1) Adicin (addition)

Se emplean para aadir ideas.Los tres primeros significan adems o es ms.

Entre los ms usados estn:
Furthermore /fm/
Moreover /mrv/

In addition /n dn/
Not only.but also / nt nli bt ls /: No solo.sino que
tambin/incluso..
Veamos un ejemplo prctico:
I dont like going to the beach in the summer. Its always crowded. Sometimes
people are sitting very close. You can listen to their conversations. You can
even smell their sunscreen lotion.
I dont like going to the beach in the summer. In addition, its always
crowded.Furthermore, sometimes people are sitting very close to you. Not
only, you can listen to their conversations but also, you can even smell their
sunscreen lotions.
(No me gusta ir a la playa en verano. Adems, siempre ests llena de gente. Es ms, a veces
la gente se sienta muy cerca de ti. No solo puedes escuchar sus conversaciones sino que
adems puedes oler su protector solar).
Por cierto, si todava no sabes cmo se lee la transcripcin fontica (/fm/), no
te pierdas este post.

2) Contraste (contrast)
Se usan para contraponer dos ideas:
Although/ though /l///: Aunque
However /haev/: Sin embargo
Whereas/while /werz/ /wal/: Mientras que
Nevertheless /nevles/: Sin embargo
On the other hand /n i hnd/: Por otro lado
El mismo ejemplo con diferente sentido
Although I dont like going to the beach in summer, its always crowded, (I sitll
go). However,sometimes people are sitting very close. You can listen to their
conversations. On the other hand, you can even smell their (lovely) sunscreen
lotion.
En esta parte hemos tenido que aadir un par de expresiones para reforzar la idea
de contraste:
(Aunque a m no me gusta ir a la playa en verano, siempre est llena de gente, (voy
igualmente). Sin embargo,la gente a veces se sienta muy cerca. Puedes escuchar sus
conversaciones. Por otro lado, puedes oler el agradable protector solar).(tienes que

imaginarte a alguien que le encante oler protectores solares

Esta persona es ms cotilla que la del ejemplo anterior. A ninguna le gusta ir a la
playa en verano. Sin embargo, lo que a la primera le resultaba molesto, a la segunda
parece que no le disgusta tanto.
Puedes practicar estos dos tipos de conectores en esta pgina.
3) Causales (Cause)
Como su propio nombre indica, los conectores causales, muestran la causa de
algo:

Because/because of /bkz//bkz v/: Porque

Therefore /ef/ Por lo tanto, entonces
Since /sns/: puesto/ya que
As a result/ as a consequence /z rzlt/: Por eso (como resultado/como
consecuencia).
In order to /n d tu/: Para/ con tal de.

Ejemplo:
I dont like going to the beach in the summer because its always crowded. As a
result,sometimes people are sitting very close. Therefore, you can listen to their
conversations. You can even smell their sunscreen lotion. In order to avoid the
crowd, I go to the beach after 6pm.
(No me gusta ir a la playa en verano porque siempre est lleno de gente y, como
consecuencia, la gente se sienta muy cerca. Por lo tanto, puedes escuchar sus
conversaciones. Incluso puedes oler su protector solar. Con tal de evitar la aglomeracin, voy
a la playa a partir de las seis de la tarde.)

4) Secuenciadores (Sequencers)
Expresa el orden en el que se dan unos acontecimientos:
First/Firstly /fst/ /fstli/: Primero/en primer lugar
Second/Secondly /seknd/ /sekndli/: Segundo/en segundo lugar
Third/Thirdly /d/ /dli/: Tercero/en tercer lugar
Next/then /nekst/ /en/: Seguidamente/luego (adems)
After/afterwards /ftr//ftwdz/: Despus de/ms tarde
Finally/Eventually /fanli/ /ventli/: Finalmente/al final
Last but not least/lst bt nt list/: Por ltimo, si bien no menos
(importante)(este resulta un buen recurso cuando andamos justitos de palabras, no?
;p)

I dont like going to the beach in summer. Firstly, its always crowded. Secondly,
sometimes people are sitting very close. Then, you can listen to their
conversations. And last but not least, you can even smell their sunscreen lotion.
Otro tipo de conectores que ayudan a enlazar oraciones y prrafos son los
siguientes:

5) Para dar ejemplos:

For example/fr zmpl/: Por ejemplo (demasiado usado)
For instance /fr nstns/: Por ejemplo
Such as /st z/: Tal como
Like /lak/: Como
Apart from /pt frm/: Aparte de
6) Para expresar Causa/Efecto
As a result/z rzlt/: Como resultado
Since /sns/: Ya que (since tambin significa desde)
This is why/s z wa/: Esta es la razn

