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 reason

therefore / that is why

because of

as a result

owing to / due to

Примеры:

for example

for instance

such as

like

Заключение:

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 вторых

Note: 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...