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This wonderfully useful course will take place end of September. Please take part (choose AUDIT TRACK - it's free!) and enhance your vocabulary - you might need it for the final exams!

Gerunds and infinitives - wen plagen sie nicht manchmal? Ausführliche Erklärungen gibt es hier, hier und hier.

List of useful linking words:

How to sequence your ideas:

next – subsequently – then – thereafter – first / firstly (attention: it is: first – second – third  OR firstly, secondly, thirdly – please do not mix these!) – initially, to begin (with), next, second / secondly, third / thirdly, then, finally, last / lastly, in addition, moreover, further, furthermore, another, also, in conclusion, to summarise (BE) / summarize(AE), …

How to add ideas:

and, in addition, additionally, an additional point / idea / reason / …, besides, further / furthermore, also, too, as well as, moreover, …

Putting something in contrast:

by contrast, in contrast to…, conversely, instead of…, on the contrary, otherwise, however, nevertheless, nonetheless, still, although / even though, though, but, yet, despite, in spite of, in comparison, while, whereas, on the one hand … on the other hand (please keep these expressions together, don’t just use one of these two), on the contrary, …

How to put emphasis on sth:

undoubtedly, indeed, obviously, generally, admittedly, in fact, particularly, in particular, especially, clearly, importantly, …

How to give examples:

for example, for instance, that is (ie), such as, including, namely, in particular, …

How to make a comparison:

similarly, likewise, also, like, just as, just like, similar to, same as, compared to… / with…, not only… but also, …

You can find more words and tips here:

https://www.dlsweb.rmit.edu.au/lsu/content/4_writingskills/writing_tuts/linking_LL/linking3.html

Especially the activity on the following site is recommendable.

If you’re not sure how to translate the words, you should check  http://www.abipedia.de/linking-words.php for a more complete and translated list with hints. This is my current favorite, so take a look at it, okay?

Links last checked: November 2015, HdH