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At the end of this lesson you will be able to:

Review and learn vocabulary related to

linking words and phrases.
 Linking words and phrases
Although some of these words have already been mentioned as sentence
connectors, they can also be used to develop coherence within a
paragraph, that is linking one idea / argument to another.

Sequencing ideas

The former, the latter

Firstly, secondly, thirdly, finally
Next, last
The first point is
Lastly
The following

Marketing and finance are both covered in the course. The former is studied in the
first term and the latter is studied in the final term.
Giving examples

For example , For instance , Such as , Namely

- I wish they would put in more stoplights at the big intersections. For
instance, the one at Brandon and Kerr is really dangerous.

Adding information

And , In addition , As well as , Also , Too

Furthermore , Moreover , Apart from
In addition to , Besides

- We are interested in costs as well as the competition.

- Marketing plans give us an idea of the potential market. Moreover, they

tell us about the competition.
Summarizing

In short , In brief , In summary , To summarize , To conclude

In conclusion , All things considered.

- To summarize , it is a well-known fact that those people who

must want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it

Giving a reason

Due to / due to the fact that , Because , Because of

Since , As

- We believe in incentive schemes, because we want our employees to be

more productive.

- Because of bad weather, the football match was postponed.

Giving a result

Therefore , So , Consequently , This means that , As a result

- The company are expanding. Therefore / So / Consequently / As a

result, they are taking on extra staff.

Contrasting ideas

But, However, Although / even though , Despite / despite the fact that
In spite of / in spite of the fact that , In theory . in practice ,
Nevertheless , Nonetheless , While , Whereas , Unlike

- He works hard. However, he doesn't earn much.

- The company is doing well. Nonetheless, they aren't going to expand
this year.
- Although it was cold, she went out in shorts.
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