¡Descarga Conectores para redacciones y más Apuntes en PDF de Inglés solo en Docsity! USING CONNECTORS IN COMPOSITIONS MAKING CONTRASTS - Although (neutral)/Even though (more emphatic)/Though (less formal) e.g. He had a sprained ankle, he went out for a walk. - However,(neutral): Sin embargo, ... - Nevertheless: no obstante, ... ADDING - I don’t feel like dancing, and I’m also very exhausted. - I don’t feel like dancing. Also, I’m very exhausted. I don’t feel like dancing. - Besides, I’m very exhausted. I don’t feel like dancing. - In addition, I’m very exhausted. I don’t feel like dancing. - ... and what’s more I’m very exhausted. (informal) - On the one hand,... - On the other (hand),... EXPRESSING THE RESULT OR CONSEQUENCE OF SOMETHING - For this reason/ As a result/As a consequence/In consequence, So (less formal) - with the result/ consequence that EXPRESSING THE CAUSE OR REASON OF SOMETHING - She loves pasta, so she cooks it very often. - As/Since/Because (como/ya que/ porque) she loves pasta, she cooks it very often. - She couldn’t walk properly because of (a causa de) her injured leg. - The cause of his illness was that he did not eat enough food= His illness was due to (debído a) malnutrition/lack of food. - We finished painting the house in time for the wedding day thanks to (gracias a) their help. - We couldn’t contact you, so we left a message for you= The reason (why/that) we left a message for you was that we couldn’t contact you= We couldn’t contact you. This is (the reason) why we left a message for you = We couldn’t contact you, which is why we left a message for you. WAYS OF EXPRESSING AN OPINION - I think (that) the government should do something about inflation. - In my opinion/To my mind/In my view/To me (informal) - From my point of view/From my viewpoint/As I see it/The way I see it, the government should do something about inflation. - Personally, I think (that) the government should do something about inflation. REACHING CONCLUSIONS - If we consider everything, this business is profitable. - Taking everything into account/consideration, (considerándolo todo), this business is profitable. - All in all, (resumiendo) the business is profitable = Briefly/In brief/In conclusion/In short /Summarising/To sum up, this business is profitable. ORGANISING THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS, FACTS - First (of all)/In the first place/Firstly/ To begin with/To start with/For a start,,... - In the second place/Second(ly),... - In the third place/Third(ly),... - Then/Next/After that,... - Finally/Lastly/In the end/Last of all/ To end with/To finish with/To conclude with,... GIVING EXAMPLES - In this region, you can find cobras, vipers, etc. - In this region, you can find cobras, vipers, and so on. - Some snakes in this region are poisonous. For example/ For instance, cobras and vipers. - Some snakes in this region are poisonous, such as/like (less formal) cobras and vipers. GIVING EXCEPTIONS OR SAYING THAT SOMETHING IS OBVIOUS - Our trip was marvellous if we don’t take into account a couple of incidents = Apart from a couple of incidents, our trip was marvellous= Our trip was marvellous, apart from a couple of incidents = A couple of incidents apart, our trip was marvellous = Except for a couple of incidents, our trip was marvellous = Our trip was marvellous, except for a couple of incidents. - You were the only person to arrive on time. Nobody but/except you arrived on time.
