My holidays began on the 28th of December. I was in a good mood because of New Year’s Day and two weeks of the rest would come. I like festive bustle. In the first day of our holidays my sister and I decorated our flat and we also decorated the Christmas tree in the evening. In the first day of January we went to celebrate New Year’s Day with our grandmother and grandfather and the next day we went to street festivities at city square. The whole holidays my sister and I spent much time in the street. I liked my winter holidays very much.
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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…
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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..
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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:
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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
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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...