C1 Advanced - Linking Words

A lot of adults are very wary of learning in a school situation. For that reason/On the other hand/To tell the truth they don't sign up for our courses.

• For that reason

• On the other hand

• To tell the truth

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Nonetheless/On the whole/Hence I agree with what you're saying, but I'm not sure about your last point.

• Nonetheless

• On the whole

• Hence

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

She's a sociable girl with lots of friends. Even so/Furthermore/To some extent, she can get lonely, like anyone else.

• Even so

• Furthermore

• To some extent

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

He comes across as being very full of himself, in contrast/broadly speaking/whereas he's actually a very nice guy.

• In contrast

• Broadly speaking

• Whereas

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Did you ring the hospital for me? B: I forgot as a result/to be honest/to make matters worse. I'll do it now.

• as a result

• to be honest

• to make matters worse

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

I'm very pleased with their work on our home. At any rate/Accordingly/Having said that, I think they could have made a better job of the painting.

• At any rate

• Accordingly

• Having said that

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

What a terrible experience! Anyway/In contrast/By the way, you're safe now - that's the main thing!

• Anyway

• In contrast

• By the way

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

I missed two weeks' training because of flu last month. To put it another way/As a result/To tell the truth, I'm not expecting to run very well in today's race.

• To put it another way

• As a result

• To tell the truth

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

I seem to be giving the impression that I didn't enjoy my time in Norway. After all/Having said that/On the contrary, I had a wonderful time.

• After all

• Having said that

• On the contrary

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

They've had a very difficult time. On top of that/At any rate/To start with, their home was burgled.

• On top of that

• At any rate

• To start with

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E