significant impact

Utilisation IELTS

Discuss causes and effects in essays or describe important influences in speaking.

Exemples

1. The new policy had a significant impact on reducing carbon emissions.
2. Social media has a significant impact on young people's mental health.

Collocations

have a significant impact on

Urbanisation has a significant impact on local wildlife.

significant economic impact

The pandemic had a significant economic impact worldwide.

Famille de mots

Nom

impact

Verbe

impact

Adjectif

impactful

Paraphrases

• substantial effect: More formal, good for writing Task 2.
• major influence: Useful for both speaking and writing.

Erreurs courantes

• The impact was very significant. to The impact was significant.. 'Very' is often overused; 'significant' already implies importance.
• It impacted to the environment. to It impacted the environment.. 'Impact' is a transitive verb; no preposition needed.