English.

Showing sequence:

The following expressions or connectors are used to show order or sequence. In a

narrative, for example, they help show the sequence of events. In describing a process, or when
giving a set of instructions, they can show the various steps clearly.

- At first, firstly, in the beginning, at the beginning of (the day)

- Then, after (before), later, next, subsequently, after that, afterwards, as soon as, once

-Finally, at last, eventually, in the end, at the end of (the day)

Yesterday I did not have a good day. At first I got up with plenty of energy but then
things started going wrong. I ran out of hot water just precisely when I was having a
shower, and it’s winter! Then, after having breakfast I went to work and once I realized
I was going to be late I speeded in order not to be told off by the boss. I was probably
driving at 100 km/h when a police car stopped me and I got a fine. Just after that he
made me notice that my driving license had expired and immediately afterwards I was
fined again. My problems anyway did not finish at that moment of the day.
Subsequently, when I arrived at my office, my boss, for whom the policeman’s story cut
no eyes, told me next time I was late I would be fired. Later I learnt that a colleague had
got the position I had been applying for and finally, before I took the car to go back
home I noticed that I had been robbed of my ipod as I had forgotten to lock the car’s
doors. By the end of the day I had only received pieces of bad news so, eventually, as
soon as I got home I went to bed. I did not want to know any more about this awful day.