LINK WORDS, PHRASES AND TRANSITIONAL = EXPRESSIONS

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LINK WORDS, PHRASES AND = TRANSITIONAL=20 EXPRESSIONS=B2

I) How to introduce

&nbs= p; =20 A/ Personal viewpoints

Anglais =96 English	Fran=E7ais =96 French
First of = all, in the=20 first place, to begin with	Tout = d=92abord, en=20 premier lieu, pour commencer
As an=20 introduction	En=20 introduction
=85 I=92d = like to say=20 that=85	=85 je = voudrais dire=20 que=85
=85 I=92d = like to comment=20 on the fact that=85	=85 je = voudrais commenter=20 le fait que=85
The point = I=92d like to=20 make is=85	Le point = que je=20 voudrais d=E9velopper est=85
In my = opinion, to my=20 mind, as far as I=92m concerned	Selon = moi, en ce qui me=20 concerne
It=92s = (first)=20 interesting to notice that=85 =85 to highlight / to lay stress on the fact = that=85	Il est = (d=92abord)=20 int=E9ressant de remarquer que=85 =85 de souligner le fait que
It=92s = first necessary=20 (important, interesting) to say (consider / notice / point out) = how many=20 issued are raised	Il est = d=92abord=20 n=E9cessaire (important, int=E9ressant) de dire (consid=E9rer / = remarquer /=20 souligner) combien de questions sont soulev=E9es.
First and = foremost=85=20 Secondly=85 Finally	En tout = premier lieu=85=20 Deuxi=E8mement=85 Enfin

&nbs= p; =20 B/ "It" clauses:

It is commonly = (usually,=20 generally) said that=85	On dit couramment = (d=92habitude,=20 g=E9n=E9ralement)
It has often (even, = sometimes)=20 been claimed that=85	On a souvent (m=EAme, = parfois)=20 affirm=E9 que
It is often = (sometimes) suggested=20 (argued) that=85	On sugg=E8re (avance) = souvent=20 (parfois) que=85
It could (might) be = said=20 that=85	On pourrait dire = que=85=20

&nbs= p; =20 C/ Viewpoint adverbs and phrases:

Admittedly (seemingly, = undoubtedly, understandably, obviously) this is a mayor = issue	De l=92avis = g=E9n=E9ral (apparemment,=20 nul doute que, =E0 juste titre, =E9videmment) c=92est une question = primordiale=20
Naturally, of = course	Naturellement=85 Bien=20 S=FBr
Theoretically, = economically,=20 etc	En th=E9orie, = =E9conomiquement,=20 etc.
Generally = speaking	En = g=E9n=E9ral=85
Strangely = enough	Bizarrement, de = fa=E7on assez=20 bizarre=85
Curiously = (surprisingly,=20 paradoxically, ironically) enough	De fa=E7on assez = curieuse=20 (surprenante, paradoxale, ironique)
Strange as it may = seem	Aussi =E9trange que = cela puisse=20 para=EEtre
To some extent / to a = certain=20 extent	Dans une certaine=20 mesure
Despite (the = obstacles=85)	En d=E9pit (des=20 obstacles=85)
There is no denying=20 that=85	On ne peut nier que=85 =
No wonder = that=85	Pas =E9tonnant=20 que=85

II) How to link ideas (to one another)=20

&nbs= p; =20 A/ How to express the consequence

Thus, hence, = therefore,=20 consequently, so	Ainsi, de l=E0, par = cons=E9quent, en=20 cons=E9quence, ainsi
As a matter of fact,=20 actually	En = fait
Currently, the current = situation=20 is=85	Actuellement, la = situation=20 actuelle est=85
That=92s why, it=92s = why	C=92est = pourquoi
The result is = that	Cela a abouti =E0 =
It can be inferred = that	On peut en d=E9duire=20 que=85
In that case, this = being=20 so	Dans ce cas, = puisqu=92il en est=20 ainsi
This leads me = to=85	Cela m=92am=E8ne=20 =E0=85

&nbs= p; =20 B/ How to clarify something

Yet / and yet / still, = nevertheless	Pourtant, = n=E9anmoins
However	Cependant
Saying this I mean = that	En disant cela, je = veux dire=20 que
What I mean is = that	Ce que je veux dire = est que=20
The point I=92m = driving in is=20 that	Le point auquel je = veux en venir=20 est que
By this, I obviously = do not mean /=20 suggest / infer that	Par cela, je ne veux = =E9videmment=20 pas dire / sugg=E9rer / d=E9duire que
So, the real point is=20 that=85	La vraie question est = donc=20 que
The question is not = whether=85, but=20 why=85	La question n=92est = pas de savoir=20 si=85, mais pourquoi=85

&nbs= p; =20 C/ How to add another point:

