First, the document lists time sequencers like before, after, later, then, and finally that can be used to add information in a chronological order. Second, it provides listing and adding points words like firstly, secondly, thirdly, moreover, furthermore, what's more, on top of that to enumerate and emphasize key details. Third, the document includes phrases for giving examples, showing consequences, making contrasts, and stating reasons and causes like for example, as a result, but, because, although, even though, though, whereas, while, in spite of, despite the fact that, in fact, the fact of the matter is, on the one hand...on the other hand, otherwise.
First, the document lists time sequencers like before, after, later, then, and finally that can be used to add information in a chronological order. Second, it provides listing and adding points words like firstly, secondly, thirdly, moreover, furthermore, what's more, on top of that to enumerate and emphasize key details. Third, the document includes phrases for giving examples, showing consequences, making contrasts, and stating reasons and causes like for example, as a result, but, because, although, even though, though, whereas, while, in spite of, despite the fact that, in fact, the fact of the matter is, on the one hand...on the other hand, otherwise.
First, the document lists time sequencers like before, after, later, then, and finally that can be used to add information in a chronological order. Second, it provides listing and adding points words like firstly, secondly, thirdly, moreover, furthermore, what's more, on top of that to enumerate and emphasize key details. Third, the document includes phrases for giving examples, showing consequences, making contrasts, and stating reasons and causes like for example, as a result, but, because, although, even though, though, whereas, while, in spite of, despite the fact that, in fact, the fact of the matter is, on the one hand...on the other hand, otherwise.
TIME LISTING ADDING INFORMATION/ GIVING SHOWING MAKING REASONS,
SEQUENCERS POINTS EMPHASISING POINTS EXAMPLES CONSEQUENCE CONTRAST CAUSES AND RESULTS before first as well as that for example as a result but because after firstly in addition to for instance so however because of this after a while first of moreover such as therefore although all eventually to begin furthermore even though with later secondly not only….but also though then thirdly what’s more whereas finally finally on top of that while as soon as to make matters worse in spite of the fact that at first in fact despite the fact that at last as a matter of fact in fact when the fact of the matter is while on the one hand…on the other hand otherwise
Linking Words and Useful Phrases have been adapted from First Certificate Gold and from Advanced Gold, Pearson Longman Publishing House