significant impact
A large or important effect on something.
writing-task-2readingspeakingEnvironmentHealthTechnology
IELTS use
Discuss causes and effects in essays or describe important influences in speaking.
Examples
- The new policy had a significant impact on reducing carbon emissions.
- 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.
Word family
- Noun
- impact
- Verb
- impact
- Adjective
- impactful
Paraphrases
- substantial effect: More formal, good for writing Task 2.
- major influence: Useful for both speaking and writing.
Common mistakes
- 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.