7) Comparar (Comparisson)
As /z/:Como
Than /n/: Que (Para practicar esta parte: more thanmira este artculo dedicado
a los adjetivos comparativos y superlativos)
Similarly /smlli/: De manera similar
8) Generalizar (Generalizing)
Mostly/mstli/: Prcticamente/normalmente/mayoritariamente
In general /n denrl/: En general
9) Clarificar una afirmacin (Clarifying)
That is to say/t s t se/: Es decir

In other words /n wdz/: En otras palabras

10) Enfatizar (Emphasizing)

As a matter of fact/z mtr v fkt/: Por cierto, de hecho
Definitely /defntli/: En efecto, definitivamente (Fjate en como se escribe
esta palabraes capullina)
Obviously /bvsli/: Obviamente
Above all /bv l/: Sobre todo
Actually /ktuli/: De hecho (Ojo!!!!!!!!!!! NO SIGNIFICA actualmente)
11) Introduccin (Introduction)
To begin with /t bn w/: Para empezar
Nowadays /nadez/: Hoy en da, actualmente (esta s significa

actualmente
12) Concluir (Conclusion)
In conclusion /n knklun/ (demasiado usado)
To sum up/t sm p/: Para resumir
In short/n t/: En resumen
Aqu os muestro una de las muchas tablas que encontrareis en
Internet con algunos conectores ms
Consejos
1) Recordad aquello que ya os coment en el post sobre consejos para escribir en ingls,
que cuando tenemos que hacer frente a un examen de writing, los conectores siempre
suman.
No me refiero solo al hecho de aadir palabras a nuestro texto, sino tambin a que su uso
le atribuye ms madurez a nuestro writing.
Presentan la informacin en prrafos, la delimitan y la estructuran. Incluso antes de que el
profesor/lector proceda a su correccin/lectura, a simple vista, el texto se ver ms claro y
estructurado. La lectura ser ms fluida y seguramente, esto se traducir en algn puntillo
extra en nuestro trabajo. Ya sabemos que la primera impresin muchas veces es la que
cuenta
2) Ojo con el uso de las comas. Normalmente, despus de cada conector debemos poner
una coma, pero recordad que although no la lleva.
3) However siempre va al comienzo de una oracin. Para escribir una oposicin en medio de
la oracin, tenemos otras opciones como el although o el but.
4) Ya que hablamos de butDespus de todos los conectores aprendidos, debemos
ponerlos en prctica en nuestros writings. Se acab abusar tanto de and y butCome
on!!! Atreveos a ser ms creativos!
5) Sin pasarse!! Los ejemplos que os he mostrado son a little bit exagerados. He tratado de
rizar el rizo ms de la cuenta para que notis sus diferentes aplicaciones. No se trata de eso,
ni mucho menos. Si se nos va la mano en su uso, pecaremos de pedantes y pesados. Incluso
produciremos el efecto contrario, en lugar de ofrecer un texto claro y ordenado, lo que
conseguiremos es producir uno confuso y lioso.
No es necesario recargar el texto demasiado sino saber emplearlos con cabeza. Solo con
la prctica lograremos que fluyan de manera natural en nuestros writings.

LINKERS
Contrast
. In spite of / Despite Link two contrasting ideas. Followed by a noun phrase.
. Although / (Even) though Link two contrasting ideas. Followed by a sentence.
. However / Nevertheless / Still / Yet / Even so / On the contrary / In contrast.
Introduce a new idea which marks a contrast with previously stated ideas. Introduced by a
comma.
. On the one hand ... On the other hand. Links two contrasting ideas / paragraphs.
. In contrast to / Contrary to. Link two contrasting ideas. Followed by a noun phrase.
. Whereas Link two contrasting ideas. Not separated by commas.

Reason and cause

. Because / As / Since / Seeing that Introduce a sentence. Subordinate sentences
introduced by because always appear in final position.
. Because of / On account of / Owing to / Due to. Introduce a noun phrase.

Purpose

. In order to / So as to Introduce an infinitive of purpose.

. In order that / So that Introduce a sentence.

Consequence

. Consequently / As a consequence / As a result / Therefore

. As a consequence of / As a result of Followed by a noun phrase.
. So Introduces a sentence. No commas.

Addition

. Moreover / Furthermore / In addition / Besides / What's more Used after a strong

pause and separated from the sentences. They are introduced by a comma.
. As well as / In addition to / Besides Used to add one more piece of information.
Followed by a noun phrase.

. Exemplification

For example / For instance Introduces an example referring to previously stated ideas.
. Such as Introduces an example referring to the last idea.
 CONNECTORS
Contrast

. but / yet: followed by a noun phrase or a sentence.

The book is short but / yet interesting

. in spite of / despite: It is placed at the beginning or in the middle of the sentence.

