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| No | Aims | Linking Devices |
| To make contrasting points | ☺ although ☺ yet ☺ however ☺ nevertheless ☺ in spite of ☺ but ☺ while ☺ despite ☺ even if ☺ even though ☺ at the same time | |
| To list points | ☺ firstly ☺ in the first place ☺ first of all ☺ to start with ☺ secondly ☺ thirdly ☺ finally | |
| To add more points on a topic | ☺ what is more ☺ furthermore ☺ also☺ apart from this/that ☺ in addition to☺ moreover ☺ besides☺ too ☺ not to mention the fact that | |
| To list advantages /disadvantages | · one advantage/ disadvantage of... · another advantage/ disadvantage of... · one other advantage/ disadvantage of... · a further advantage/ disadvantage of... · the main advantage/ disadvantage of... · the first advantage/ disadvantage of... · the greatest advantage/ disadvantage of... | |
| To express personal opinion | ☺ in my opinion/view ☺ to my mind/way of thinking ☺ I for one think /believe ☺ personally I believe ☺ It strikes me that ☺ I feel very strongly that ☺ I am inclined to believe that ☺it seems to me that ☺ as far as I am concerned | |
| To refer to other sources | ☺ according to☺ with reference to | |
| To conclude | ☺ finally☺ lastly ☺ above all ☺ all in all ☺ taking everything into account ☺ on the whole ☺ all things considered ☺ in conclusion ☺ as I have said ☺ as was previously stated ☺ to sum up | |
| To express reason / cause | ☺ because of ☺ owing to ☺ due to ☺ for this reason | |
| To express effect | ☺ therefore ☺ thus ☺ as a result ☺ consequently ☺ so ☺ as a consequence | |
| To emphasise what you say | ☺ clearly ☺ obviously ☺ of course ☺ needless to say ☺ in particular | |
| To express reality | ☺ in fact ☺ actually ☺ as a matter of fact ☺ in practice ☺ the fact of the matter is that | |
| To express difference between appearance and reality | ☺ on the face of it ☺ at first sight ☺ apparently | |
| To state an argument against your opinion | ☺ it is popularly believed that ☺ people often claim that ☺ contrary to popular belief ☺ it is a fact that ☺ it is often alleged that ☺ people argue that | |
| To state other people's opinions | ☺ many people are in favour of /against … ☺ some people argue that … ☺ a lot of people think /believe that … | |
| To introduce the other side of the argument | · opponents of this view say… · however, there are people who oppose… · however, there are those who claim that … | |
| To express balance | ☺ while ☺ whereas ☺ on the one hand ☺ on the other hand ☺ for one thing ☺ for another thing | |
| To give examples | ☺ for example ☺ for instance | |
| To refer to what actually happens | ☺ in practice ☺ in effect | |
| To make general statements | ☺ as a rule ☺ generally ☺ in general ☺ as a general rule ☺ on the whole | |
| To make partly correct statements | ☺ up to a point ☺ to a certain extent ☺ to some extent ☺ in a way ☺ in a sense | |
| To express limit of knowledge | ☺ to the best of my knowledge ☺ for all I know ☺ as far as I know | |
| To rephrase | ☺ that is to say ☺ in other words ☺ to put it mildly ☺ to put it plainly | |
| To bring up other points or aspects | ☺ as far as... is concerned ☺ regarding ☺ with regard to ☺ as for | |
| To imply that nothing else needs to be said | ☺ anyway ☺ at any rate ☺ in any case | |
| To show that you accept the situation | ☺ as it is ☺ under the circumstances ☺ things being as they are |
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