Выражение мнения:
I agree / disagree…
In my opinion,…/ From my point of view…
I believe that…/ It seems to me that…
I am in favour of…/ I am against the idea of…
According to…
Some people say that…
It is said / believed that…
There is no doubt that…
It goes without saying that…
We must admit that…
Представление аргументов:
The main argument in favour / against is …
First of all, I should like to consider…
To begin with…/ To start with…
Despite the fact that…/ In spite of the fact that…
On the one hand…/ On the other hand…
Besides,…/ In addition…
What is more,…/ Moreover,…/ More than that…
Finally…
Nevertheless..
Выражение причинно-следственной связи:
for this reason
therefore / that is why
because of
as a result
owing to / due to
Примеры:
for example
for instance
such as
like
Заключение:
To sum up…
To conclude…
In conclusion, I would like to stress that…
All in all, I believe that…
Words and phrases to organize points chronologically (to introduce a series of reasons, ideas, remarks, etc):
first(ly)/first of all; second(ly); third(ly); lastly/last of all/finally — наконец; в заключение;
first and foremost — в первую очередь;
in the first/second/third place; to start/begin with; for one thing — прежде всего; начать с того, что; для начала;
for another thing — кроме того; во вторых
Note: firstly, secondly… is more formal than first, second. .
Words and phrases to indicate the addition of a new point or introduce a related topic:
in addition;
what is more/more than that/furthermore(formal)/moreover (more formal) — более того; кроме того;
another thing is that…
above all/on top of that — в довершение всего;
as well as — так же (как); не только…,но; в дополнение; помимо;
alongside — наряду с;
besides/apart from — кроме, помимо;
besides — к тому же (particularly when adding a negative idea);
similarly/equally/likewise — подобным образом;
a word must be said about…;
it is important to note that…
