Связность вашей речи при устных ответах на Speaking TOEFL iBT и в письменных эссе Writing – значительный показатель вашего уровня владения языком. Специалисты, проверяющие ваш тест, высоко ценят умение логично, последовательно и красиво излагать мысли – как письменно, так и устно.
Поэтому, если вы хотите успешно сдать тест TOEFL iBT, наличие в ваших ответах так называемых TransitionWords совершенно необходимо.
В процессе подготовки к сдаче нижеследующие слова и фразы должны быть отработаны до автоматизма:
| To indicate more information: Besides Furthermore In addition Indeed In fact Moreover Second…Third…, etc. |
To indicate an example: For example For instance In particular Particularly Specifically To demonstrate To illustrate |
| To indicate a cause or reason: As Because Because of Due to For For the reason that Since |
To indicate a result or an effect: Accordingly Finally Consequently Hence So Therefore Thus |
| To indicate a purpose or reason why: For fear that In the hope that In order to So So that With this in mind |
To compare or contrast: Although However In comparison In contrast Likewise Nevertheless On the other hand Similarly Whereas Yet |
| To indicate a particular time frame or a shift from one time period to another:After Before Currently During Eventually Finally First,…Second,…, etc. Formerly Immediately |
To indicate a particular time frame or a shift from one time period to another:Initially Lastly Later Meanwhile Next Previously Simultaneously Soon Subsequently |
| To summarize: Briefly In brief Overall Summing up To put it briefly To sum up To summarize |
To conclude: Given these facts Hence In conclusion So Therefore Thus To conclude |
