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Useful phrases

Linking words

• Actually,…
• Nevertheless,…
• But…
• Luckily,…
• Unfortunately,…
• Moreover,…
• Besides…
• By the way,…
• In spite of…
• Eventually,…
• On the one hand,…/on the other hand…
• In addition…
• As a result…
• To start with…
• In conclusion,…
• To sum up…
• Summing up,… 

❖ Introduce the subject, give arguments

• First of all,…/firstly,…/to begin with,…/in the first place,…
• Let us begin by looking at…
• Let us consider… 
• The first thing that should be noted is…
• It is worth stating/mentioning from the outset that…( from the outset-с самого
начала)
• It is a well-known fact that…
• Many people believe that..
• It is often claimed that…
• I would like to point out that…
• These are several ways of looking at the problem of…
• One of the most important issues in society today is…(Issue-a problem or subject,
which people discuss)
• According to…
• It is often said that…
• It is often argued that…
• Nowadays we are becoming aware of the fact…
• On the other side of the argument…
• There is no doubt that…
• The main argument in favour/against is…
• First of all, I would like to consider…
• To begin with/to start with…
• Apart from that…
• Despite the fact that…/In spite of the fact that…
• What is more,…/moreover,…/more than that,…
• What matters most in this case is…
• Finally,…
• However,…/though…/although,…/even though…
• Secondly, as far as …is concerned…
• As regards / as for…
• This brings us to the question of(whether, how, who, etc.) 
• It should be noted/stressed that… 

❖ Express opinion 

• In my opinion,../In my view,…
• From my point of view…/As far as I am concerned…
• I believe that…/It seems to me that…
• I am in favour of…/I am against the idea of…
• According to…
• Some people think/believe/suppose that…
• There is no doubt that…
• I strongly believe that…
• Personally, I feel that…
• It seems to me that…
• I would argue that…
• I am convinced that…
• I am(greatly) in favour of…
• I tend to think that…
• I agree…
• My personal opinion is that…
• My own view of this is that…
• It is my opinion that…
• It goes without saying…
• I think… 

❖ If you want to show the other side of the question 

• However,…/nevertheless,…
• There is no more than one way of looking at that problem…
✓ This problem has caused heated debates, and it needs careful consideration
✓ It is a highly debatable subject/issue/problem
• I firmly believe,…
• It is a personal preference…
• It is no exaggeration to say… (exaggerate v-преувеличивать)
• I share/ do not share these ideas
• Needless to say…
• Another reason is…
• The benefits are enormous… 

❖ Present a conclusion or solution to the problem

• Lastly,…/finally,…
• To sum up,…/in summary,…/to conclude,…
• This brings us to the conclusion that… 

Other useful phrases 

• Who is right? (As for me,) I support the first/second point of view…(для вступления)
✓ Is it a blessing or a curse? (Это во благо или во вред?) (для вступления)
• To acquire popularity(завоевать популярность)
• To have a good ear(иметь хороший слух) 
• To be tone-deaf(медведь наступил на ухо)
• To interfere with something(вмешиваться во что-то)
• To mould a personality(формировать личность)
• To set/achieve/reach goals
• To have an impact on something = to influence_something