Blog entry.

Useful language

To Engage the reader

Have you ever wondered what/how/why...

What would your life be like if...?
What would you do if...?
Did you know…?
Are you one of those people who ...
Isn't it extraordinary how/that...?
Imagine if/ what...
Suppose that ...
Let us suppose, for example, that..

To Sequence

Firstly, .../In the first place, ... / To begin with, …To start with,...
Secondly,.../A second area to consider is …
Another point to remember is ...
Last but not least, I would like to add that...
Addition
In addition...
What is more...
Besides...
Moreover...
Furthermore...
In addition to being...

To Paraphrase

In other words,
Or, to put it another way, ...
What I mean by that is that ...

To emphasise a point

Clearly,...
Especially,
Indeed,
As a matter of fact,
In (actual) fact,

To express similar ideas

Similarly/ Likewise/ In the same way,...

To express contrast

However/ On the other hand/ Nevertheless,...

Despite
In spite of
Although
Even though

To express result

By doing this/ In this way/ As a result/ Consequently,..

To express generalisations

As a (general) rule/ Mainly/ Generally speaking/ By and large,...

To express agreement

Without a doubt/ Undoubtedly,...

I'm convinced that...
I'm inclined to agree that ...
I tend to feel that ...

To express disagreement

It's doubtful that...

I'm not convinced that...
It's highly unlikely that...
I'm strongly opposed to

To give your opinion

As far as I am aware,...
In my experience,...
To my mind, ...
Personally I feel that ... Let me explain why.
As I see it, … The reason is ...
It seems to me that… This is because ...
I would argue that for the following reasons:...
I feel very strongly that ...
I am convinced that ...

To conclude

To conclude,
All things considered, I believe that ...
All in all, I think that ...
On balance, it seems to me that...
To finish with, I would like to say that...
Finally, ...
To sum up, I believe that ...
In conclusion, her actions suggest that ...