Top Linking Words for Speaking and Useful Words, Phrases to Write a Great Essay

In this lesson, we will find out how to use linking words in speaking to improve your fluency and coherence. Linking words can be used to:

link the flow of ideas in your writing
guide the reader (examiner) towards the next stage of your argument
express different views in your speaking task

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For speaking you need some simple linking words to help the examiner follow your ideas. These linking words will help you to express your ideas and use them in different situations.

You can use some useful words and phrases below to write a great essay to get a high score in your exam. So take a look and start to learn all of them.

Stating Your Opinion

In my opinion,	According to me,
In my view,	To me,
From my point of view,	I think
It seems to me that	I believe
From my perspective	To my way of thinking
It appears that	I suppose
I realize	I understand
I imagine	I feel

Giving Examples

For example,	For instance,
such as	In other words,
as	like
that is	namely
To illustrate	To paraphrase

Comparing

Similar to	As…as
in common	also
Either…or	In the same way,
Neither…nor	At the same time
Just as	resemble

Contrasting

However,	But
On the contrary,	On the other hand,
Differ from	Nevertheless
Although	Though
Otherwise	Instead
Alternatively,	Even though

Generalizing

Generally,	Generally speaking,
Overall,	On the whole,
In general,	By and large,
It seems to me that	I believe
All in all,	Basically,
Essentially,	As a rule,
All things considered	For the most part

Expressing Certainty

Certainly,	Undoubtedly,
Doubtless,	No doubt,
Definitely,	Of course,

Expressing Partial Agreement

More or less,	To some extent,
Up to a point,	Almost,
In a way,	So to speak,

Showing cause

Due to	Because
Because of	Owing to

Showing effect

Therefore,	As a result,
Consequently,	For this reason,
Thus,	So,
thereby	Eventually,
Hence,	The reason why

Marking time

First,	Last
Second,	Lastly,
Third,	Then,
Firstly,	First of all,
Secondly,	Before
Thirdly,	After
During	While
To begin with	At the same time
Simultaneously	After this / that
Since	Meanwhile
Afterward	Following this
When	As soon as

Adding Information

Furthermore	In addition
Also	And
Moreover	Similarly
Likewise	As well as
Besides	Too
Even	What’s more

Expressing condition

If	Whether
In case	Unless
Provided that	So that

Concluding

To summarize	In conclusion
Lastly,	Finally,
To conclude with,	In short,

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