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USEFUL EXPRESSIONS AND LINIKING WORDS ENUMERATION/ STRUCTURE

INTRODUCING A TOPIC

ADDITION

-first and foremost

-it has often been said

-furthermore, moreover, besides

-first, second, third

-it is a well-known fact that

-in addition (to that)

-firstly, secondly, …

-as a general statement

-above all

-to begin/ to start with…

-many people would agree that

-beyond that, further

-next; then

-according to the latest statistics

-as well as, along with

-finally

-it has often been claimed that

-apart from… -not only…but also

-last (but not least) -on top of this RESULT/ CONSEQUENCE

EXEMPLIFICATION

REASONING

-consequently

-namely

-that is why…

-as a result/ as a consequence

-for example/ for instance

-because of, on account of

-because of/ due to

-proof of this, in this case

-since

-therefore

-such as

-one reason for that is…

-this leads to…/ results in…

-this is illustrated by

-in order to

-accordingly

-as most people know/ it is common knowledge that

-this is due to

-I come to the conclusion that -the logical result of this is…

-with this in mind

-including

COMPARISON

CONTRAST

CONCESSION

-equally, likewise, like

-on the contrary

-however

-similarly, similar to

-in contrast to

-nevertheless

-in comparison with/ compared to

-opposite to

-still / though

-in the same way, just like

-unlike

-in spite of…/despite that

-as well as

-whereas/ while

-although

-as…as

-even

-even if

ALTERNATIVELY

STATING CONDITIONS

ADVERBS OF DEGREE

-on the one hand…, on the other hand…

-if

-absolutely, indeed

-unless

-almost

-provided that

-at all

-in that case

-at least

-in case

-completely

-either…or -neither…nor

-undoubtedly

OPINION

ADVERBS OF COMMENT

REFERRING

-the way I see it…

-(un)fortunately

-concerning

-according to my opinion/ to my mind

-frankly

-looking at

-naturally

-referring to

-probably

-regarding

-sadly

-related to

-as far as I can see/ it seems to me that -I agree/ disagree -I firmly believe that -from my point of view AG REEMENT O R DISAGREEMENT -this statement is very convincing -it is only partly true that

-obviously, clearly -in fact

REFO RMULATION

EXPRESSING FAC TS

-or rather

-the fact is that

-in other words

-it cannot be denied that

-to put it another way

-it is obvious that

-I do not agree with

-I would like to point out that

-this statement entirely contradicts… SPECULATING

GENERALIZATION

SUMMA RY/ CONCLUSION

-it may be the case

-as a rule

-all in all/ all things considered

-apparently

-for the most part

-to conclude/ in conclusion

-it seems highly like

-in general/ generally

-to sum it up/ in summary

-overall

-to put it in a nutshell -altogether...