PUTTING YOUR
IDEAS TOGETHER
Here is a “helping word” to
students in trouble, I mean, several words that will help you when you find it
hard to write something because your
ideas are not connected.
These expressions are used to
introduce a new topic:
-as
for, in regards to, concerning (en cuanto a, en relación a)
-in reference to,
with regards to (tocante a , concerniente a )
-about, concerning (acerca
de)
You can use
these words (Connectors) to link your ideas.
RESULT – SUMMARY
So –
Therefore, – as a result – thus – Consequently, – in this way – in short – in
brief
CONCESSION
However, – Nevertheless, – despite – in spite of – yet
– although – though – still …
CONTRAST
Instead – in comparison – but – on
( the ) one hand – on the other hand – by contrast – whereas – otherwise
ADDITION
Also – and – Furthermore, – Moreover, – in addition ( to ) –
besides – above all…
REASON
Because – since – as - because of , due to –
thanks to - that’s why – that’s the reason why -
EMPHASIS
As a matter of
fact, – in particular – Of course, – In fact, – indeed – in any
event…
ILLUSTRATION
For instance – for example
…
REPETITION
Similarly – likewise – in the same way…
SEQUENCE
First – next – then – finally – at last – eventually – in the end…In
conclusion,
Firstly – Secondly- thirdly…
And here are some useful phrases
for opinions:
-
Many people claim that…
- It is true that….
- This is not an
exaggeration … even though…
- I tend to dis/agree with …
- In my
view…
-As far as I'm concerned,
- In conclusion, – To conclude,
- I
can understand… However, …
- As we have seen/will see, there are ( at least )
two sides to this issue.
- I am convinced that we can / deal with this
situation /improve this situation / solve this problem…
- This is an issue
that / can be solved / must be faced …
- Another aspect of the issue is…
- In my opinion, the advantages of… far outweigh the disadvantages…
- We
can argue that… but…
- Personally I am in favor of…..
On these
websites you will find some exercises on
connectors.
