TEMPLATES FOR SPEAKING AND WRITING

TEMPLATES FOR SPEAKING AND WRITING A Impersonal Points of View - making and impersonal argument - A common opinion is that it can be argued that It is gernerally accepted that There is no doubt that It is impossible to argue against the fact that Some people think/feel/believe/claim/argue that Yet other people put forward the view that B Personal Opinions - My personal view is that I tend to believe that I am of the opinion i would argue that Personally i think as far as i’m concerned I strongly agree with the idea that I strongly disagree with the given topic My opinion is that C Commenting - Naturally, Evidently, D Explaining Opinions - What this means is In other words To be more precise In fact, E Using examples to explain - For instance A good illustration of this is As an example In particular, As an evidence F Explaining cause and stating effect - One reason for this is As a result - Consequently, The result/consequence is/was So, therefore For this/that reason Hence = therefore G Concluding - To summarize In conclusion To conclude to sum up Overall In brief In summary in short H Explaining Contrast - On the other hand, On the contrary on one hand In contrast to this Nonetheless Nevertheless anyway Yet In/by contrast Although Though Therefore I Explaining Comparison - In the same way Similarly Like the previous Correspondingly J Explaining the second paragraph - It is true that First First of all Firstly, Initially To begin with thought it is true that - some people believe that K Explaining the third paragraph - Second/Secondly Third/Thirdly Next Besides Futhermore Moreover ... therefore For this/that reason Hence = therefore G Concluding - To summarize In conclusion To conclude to sum up Overall In brief In summary in short H Explaining Contrast - On the other hand,... Contrast - On the other hand, On the contrary on one hand In contrast to this Nonetheless Nevertheless anyway Yet In/by contrast Although Though Therefore I Explaining Comparison - In the same way Similarly