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ESL
Writing: Transitions
For ESL students, the transition words below
can be very difficult to master. On each different page, you will see a
handout and a worksheet that should give students a way to finally
understand these constructions and begin to write more formally.
| After teaching
these words to one of my students, I asked her, "Had you learned any of
these before?" Much to my delight, she said, "I have seen them all
before, but I didn't know how to use them until now!" - Teacher
Brian |
Page 1 -
However / Nevertheless / Still / Despite that / Nonetheless / Even so
Page 2 -
Although / Even though / Though / Despite / In spite of / Despite the fact that
Page 3 -
Therefore / Consequently / As a result / Thus / For this reason
Page 4 -
Regardless of / No matter / Regardless
Page 5 -
Because of / Due to / Owing to
Page 6 - In
addition / Additionally / Plus / Moreover / Furthermore / ...as well...
Page 7 -
Gradually / Eventually / Sooner or later / At some point / In the end /
...end up...
Review Worksheet 3 -
Write sentences that conform to the situations provided, using
transition words.
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