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CONECTORES
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1. USO Notas de corte de años anteriores
Para indicar una SECUENCIA o ENUMERAR puntos en una argumentación. Exámenes y orientaciones sobre
Selectividad
CONECTORES Y EXPRESIONES
FIRST / FIRSTLY,… en primer lugar Forthcoming Events
AT FIRST / AT THE BEGINNING OF / Week
Today April 2017 Month
IN THE BEGINNING… al principio
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
SECONDLY / THIRDLY,… en segundo lugar, tercer lugar 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 Apr
TO BEGIN WITH,… primero
FOR THE TIME BEING,… por lo pronto 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
NEXT / THEN… acto seguido, después
AT THAT MOMENT,… en ese momento 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
AT PRESENT… en el presente
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
MEANWHILE,… mientras tanto
LATER / AFTER THAT / AFTERWARDS,… después (de) 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
IN THE END / FINALLY / EVENTUALLY / AT LAST… finalmente
ONCE una vez 30 1 May 2 3 4 5 6
EJEMPLOS Calendar
First, my brother and I went shopping.
After that, we went to the cinema.
I’m going to eat, but first I need to call my dad. INTERESTING LINKS FOR ENGLISH
I’m at the office now, but earlier I was at the bank. LEARNING
At the beginning of the course I was concerned it would be too difficult, but I studied a lot and it Curso de Inglés
paid off. English Tag
The new books will arrive next week. Meanwhile, continue to use the old ones.
Exam English
For the time being I’m going to continue at my current job.
University of Cambridfe
At present he is in first place.
First of all, I need your name and phone number before I can continue with the reservation. FCE Practice Tests
I’ll meet you at the restaurant for lunch. Afterwards let’s go for a walk along the river. British Council
First there is a presentation on Ireland, and after that we will give one on Spain. TELC Mock Exam
To begin with we will study the basics, and then we will move on to more complicated material.
After the team’s victory, everyone went out to celebrate.
Eventually they will finish building the bridge and the traffic conditions in the city will improve. RECORD ESTADÍSTICA
After searching for an hour, we finally found our hotel. VISITAS
April (2)
Once you have finished your homework, you can go out with your friends.
December (1) 4 1 9 5 2
Later, we met Susan and had something to eat.
April (1)
Eventually, we went home.
September (1) FOLLOW ME ON
TWITTER:
November (1)
@JesusRa78
2. USO June (1)
Para describir una CAUSA o MOTIVO. September (2)
CONECTORES Y EXPRESIONES
BECAUSE OF + SUSTANTIVO a causa de
DUE TO / OWING TO + SUSTANTIVO debido a
BECAUSE + PROPOSICIÓN porque
SINCE + PROPOSICIÓN porque
AS + PROPOSICIÓN porque
EJEMPLOS
All flights were cancelled due to bad weather.
He went to the museum since he didn’t want to watch the film.
I can’t go to the party tonight because I have to work.
My flight was canceled because of the weather.
Because of the big crowds at the stores today I decided to stay home.
As / Since / Because it was too dark to go on, they decided to camp there.
3. USO
Para expresar OPINIONES.
CONECTORES Y EXPRESIONES
IN MY OPINION / TO MY MIND,… en mi opinión
IN MY VIEW,… desde mi punto de vista
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2017429 CLARET SEVILLA ENGLISH LANGUAGE : CONECTORES
AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED,… en lo que a mí respecta
I THINK / BELIEVE / FEEL THAT… pienso, creo que
IT SEEMS TO ME (THAT)… me parece que
PERSONALLY,… personalmente
IT IS CLEAR THAT… está claro que
I AM AGAINST… estoy en contra de
I (DON’T) AGREE WITH… (no) estoy de acuerdo con
TO BE HONEST,… para ser sincero
UNDOUBTEDLY,… indudablemente
EJEMPLOS
As far as I am concerned, money is the cause of the suffering.
I believe that a good education is essential for our students.
All I can say is that, in my view, we are a long way from that goal.
Undoubtedly, many families are victims of bad housing.
4. USO
Para AÑADIR información.
CONECTORES Y EXPRESIONES
IN ADDITION (TO)/ FURTHERMORE /
MOREOVER,… además
BESIDES / AS WELL AS… además
ALSO (+ VERBO) también
TOO (AL FINAL DE LA ORACIÓN) también
INDEED es más
ADDITIONALLY de forma adicional
WHAT IS MORE… y encima
SIMILARLY / IN THE SAME WAY / LIKEWISE… igualmente
NOT ONLY… BUT ALSO no solo… sino también
EJEMPLOS
I didn’t want to go shopping. Besides, I had no money left.
The situation hasn’t improved; indeed it has worsened.
Most of my pupils enjoy learning English, in addition, they are often surprised to see how many
words in English are similar to words they use in Spanish.
To go in the class trip you must pay five euros. In addition, you must have permission from your
parents.
Although it is long, I think we should take the tour of the Old Town. Besides, I like history.
The students have to write an essay in addition to the reading assignment they have.
It was a lovely day but rather sad too.
5. USO
Para indicar un PROPÓSITO o EFECTO.