He arrived on time despite / in spite of getting up late

although / though/ even though / in spite of the fact that: followed by a complete
sentence. They can be placed at the beginning or in the middle of the sentence. If it is placed
at the beginning we need to use a comma after the clause.
Although / though / even though / in spite of the fact that the pupils had not studied, they all
passed their exams.

. however, nevertheless, even so, on the one hand, on the other hand, on the contrary:
He was quite ill however/ nevertheless/ even so, he went to school

. while, whereas
This film is very interesting, while/whereas that one is quite boring

Reason and cause

. because, as since, seeing that:

Because / as / since / seeing that its late, we should go home

. because of, on account of, owing to, due to:

Because of / on account of / owing to / due to the weather, we stayed at home

. in order to, so as to, to:

She uses her video in order to / so as to / to record TV programmes

Add information

. for example, for instante, such as:

Vegetables are a good source of vitamins: for example / for instance, oranges have vitamin
C

. more over, furthermore, besides, in addition to:

In addition to soul music, she likes rap

. apart from, except for:

Apart from English, she speaks French.

Succession

. - First of all / Firstly / To begin with / First .

- Second / Secondly / Then
- Third / Thirdly / After that...
- The next stage
- Finally / in short / to sum up / in conclusion / lastly / last but not least

Result

. As a result of:
As a result of his brave action, he was awarded a military medal.

Therefore, as a result, consequently, for this reason:

Consequently / for this reason, it always passes its annual road test.

Order On the other hand: Por otra parte

and eventually: Y finalmente
First parragraph

At first sight: A primera vista

First: En primer lugar
First of all: Antes que nada
In the first place: En primer lugar
To start with: Para empezar
Second parragraph
In the second place: En segundo
lugar
Second: Segundo
Secondly: En segundo lugar
Third: Tercero
Thirdly: En tercer lugar
Contrast
all the same: a pesar de todo
however: sin embargo
instead of: en vez de
in spite of / despite: a pesar de
nevertheless: no obstante
on the contrary: por el contrario
whereas / while: mientras
though / although: aunque
Reason

because of + noun: a causa de

Conclusion due to + noun: debido a
due to the fact that +
Finally: Por ltimo sentence: debido a que
In conclusion: Para concluir for this / that reason: por esta / esa
Lastly: Por ltimo razn
And eventually: Y finalmente owing to + noun: debido a
owing to the fact that +
sentence: debido a que
Adding information

apart from: Aparte de

in addition: Adems Result
in addition to: Adems de
Whats more: Adems; lo que es as a result: como resultado
ms because of: a causa de
moreover: Adems consequently: en consecuencia
on top of that: Adems so: por lo tanto
besides: Adems that's why: por eso, por esa razn...
On the one hand: Por una parte therefore: por lo tanto
Expressing facts in particular: en particular
actually: en realidad more or less: ms o menos
as a matter of fact: de hecho on the whole: en general
in fact: de hecho to a certain extent: hasta cierto
really: en realidad punto

Expressing a personal opinion Exemplifying

as far as I am concerned por lo que and so on: etctera
a m respecta for example: por ejemplo
from my point of view desde mi for instance: por ejemplo
punto de vista such: as tal(es)como
I agree estoy de acuerdo
I disagree no estoy de acuerdo
in my opinion en mi opinin
in my view segn lo veo Summarizing
I think that creo que all in all: en suma
it is true that es verdad que in brief: en resumen
personally personalmente in conclusion: Para concluir
to be honest, para ser honesto in short: en resumen
to tell the truth, a decir verdad on the whole: en general
to sum up: Para resumir

Explain
that is (to say): es decir Sequencing
in other words: en otras palabras after that: despus de eso
in short: en resumen all of a sudden: de repente
above all: sobre todo Finally: Finalmente
all in all: en general First of all: En primer lugar
at least: al menos in the end: al final
basically: bsicamente, in the meantime: mientras tanto
fundamentalmente meanwhile: mientras tanto
especially: especialmente, sobre next: luego
todo suddenly: de repente
essentially: esencialmente then: entonces, despus
in general: en general while: mientras

1. Aircraft engines are well mainted but accidents are unavoidable.

2. Although the number of tourists visiting our country may fall next year, we expect better
spending rates.
3. There are plenty of inappropriate solutions to the current economic crisis, such as cutting
down on public investments.
4. We have bought a new flat. Consequently, we cannot afford to go on holiday this summer.
5. They are very poor. Actually, they dont have a cent in the bank.
6. The play was very boring so we left after the first act.
7. He has to take photos of the places he visits. In addition, hes keeping a diary of his journey.
8. Not everybody thinks the building is ugly. On the contrary, some people say it looks
marvellous.
9. Some companies, namely our own, think that employees well-being in the work place is key
to success.
10. Despite being famous, she is not arrogant at all.