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.
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
For example,
For instance,
such as
In other words,
as
like
that is
namely
To illustrate
To paraphrase
Similar to
As…as
in common
also
Either…or
In the same way,
Neither…nor
At the same time
Just as
resemble
However,
But
On the contrary,
On the other hand,
Differ from
Nevertheless
Although
Though
Otherwise
Instead
Alternatively,
Even though
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
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,
Due to
Because
Because of
Owing to
Therefore,
As a result,
Consequently,
For this reason,
Thus,
So,
thereby
Eventually,
Hence,
The reason why
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
Furthermore
In addition
Also
And
Moreover
Similarly
Likewise
As well as
Besides
Too
Even
What’s more
If
Whether
In case
Unless
Provided that
So that
To summarize
In conclusion
Lastly,
Finally,
To conclude with,
In short,
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