CONECTORES Y EXPRESIONES
FOR + SUSTANTIVO / GERUNDIO para
WITH THE INTENTION OF con intención de
TO + INFINITIVE para
IN ORDER (NOT) TO + INFINITIVO para
SO AS (NOT) TO + INFINITIVO para
SO THAT / IN ORDER THAT + PROPOSICIÓN para que
EJEMPLOS
It is for this purpose that our association exists.
I will leave now so that I arrive on time.
We are going to use email in order to communicate more efficiently.
They came to protect us.
She left her gun outside so as not to frighten us.
6. USO
Para describir un RESULTADO.
CONECTORES Y EXPRESIONES
SO / THUS… (FORMAL) así pues
THEREFORE,… por lo tanto
AS A RESULT / AS A CONSEQUENCE (OF THIS),… por consiguiente
FOR THIS REASON,… por esta razón.
ON ACCOUNT OF THIS por esto
CONSEQUENTLY como consecuencia
IN RESPONSE TO THIS en respuesta esto
EJEMPLOS
He failed his exams, so he had to take them again.
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2017429 CLARET SEVILLA ENGLISH LANGUAGE : CONECTORES
I think; therefore I am.
He graduated as a result of his hard work and dedication.
There has been a great deal of rain and consequently the reservoirs are full.
The company is going to release more of its product in response to increased demand.
The harvest was bad and coffee prices are high as a result.
7. USO
Para CONTRASTAR información.
CONECTORES Y EXPRESIONES
BUT / YET … pero
HOWEVER / STILL / NEVERTHELESS /
NONETHELESS… sin embargo
EVEN SO / ALL THE SAME… aún así
ALTHOUGH / (EVEN) THOUGH… aunque
ON THE CONTRARY / IN CONTRAST TO (WITH)
/ BY CONTRAST… por el contrario
ON THE ONE HAND,… ON THE OTHER HAND,… por una parte, por otra parte
WHEREAS / WHILE… mientras (que)
IN SPITE OF / DESPITE + SUSTANTIVO /
GERUNDIO a pesar de
EJEMPLOS
Although it rained a lot, they enjoyed their holiday.
She eats meat, while her husband is vegetarian.
In spite of feeling tired, they decided to go out.
He still arrived to class on time even though he missed the bus.
We’ll still play the football match despite the rain.
Rachel is interested in maths, whereas Bobby finds it difficult.
Sean would like to travel by plane, whereas Tom would prefer the train.
On the one hand this is a great flat, on the other hand it’s far from my work.
I recognized him immediately even though we haven’t seen each other for years.
I have all the ingredients to bake the cake, but my oven is broken.
I’ve reviewed this maths problem many times, yet I can’t find the solution.
He feels prepared for the tournament. Nevertheless, he will continue to practice.
He is quite athletic in spite of his age.
8. USO
Para describir una SEMEJANZA.
CONECTORES Y EXPRESIONES
SIMILARLY / IN THE SAME WAY / LIKEWISE,… asimismo, del mismo modo
BOTH… AND tanto como
EJEMPLOS
I don’t know what they mean. Likewise, I do not understand where they want to get to.
9. USO
Para describir una REALIDAD.
CONECTORES Y EXPRESIONES
IN FACT / AS A MATTER OF FACT,… de hecho
ACTUALLY,… en realidad
EJEMPLOS
As a matter of fact, I didn’t sleep at all.
10. USO
Para hacer GENERALIZACIONES.
CONECTORES Y EXPRESIONES
IN GENERAL / GENERALLY,… en general
AS A (GENERAL) RULE,… por regla general
EJEMPLOS
As a general rule, we don’t allow it.
11. USO
Para dar EJEMPLOS.
CONECTORES Y EXPRESIONES
FOR EXAMPLE / FOR INSTANCE,… por ejemplo
SUCH AS / LIKE… tal(es) como, como
PARTICULARLY / IN PARTICULAR,… concretamente
E.G. (EXEMPLI GRATIA) p. ej.
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2017429 CLARET SEVILLA ENGLISH LANGUAGE : CONECTORES
I.E. (ID EST) esto es, a saber
INCLUDING incluyendo
TO ILLUSTRATE THIS / AS AN ILLUSTRATION /
BY WAY OF ILLUSTRATION para demostrar esto
EJEMPLOS
Paul really like Italian food. For example, he always orders pizza when we go out to eat.
Liz has travelled to many American cities such as New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.
There are several interesting monuments to visit in Andalusia; for instance, The Alhambra,
The Giralda, The Mosque and many others.
There are many things to do when you are in Madrid. For instance, you could visit that Prado
museum.
Andrew enjoys listening to music written by classical composers – i.e. Mozart.
He likes travelling to countries such as France, Germany or Italy.
12. USO
Para CONCLUIR.
CONECTORES Y EXPRESIONES
IN CONCLUSION,… en conclusion, para concluir
FINALLY,… finalmente
IN SHORT / TO SUM UP,… resumiendo
EJEMPLOS
In conclusion, we point out that there is a very varied bibliography on this topic.
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