Дискурсивные маркеры: Связующие слова

Это упражнение поможет вам практиковаться в использовании дискурсивных маркеров — слов и выражений, которые соединяют и организуют ваши мысли в устной и письменной речи. Вы научитесь использовать такие маркеры, как however, therefore, in fact, meanwhile и другие, чтобы выражать противопоставление, причину, результат, акцент и смену темы. Владение этими средствами сделает вашу речь более связной, структурированной и естественной, особенно в длинных текстах или беседах.

1. The movie was long and confusing. _____, I stayed until the end.

Nevertheless

Actually

As a result

2. We were all tired. _____, we decided to go for a walk.

Therefore

However

Meanwhile

3. He speaks five languages. _____, he’s a professional translator.

As a result

Even though

In fact

4. The weather was great. _____, we spent the whole day outside.

In contrast

As a result

Besides

5. The hotel was expensive. _____, the food was surprisingly affordable.

In contrast

Instead

Otherwise

6. The students are on holiday now. _____, the teachers are preparing next term’s materials.

In case

Therefore

Meanwhile

7. I didn't like the service. _____, the food was cold.

Besides

Otherwise

Nonetheless

8. She said she was feeling better. _____, she looked even worse than before.

Therefore

Actually

Moreover

9. We tried to convince him to stay. _____, he decided to leave.

After all

In the end

Instead

10. The task is difficult. _____, we need to complete it by tomorrow.

Nevertheless

Therefore

Such as

11. We didn’t study enough. _____, we didn’t pass the exam.

Actually

In fact

Therefore

12. _____ holidays, have you booked your flight yet?

Talking of

Moreover

Otherwise