Linking words & phrases 1.- To express personal opi In my opinion... (personally) I believe that... I feel (very) strongly that... it seems to me that... I think that... ... vaping - electronic cigarettes- should be banned in public places. 2.- To list advantages & disadvantages One advantage of... One (dis)advantage of... Another advantage of... Another (dis)advantage of... One other advantage One other (disadvantage of... The main advantage of... The main (disjadvantage of... The greatest advantage of... The greatest (dis)advantage of... The first advantage of... The first (dis)advantage of... .uliving in a small town is that you know | --living in a small town is that all your all your neighbours. neighbours know you! disadvantage: drawback3.- To sequence a paragraph Firstly), First of all, In the first place, To start with, To begin with, Secondly, Thirdly, Finally, ._ it is well known that some dogs may be aggressive and must be kept on a leash. 4.- To show sequence -»Close all doors and windows Call the fire brigade BEGINNING CONTINUING CONCLUDING First, Secondly, Finally, To start with, After this/that, Lastly, To begin with, Then, Last but not least, First of all, Next, ..make sure everyone's out 5.- To add more points on the same topic What is more, Furthermore, Moreover, Apart from this/that, In addition (to this), Besides (this), dogs are very useful in police work. Dogs are also very useful in police work. Dogs are very useful in police work too. Not only do dogs help the blind, but they are also very useful in police work Not only do dogs help the blind, but they are very useful in police work as well6.- To show reason Because because of due to the fact that since as For this reason, Therefore, The BBC decided not to show the programme because/due to the fact that since/as it would upset many people The B8C decided not to show the programme because of its content, which might upset many people. ‘The programme would upset too many people; for this reason/therefore the BBC decided not to show it 7.- To show result or consequence Therefore, So, Consequently, ‘As a consequence, Asa result, For this reason, She was caught using a hand-held phone while driving; therefore, so, consequently,/ as a consequence,/ as a result,/ for this reason, she got 3 penalty points on her licence and a fine of £100. 8.- To show purpose so that so as to in order to We left the hotel very early so that we could have time to visit all the monuments. We left the hotel very early so as to have time to visit all the monuments. We left the hotel very early in order to have time to visit all the monuments.10.- To give examples For instance, For example, such as like There are many ways to keep fit; for instance/for example, by going to the gym regularly or by jogging three times a week. There are many ways to keep fit like/ such as going to the gym regularly or Jogging three times a week. 11.- To show contrast (1) Although In spite of + ING Even though Despite + ING Though In spite of + noun In spite of the fact that Despite + noun Despite the fact that In spite of/ Despite knowing alcohol is harmful, some young people go binge drinking every weekend. In spite off Despite the harmful effects of alcohol , some young people go binge drinking every weekend. Although / Even though/Though/In spite of the fact that/Despite the fact that young people know alcohol is harmful, some go binge drinking every weekend, 12.- To show contrast (2) Yet, However, Nevertheless, But Nonetheless, On the one hand, On the other hand, Young people know alcohol is harmful. Yet,/However,/Nevertheless, /Nonetheless,/ But some go binge drinking every weekend. On the one hand, we tell young people alcohol is harmful. On the other hand, we let them go binge drinking every weekend.13.- To show time when whenever Turn ofthe ges when/whenever/before/as soon as/ you hear the before kettle whistle. as soon as, since Thaven't been to the cinema since last month, for havent been to the cinema fora month, as Tcut my finger as/while I was chopping onion. while i er nowihat [can goon holiday now that Ive passed all my exams. Now that Ive passed all my exams.tcan go on holiday. 14.- To conclude Finally, Lastly, Allin all, Taking everything into account, On the whole, All things considered, Inconclusion, To sum up, To put it in a nutshell... ... there are many good different ways to conclude an essay in English.