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Stating a truth
Concluding
phrases
Introducing a
contrasting point
or opinion
Stating a partial
truth
Adding / Listing
points
A further advantage is...
All in all...
All things considered...
Another major drawback is...
Despite,
First of all, secondly, thirdly,
Furthermore,
In fact...
In practice...
In some cases... however,
In spite of,
It is a fact that...
It is widely claimed that...
Many people would argue that...
Moreover,
Nonetheless/Nevertheless...
On balance...
On the other hand...
Opponents of... claim that...
Realistically...
Some experts advocate... (+ ing/noun)
Taking everything into account...
There is some truth in this but...
To a certain extent...
To a limited extent...
To conclude...
What's more,
Based on exercise 4 page 71 from New Proficiency Passkey Nick Kenny 2002
Answer key
Stating a truth
in fact...
in practice...
It is a fact that...
realistically...
Concluding phrases
All in all...
All things considered...
On balance...
Taking everything into account...
To conclude...
Introducing a contrasting point or opinion
Despite,
In spite of,
It is widely claimed that...
Many people would argue that...
Nonetheless/Nevertheless...
On the other hand...
Opponents of... claim that...
Some experts advocate... (+ ing/noun)
Stating a partial truth
In some cases... however,
There is some truth in this but...
To a certain extent...
To a limited extent...
Adding/Listing points
A further advantage is...
Another major drawback is...
First of all, secondly, thirdly,
Furthermore,
Moreover,
What's more,