BACHILLERATO - WRITING CONNECTORS AND USEFUL EXPRESSIONS.

I N T R O D U C T I O N

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS: TO START A COMPOSITION:

First of all I would like to say that I agree/disagree with the idea that (Antes de nada me gustara decir que estoy de acuerdo/en desacuerdo con la idea de que) EXPRESS PERSONAL OPINIONS: In my opinion (en mi opinion) / I (strongly) believe (that) (estoy totalmente convencido que) / I think /feel (that) (creo, pienso, siento que), In my view (desde mi punto de vista) / it seems to me (that) (me parece)/ As I see it (segn creo) / From my point of view (desde mi punto de vista) ADDING INFORMATION:

It is a well-known fact that. (Es un hecho bien conocido que) Some people believe whereas others (Alguna gente cree mientras otra)

- and, in addition (adems), moreover (adems), furthermore (adems), besides(adems), whats more (lo que es ms)/also (tambin) /too(tambin) /as well as (tan bien como) GIVING EXAMPLES:
for example, for instance (por ejemplo), such as (tal como), like (como), particularly (particularmente, especficamente), in particular (en particular), especially (especialmente), more specifically (ms especficamente). CONTRASTING IDEAS and OPPOSING POINTS: but, yet (pero), however (sin embargo), nevertheless (sin embargo, no obstante) , although, even though (aunque), even if (incluso si), even so(an cuando), in spite of the fact / despite the fact (a pesar del hecho que), still (todava), while, whereas (mientras que), on the one hand / on the other hand (por un lado,por otro), in contrast, contrary to (en contra), it can (also) be argued/said that (tambin se puede discutir/decir que), but there are people who say/think (that) (pero hay gente que dice/cree que), DESCRIBING A CAUSE OR REASON, RESULT, SHOWING PURPOSE: CAUSA Y RESULTADO: because, as, since (porque, ya que): seguido de oracin: Since he didnt study, he failed the test (ya que no estudi, suspendi el examen); because of, owing to, due to (debido a): seguido de oracin: due to the accident, he broke his leg (debido al accidente se rompi la pierna); one /another reason foris (una /otra razn paraes), as (como); FINALIDAD: in order to, so that, so as to, to (para, para que): ejemplos: She went to London in order to study English (fue a Londres para estudiar ingls), She went to London so that she could study English (fue a Londres para poder estudiar ingls). SHOWING SEQUENCE AND RESULT: SECUENCIACIN: to begin /start with (para empezar), at first, in the beginning, in the first place, first of all, firstly (primero, para empezar, en primer lugar), secondly (Segundo), thirdly (en tercer lugar), finally, at last, lastly (por ultimo), before (antes), next (prximo), then (entonces), soon (pronto), meanwhile (mientrastanto), later (ms tarde), after that (despus de) afterwards (despus), at least (al menos), eventually (finalmente) RESULTADO: so (as que), therefore (por lo tanto), consequently, thus, as a result (por consiguiente), as a consequence (como consecuencia), for this reason (por esta razn), that is why (esto es por lo que). DESCRIBING SIMILARITY:

B O D Y

- similarly (similarmente), likewise (asmismo), in the same way (de la misma forma) DESCRIBING REALITY: - in fact, as a matter of fact (de hecho), actually (en realidad), the truth is (that) (la verdad es que) MAKING GENERAL STATEMENTS: - in general, generally (en general), as a rule (por regla general), on the whole (en general) SHOWING TIME: C O N C L U

when (cuando), while (mientras), before (antes), after (despus), until (hasta), as soon as (tan pronto como), by the time (para cuando).

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS:

- Finally, I would like to say (Finalmente me gustara decir que) CONCLUDING:

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S I O N

Tambin se puede acabar con una pregunta, por ejemplo: Who can say? Who knows the solution to the problem? (Quin puede decir/Quin sabe la solucin al problema?) OTHER USEFUL EXPRESSIONS:

in short (en definitiva), to sum up, summing up (para resumir), in conclusion (en conclusin), to conclude (para terminar).

regarding, with respect to (con respecto a)