Linkwords

HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR THOUGHTS
2. Essential Linkwords
Introducing Adv : to begin with, to start with, as an introduction, first and foremost Prep : to begin with ..., to start with ... Loc : Well, let me begin at the beginning … Hesitating ~~(alors euh !)~~ Adv : well ..., hmmm... , I mean …, I say …, you see …, you know ... Adding information Adv : besides, moreover, furthermore, what is more, ... too. Prep : in addition to... , not to mention ... , not only ... but also ... Summerizing / Summing up (~~to resume~~ = reprendre, repartir, recommencer) Loc : in a word, in short, to put it in a nutshell, on balance, to sum up Expressing an alternative Adv : not only ... but also ... , for one thing, ... , for another ... , either ...or ... , neither ... nor ... (negative alternative) Loc : I wonder whether ... or ... / I don't know whether ... or ... Expressing cause Prep : because of, due to …, given …, owing to … Conj : because, since, as Loc : This is due to (the fact that) ... Expressing consequence Adv : so, therefore, thus, consequently, hence Conj : so that ... Loc : as a consequence, as a result, that is why ..., that's why ..., this is the reason why No wonder (then) that ... Expressing condition Prep : without … Conj : unless, if ... not ... Loc : If not, ... Contrasting Adv : but, yet, though, still, nevertheless, nonetheless, actually, conversely Conj : although, though, whereas Prep : unlike ..., instead of ... , despite ... , in spite of ..., for all … Loc : on the contrary, on the other hand, by contrast, in fact, The fact is (that) ... Organizing a series of elements Adv : first(ly) ... second(ly) ... third(ly) Loc : The writer starts with ... , then goes on with ..., to end with ... At the beginning ..., then ...., at the end ... Expressing simultaneousness Adv : meanwhile, in the mean time Conj : while Prep : during Giving examples Adv : for example, for instance Prep : such as ... , like ... Generalizing Loc : generally speaking, by and large, all told, all things considered Approximating Adv : roughly speaking, about, around Conceding Adv : admittedly, obviously, still Prep : in spite of ..., despite ... , for all ... Reporting opinions Personal : to my mind, in my opinion, as far as I'm concerned, as I see it, personally, I think, I guess (US), I believe NB : ~~according to me~~ Someone else's : according to the writer, as for the journalist, as the writer puts it, ... The author considers that ... *Sidetracking (digression)* Adv : anyway Loc : as a matter of fact, by the way, by the by Explaining Loc : in other words, that is, that is to say, viz ...(abbreviation of "videlicet" in latin) What I mean is that ... Expressing aim / purpose / goal Loc : (not) to + INF, in order (not) to + INF, so as (not) to + INF Expressing repetition or habit Adv : again, as usual Concluding Adv : finally Prep : to finish with ... , to sum up ... Loc : as a conclusion, by way of conclusion, to conclude, to sum up, to finish, at last, last but not least, in short, in the end, to put it in a nutshell, in a word
Activities (Print the document before doing the activities) Choose the appropriate linkword 1 (MCQ) Choose the appropriate linkword 2 (MCQ) Fill in the blanks with the appropriate linkword 1 Fill in the blanks with the appropriate linkword 2 Fill in the blanks with the appropriate linkword 3 Fill in the blanks with the appropriate linkword 4 Fill in the blanks with the appropriate linkword 5 Match linkwords and notions
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Introducing