Выражение мнения: I agree / disagree… In my opinion,… / From my point of view… I believe that… / It seems to me that… I am in favour of… / I am against the idea of… According to… Some people say that… It is said / believed that… There is no doubt that… It goes without saying that… We must admit that… Представление аргументов: The main argument in favour / against is … First of all, I should like to consider… To begin with… / To start with… Despite the fact that… / In spite of the fact that… On the one hand… / On the other hand… Besides,… / In addition… What is more,… / Moreover,… / More than that… Finally… Nevertheless… Выражение причинно-следственной связи: for this reasontherefore / that is whybecause ofas a resultowing to / due toПримеры: for examplefor instancesuch aslikeЗаключение: To sum up… To conclude… In conclusion, I would like to stress that… All in all, I believe that… Words and phrases to organize points chronologically (to introduce a series of reasons, ideas, remarks, etc): first (ly) /first of all; second (ly); third (ly); lastly/last of all/finally — наконец; в заключение; first and foremost — в первую очередь; in the first/second/third place; to start/begin with; for one thing — прежде всего; начать с того, что; для начала; for another thing — кроме того; во вторыхNote: firstly, secondly… is more formal than first, second… Words and phrases to indicate the addition of a new point or introduce a related topic: in addition; what is more/more than that/furthermore (formal) /moreover (more formal) — более того; кроме того; another thing is that… above all/on top of that — в довершение всего; as well as — так же (как); не только… , но; в дополнение; помимо; alongside — наряду с; besides/apart from — кроме, помимо; besides — к тому же (particularly when adding a negative idea); similarly/equally/likewise — подобным образом; a word must be said about… ; it is important to note that…