Moreover, besides,=20 furthermore	De plus, en outre, de=20 plus
In addition = to	En plus = de
Above all, on the top = of that,=20 what=92s more	Surtout, par-dessus le = march=E9, qui=20 plus est
Secondly, on the other = hand, then,=20 next	Deuxi=E8mement, = d=92autre part, puis=20 ensuite
After that, there = was=85	Apr=E8s, il y a = eu=85
On the one hand=85, on = the other=20 hand=85	D=92une part=85, = d=92autre=20 part=85
Not only did he=85, = but=20 also=85	Non seulement il a=85, = mais=20 aussi=85.
Talking of=85 I=92d = also like to add=20 that	En parlant de=85 = j=92aimerais aussi=20 ajouter que
In support of that = view, I=92d like=20 to highlight	Pour appuyer cette = opinion, je=20 voudrais souligner
So far I have=85, = I=92d now like=20 to=85	Jusqu=92=E0 pr=E9sent = j=92ai=85, j=92aimerais=20 maintenant=85
Something I=92ve not = mentioned so=20 far is that=85	Quelque chose que je = n=92ai pas=20 mentionn=E9 jusqu=92=E0 pr=E9sent c=92est que=85
There remains one more = point worth=20 discussing	Il reste encore un = point qui veut=20 la peine d=92=E2tre discut=E9 =

&nbs= p; =20 D/ Miscellaneous

At any = rate	En tout = cas
A parallel = can be drawn=20 between=85 and=85	On peut = faire un=20 parall=E8le entre=85 et=85
Insofar as = the=85 is=20 concerned=85	En ce qui = me concerne=20 le=85
Whereas = he=85,=20 she=85	Alors = qu=92il=85,=20 elle=85
Although = he=85,=20 he=85	Bien = qu=92il=85,=20 il=85
Unless = I=85, I=85	A moins = que je=85,=20 je=85

III) How to = conclude

Lastly,=20 finally	Enfin, = finalement
To conclude, as a = conclusion, I=92d=20 like to say that	Pour conclure, je = pense que / je=20 voudrais dire que
To sum up, we can = finally say=20 that	En r=E9sum=E9, on peut = finalement=20 dire
A last point I=92d = like to make=20 clear is that	Un dernier point que = j=92aimerais=20 clarifier
Last but not least, = I=92d like to=20 add that	En dernier et c=92est = important, je=20 voudrais ajouter que
In spite of its=20 shortcomings	En d=E9pit de ses = d=E9fauts /=20 faiblesses, ce texte
One conclusion we have = reached is=20 that=85	Une conclusion =E0 = laquelle on est=20 arriv=E9 est que

&nbs= p; =20 Miscellaneous

To highlight , to = emphasize,=20 to lay stress on	Souligner
The danger of.. lies = on the fact=20 that	Le danger de=85 = r=E9side dans le fait=20 que
To counter this = argument, I=92d like=20 to say that	Pour r=E9pliquer =E0 = cet argument, je=20 voudrais dire que
A compromise could be=20 reached	On pourrait trouver un = compromis
There is a sharp = discrepancy=20 between	Il y a un net = d=E9calage=20 entre
There idea is = interesting on=20 various accounts	Cette id=E9e est = int=E9ressante pour=20 plusieurs raisons
Thanks to	Gr=E2ce = =E0
Hardly / No sooner was = he=85 when /=20 than he	A peine =E9tait-il=85=20 qu=92il=85
Not only was he=85, = but=20 also=85	Non seulement il=85 = mais=20 aussi=85
I approve of his=20 decision	J=92approuve sa=20 d=E9cision
I agree with the = people in=20 charge	Je suis d=92accord = avec les=20 responsables
He is biased / = prejudiced in=20 favour of or against	Il est partial, il a = des pr=E9jug=E9s=20 pour ou contre=85
He is = unbiased	Il est objectif =
It=92s an unbiased = study	C=92est une =E9tude=20 objective
Figures are telling /=20 impressive	Les chiffres parlent=20 d=92eux-m=EAmes/sont impressionnants
It=92s a thorough = analysis=20 of	C=92est une analyse = compl=E8te /=20 exhaustive de
A topical issue /=20 problem	Un probl=E8me=20 d=92actualit=E9
The interest of this = text lies in=20 its topicality	L=92int=E9r=EAt de ce = texte r=E9side dans=20 son actualit=E9

A useful word : question =

The question to be = raised is to=20 know whether	La question qu=92il = faut soulever=20 est de savoir si
The question is not = whether =85=20 but=85	La question n=92est = pas si=85=20 mais=85
It=92s quite out of = the question for=20 me to agree such a scheme	Il est tout =E0 fait = hors de=20 question que je souscrive =E0 un tel projet
The real question that = arises is=20 that	La vraie question qui = se pose est=20 que

&nbs= p; =20 An important word : view

What are your views on = the subject=20 ?	Quelle est votre = opinion sur le=20 sujet ?
My view is = that	Mon opinion est = que
I take a different = view on=20	J=92ai un point de vue = diff=E9rent=20 sur
I=92m sorry but I = don=92t share your=20 views	Je suis d=E9sol=E9 = mais je ne partage=20 pas votre avis
In support of that = view, he says=20 that	Pour =E9tayer cette = opinion, il dit=20 que
The arguments in = favour of this=20 view are twofold	Les arguments en = faveur de cette=20 opinion sont de deux sortes
I wish you could = understand my=20 point of view	Je souhaite que vous = compreniez=20 mon opinion
In the view of the=20 narrator	De l=92avis du = narrateur=20