Cosillas para mejorar el writing
Conectores
1) Adición (addition)
Se emplean para añadir ideas.Los tres primeros significan “además” o “es más“. Entre los más
usados están:
Furthermore– /fɜːðəˈmɔː/
Moreover—/mɔːˈrəʊvə/
In addition– / n əˈ n /
Not only….but also…– / nɒt ˈəʊnli bət ˈɔːlsəʊ /: No solo….sino que también/incluso..
Veamos un ejemplo práctico:
I don’t like going to the beach in the summer. In addition, it’s 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.
2) Contraste (contrast)
Se usan para contraponer dos ideas:
Although/ though — /ɔːlˈðəʊ/–/ðəʊ/: Aunque
However — /haʊˈevə/: Sin embargo
Whereas/while — /weərˈæz/ /wa l/: Mientras que
Nevertheless —/nevəðəˈles/: Sin embargo
On the other hand — /ɒn ði ˈʌðə hæn /: Por otro lado
El mismo ejemplo… con iferente senti o…
Although I don’t like going to the beach in summer, it’s 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.
3) Causales (Cause)
Como su propio nombre indica, los conectores causales, muestran la causa de algo:
Because/because of– /b ˈkɒz/–/b ˈkɒz ɒv/: Porque
Therefore– /ðeəfɔ/ː Por lo tanto, entonces
Since– /s ns/: puesto/ya que
As a result/ as a consequence– /əz ə r ˈzʌlt/: Por eso (como resultado/como
consecuencia).
In order to– / n ˈɔː ə tuː/: Para/ con tal de.
Ejemplo:
I don’t like going to the beach in the summer because it’s 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.