Appendix 3: Essential
Ideas
IELTS Essays,
Letters, Graphs, Diagrams & Maps
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Britain's resulting debt burden was greater than that of the French.
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to think that something happens because of something else
To put something down to
When
Charlie became ill, I was inclined to put it down to the pressures of his job.
No one was injured, and US officials put the incident down to "high spirits".
To attribute something to
The management attributed the success of the company to the new Marketing
Director.
1150 deaths a year can be attributed to drunk driving.
Because
1.
what you say when you are giving the reason for something
Because
She's in a bad mood because her father won't let her go to the party tonight.
"This photograph doesn't look like you." "That's because it isn't me - it's my sister".
Because you've done such a good job, I'm giving everyone a 10% bonus.
Just because
(=used when you think an explanation is not a good enough reason for something)
You mean you dumped him just because he forgot your birthday?
Simply because
(=used when there is a very simple reason for something)
We're not going on
holiday this year, simply because we can't afford it.
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