🔗 Linkers and Transitional Words
Triunfa en tu examen de writing con estos conectores,y
es que, no nos
conformamos con aprobar el ‘writing’ por los
pelos (‘by the skin of your teeth‘).
Tú perteneces al bando que nos dejas a the teachers con los ojos haciendo chiribitas y la mandíbula desencajada. ✨😮
Conecta conectando con estos conectores😝😝😝
EXPRESSING OPINIONS
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In my opinion, ….
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En mi opinión…
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Personally, I think/
I believe (that)…
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Personalmente, creo que…
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I strongly believe
that….
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Creo firmemente que…
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It is clear (to me)
that…
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Me parece evidente que…
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I feel very strongly
that…
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Siento firmemente que…
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I (completely) agree/disagree
with …
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Estoy
(totalmente) de acuerdo/ en desacuerdo con….
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It seems to me that…
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Me parece que..
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As I see it, …
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Como yo lo veo…
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To my mind….
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En mi opinión,…
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In my view,…
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Desde mi punto de vista,…
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From my point of
view, ….
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Desde mi punto de vista,…
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As far I am
concerned, …
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En cuanto a lo que a mí
respecta,…
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I am sure/ convinced
that …
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Estoy seguro / convencido de
que…
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I (dis)agree with
the statement, because …
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Estoy de acuerdo/ en desacuerdo
con la afirmación porque…
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GIVING REASONS
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My main reason is….
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Mi razón principal es..
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Another reason is…
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Otra razón es…
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One reason for… is
….
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Una razón para…. es….
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Many people say/
believe that…
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Mucha gente dice/ piensa que..
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Because…
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Porque…
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Since…
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Puesto que/ ya que…
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Because of/ due to…
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Debido a…
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EXPRESSING FACTS
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It is widely known
that…
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Es ampliamente conocido que..
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It is a well-known
fact that …
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Es un hecho bien conocido que…
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Research has shown
that…
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La investigación ha demostrado
que…
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There are
definitely…
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Definitivamente hay…
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It is a fact that…
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Es un hecho que…
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It is clear/ true
that…
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Está claro que/ es verdad que…
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For example/ for
instance,...
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Por ejemplo,…
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ADDING IDEAS
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What is more,…
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Y lo que es más,..
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Moreover/
furthermore/ in addition (to)
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Además,…
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Apart from (that)…
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Aparte de…
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Firstly,…
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En primer lugar,…
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First of all,…
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En primer lugar,…
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Secondly,..
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En segundo lugar,..
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Thirdly,…
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En tercer lugar,..
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Lastly,…
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Por último,..
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Finally,…
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Finalmente,…
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EXPRESSING CONTRAST (LINKERS OF CONTRAST)
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ALTHOUGH (aunque)
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Although I was feeling depressed, I went to
the party.
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DESPITE (a pesar de)
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Despite the rain, I went to the party.
Despite feeling depressed, I went to the
party.
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IN SPITE OF ( a pesar de)
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In spite of the rain, I went to the party.
In spite of feeling depressed, I went to the
party.
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EVEN IF (incluso si)
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I will go to the party, even if I feel
depressed.
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WHEREAS (mientras que)
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Adults can make their own decisions, whereas
teenagers have to do what other people tell them.
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HOWEVER (sin embargo)
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Mike is a very good singer. However, he can’t
play any instruments.
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IN CONTRAST
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BUT (pero)
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Their music is very good. But, their lyrics
are not very interesting.
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ON THE ONE HAND…..
ON THE OTHER HAND (por una parte…. por
la otra)
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On the one hand, they are extremely rich. But
on the other hand, they have lots of debts.
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EXPRESSING PURPOSE (LINKERS OF PURPOSE)
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We use linkers of
purpose to introduce reasons:
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SO (THAT) (para)
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I have brought a microphone so that the
audience will be able to hear us.
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IN ORDER TO ( para)
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We need to register with the council in order
to vote.
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TO (para)
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I am phoning to ask information about the
event.
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SO AS TO(para)
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We all need to vote so as to express our
opinions.
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CONCLUDING THE ESSAY
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TO SUM UP,…
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Para resumir…
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TO CONCLUDE,…
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Para concluir…
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IN CONCLUSION,…
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En conclusion…
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IT IS CLEAR THAT…
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Está claro que
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IN SHORT
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En resumen…
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ON THE WHOLE
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En general…
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ALL IN ALL,…
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En conjunto, en terminos
generales,…
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