to smoke and smells travelling into other apartments. I don't think people would like smoke or smells wafting into their apartments. We might have to keep our windows closed. A lot of people are sensitive to these smells and smoke and some even have allergies.

Here's another example:

• Although having a barbeque is fun, it can be frustrating for others. The smoke and smell from the barbeque can travel into another apartment. This is bad because a person can be sensitive to smoke or smells and they can’t leave their windows open. Also, in summer it is very hot and if we can’t open our windows for fresh air, we can’t relax.

Long Story Short

Whenever we use these words, we are organizing our ideas. Our writing becomes easier to read, and we score higher in CELPIP. We score higher in terms of Vocabulary and Coherence and Cohesion.

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