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BASIC CONNECTORS
INTRODUCTION (introducción)

It is often believed that…. A menudo se cree que…

According to “x”… De acuerdo con “x”…
At first sight it appears that… A primera vista parece que…
In order to clarify the problem we must…. Para aclarar el problema, debemos…
By way of introduction we can say that…. Como introducción, podemos decir que…

SEQUENCE (secuencia)

First of all En primer lugar

At present Por ahora
To start with Para empezar
As an introduction Como introducción
After that Después de eso
Then Entonces / luego
Later Después / más tarde
Next Seguidamente
Finally Finalmente
In the end Al final

ADDITION (adición / suma):

And Y
Also También
Moreover Más aún
Besides Además
In addition (to) Además (de)

REASON AND CAUSE (razón y causa):

For Por
For this reason Por esta razón
Because Porque
As / since Ya que
Because of Por / debido a
To put it another way…. Para ponerlo de otro modo…

PURPOSE (intención):

In order to Para / con el propósito de

So that Para que
For (+ noun / -ing verb) Para
To (+ infinitive) Para
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CONSEQUENCE (consecuencia):

Consequently Consecuentemente / por tanto

So Por tanto / Así que
As a consequence (of) Como consecuencia / resultado (de)
As a result (of) Como resultado (de)

EXEMPLIFICATION (ejemplo);

For example Por ejemplo

Such as Como (por ejemplo)
Like Como
Especially Sobre todo / especialmente
In particular Principalmente

CONTRAST (contraste / oposición de ideas):

But Pero
Unlike A diferencia de
In spite of A pesar de
Although Aunque
However Sin embargo
On the contrary En cambio / por el contrario
On the ONE hand / On the OTHER hand Por un lado / Por otro lado
It must be added, however, that…. Debemos añadir, sin embargo, que…
Those in favour… Aquellos a favor…
Those who are against… Aquellos que están en contra…

TIME (tiempo):

When Cuando
While Mientras
Ever since Desde entonces
As soon as Tan pronto como
Till / until Hasta
Before / After Antes / Después
Now that Ahora que

COMPARISON (comparación)

Like Como
As…as Tan… como
Similarly Del mismo modo
Adjective + -er + tan Más … que…
More + adjective + than Más … que …
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CONDITION (condición)

Whether / if Si
Unless A menos que
Otherwise Si no / de lo contrario
In case (of) En caso (de)

OPINION (opinión)

In my opinion / in my view En mi opinion

Personally Personalmente
In other words En otras palabras
From my point of view Desde mi punto de vista
I am in favour of… / I am against of… Estoy a favor de / Estoy en contra de
Logically Lógicamente
Personally Personalmente
(Un-)fortunately (Des-)afortunadamente
It is clear that… Está claro que…

CONCLUSION (conclusión)

In conclusion Como conclusion

To sum up Para resumir
In summary En resumen
In short Para resumir
Finally Por ultimo / finalmente
On the whole En general
We can conclude by stating / saying that…. Podemos concluir estableciendo / diciendo que…
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ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES / PROS AND CONS ESSAY

- Remember! Write four paragraphs:

o 1: Short introduction.
o 2: Mention and explain the advantages.
o 3: Mention and explain the disadvantages.
o 4: Write your opinion (whether it is good or bad) and justify it with its
advantages or disadvantages.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages / pros and cons of...

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INTRODUCTION:
In this composition I am going to discuss about the pros and cons
of_______________________________. There is a great controversy on
this subject; there are many pros and cons involved in it.
ADVANTAGES OF … :
On the one hand, __________________________________ has many
advantages. First of all, ______________________________________
__________________________________________Secondly, _______
____________________________________________________________.
DISADVANTAGES OF … :
However, ____________________________________________________
has also disadvantages. One is that____________________
____________________________________________________________.
Also, ____________________________________________, and
moreover, __________________________________________________.
CONCLUSION:
In short, we can conclude by saying although
____________________________ has got both advantages and
disadvantages, I believe that ______________________is positive /
negative because__________________________________________.

FOR AND AGAINST ESSAY

Remember! Write four paragraphs:

o 1: Short introduction.
o 2: Mention and explain those opinions that you do not share.
o 3: Mention and explain your personal opinion.
o 4: Write a conclusion indicating why your opinion is the best.

Give reasons in favour and against...

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INTRODUCTION:
In this composition I am going to discuss about
__________________________________________________.
There is a great controversy on this subject, because some people think
that it is good to _______________________, and others affirm that it is
more convenient to _____________
__________________________________________________
OPINIONS IN FAVOUR OF … :
On the one hand, those who are in favour of _________ affirm that ___
___________________. They also claim that ______________________.
In addition, ______________________________________________.
OPINIONS AGAINST …:
On the one hand, those against _________ complain that
_____________________________________. Moreover, they find that
______________________________________
CONCLUSION:
In short, although there is a great debate on this matter, I believe that
the best option is to ____________________
because______________________________________________.

NARRATIVE TEXT

- Remember!: The composition must be interesting. It does NOT have to be real,

but it must seem REALISTIC.
- Write at least three paragraphs:
o 1: Short introduction (try to make it apealing).
o 2: Organise and explain chronologically the events (use connectors!).
o 3: Write why that event was interesting, including your personal opinion.

Write a narrative text about...

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INTRODUCTION:
In this composition I am going to talk about one of the most amazing
experiences in my life, which was when __________
____________________________________________________________.
FIRST EVENT:
First, _______________________________________________________,
Also,________________________________________________________.
SECOND EVENT:
Then, ______________________________________________________.
Later, ______________________________________________________.
THIRD EVENT:
Suddenly, __________________________________________________.
However, ___________________________________________________.
Finally, _____________________________________________________.
CONCLUSION:
In short, _________________________________________ was
fantastic / terrible / terrifying, and / but I certainly have to admit that it
was an experience that I will never forget.