even though several generations ago, this milestone was very uncommon.
This is all due to the development of human awareness and medical
advancement. With these developments, the age of 120 may become a
common age in several generations time.”
Unit 4 – Transition / Connecting Phrases
What Are Transition/Connecting Phrases?
Transition phrases or connecting phrases are phrases, which allow your ideas and
paragraphs to flow together. Without these transition phrases it is difficult to connect
your ideas throughout your essay.
It is highly recommended that you memorize some of these transition phrases to use in
your system.
Exercise
Choose 1 or 2 of your favourite transition phrases and write them into your system.
Introduction paragraph
“There are three reasons why...”
“Firstly, ... Secondly, ... Thirdly, ...”
“What I want to talk about is...”
“And most important, ...”
“A major development...”
“Why it was so important...”
“In my opinion/view, ...”
“Personally, I believe that it...”
“From my point of view, I think...”
“There are two reasons why...”
“My two points which I will discuss are...”
Write your favourite Introduction transition phrases in the spaces below:
1.
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2.
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Supporting paragraphs:
“On the other hand, ...”
“On the contrary, ...”
“For example, ...”
“Just like...”
“Similarly, ...”
“In contrast, ...”
“Also, ...”
“So, ...”
“And in fact, ...”
“Further, ...”
“Furthermore, ...”
“As an example, ...”
“For instance, ...”
“But, ...”
“In addition, ...”
“Because...”
“Thus, ...”
“Hence, ...”
Write your favourite supporting paragraph transition phrases in the spaces below:
1.
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2.
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Conclusion paragraph
“Therefore, ...”
“In conclusion, ...”
“In other words, ...”
“As a result, ...”
“Finally, ...”
“In summary, ...”
“From this we see that...”
Write your favourite Conclusion transition phrases in the spaces below:
1.
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2.
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