Unidad 9 Discourse markers

Introducción
Discourse markers, connectors
1. Construir la redacción
Introducción y primer párrafo
At first sight
First of all
In the first place
To star with

Segundo párrafo
In the second place
Second
Secondly
Third
Thirdly

Conclusión
Finally
In conclusion
Lastly

2. Añadir información
apart from + noun
besides
inaddition to + noun
in addition
moreover
also
One the one hand
On the other hand
on top of that
what´s more

3. Establecer un contraste
but
however
instead (of)
yet/ even so
still
rather than
nevertheless/ nonetheless
on the contrary
whereas/ while
though/ although
in spite of/ despite
regardless of

4. Explicar causas
so
so that
in order to
because of + noun
due to the fact that + sentence
for this/ that reason

5. Explicar resultados
so
as a result
consequently
therefore
hence
thus
so much so
so far as

6. Expresar algo de otra manera
in other words
in short
that is (to say)

7. Expresar hechos
Actually
as a matter of fact
in fact
really

8. Expresar una opinión personal
as far as I´m concerned
from my point of view
I agree/ disagree
in my opinion
in my view
I think (that)
it is true that
personally
to be honest
to tell the truth

9. Modificar lo que se está diciendo
above all
at least
basically
especially
essentially
in general
in particular
more or less
on the whole
to a certain extent

10. Poner ejemplos
and so on
for example
for instance
such as

11. Resumir lo que se ha dicho
All in all
In brief
In conclusion
In short
On the whole
To sum up

12. Secuenciar la narración
after that
all of a sudden
finally
first of all
in the end
in the meantime
meanwhile
next
suddenly
then
while

Discourse markers
Adverbios
however neutro
nevertheless formal

Preposiciones
despite y in spite of

Conjunciones
but neutro
yet formal
although/ even
though/ though
depite / in spite of the fact that