INTRODUCING THE TOPIC
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In most cases..
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Most of the time../ Most
often…
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Genarally speaking../ People usually think …
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It’s generally believed that
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It’ a well known fact that…
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This is a important question /
issue / question….
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We may wonder( whether)../ to what
extent …
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Let us / we must weigh the
pros and the cons of this issue …..
ORGANISING THE PARAGRAPH
a- Organising one’s ideas:
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To begin with / Firstly /
First of all …
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Secondly / Then / After that /
Next …
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On the one hand , …..,On the
other hand …
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Lastly / Finally / Eventually
…
b- Giving examples:
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For instance / For example /
such as / like …
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Let us consider….
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Let’s take the example of …
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That is to say…
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In particular /
particularly
c- Mentioning exceptions
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Apart from / Except / With the
exception of / But no
d-
Expressing contrast
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But / nonetheless /
nevertheless / All the same /While / However / Yet / Regardless of / No matter
how…
e-
Expressing concession
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Although / Though / Even though / despite / In
spite of
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f-
Adding an idea
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Moreover / Furthermore / In addition
(to this) …
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What is more / besides / As
regards / similarly /
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As we have already mentioned …
g-
Explaining result and reasons
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Because / as /and so / since /
the reason why / consequently / therefore / as a result of this…
a-
Emphasising
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Especially / In particular / Above all /
Chiefly / Particularly / In particular …
b-
Not mentioning
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etc /
and so forth / as well as other similar
things
CONCLUDING
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In conclusion / To conclude / to sum up / All
in all / All things considered / For all these reasons / In short / In brief /
In a nutshell / Last but not least / On the whole
PRESENTING ONE’S OPINION
a-
Agreeing
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I totally agree that ….
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I am of the same opinion that …
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Etc
b-
Disagreeing
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It would be wrong to say that…
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I do not se it that way
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We can not ignore / overlook several other
aspects of the problem
c-
Partially agreeing
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This may be true ,but…..
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It must be admitted / recognised that ..
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In a sense … /
Up to a certain point
d-
Expressing doubt
- Anyway / Anyhow …
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It is difficult / hard to believe that
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I wonder whether
e-
Giving opinion
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I am well aware that
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We may notice / it may be noticed that
I believe / suppose / reckon that …
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