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A. CONTRAST
Although/ Though/Even though/ In spite of the fact that the weather was cold, she didn’t
take a coat.
However/ Nevertheless/ In spite of that/ Even so/ Yet (separados del resto d la
frase por una coma): Sin embargo, a pesar de ello. Ex.
He was very rude to us. Nevertheless/However/In spite of that/ Even so, we forgave
him.
On the one hand ……on the other hand: Dos ideas contrastadas, una suele tener
una ventaja y la otra no.
On the one hand, the city offers lot of entertainment. On the other hand, it’s very noisy.
The lecture was very boring. On the other hand, it was very short.
This restaurant has a good reputation whereas/ while that one does not.
Because / As/ Since/ Seeing that + sentence (subject+ verb): Indican razón o
causa de algo.Ex
Because /As /Since/Seeing that she was busy, I typed all the letters.
I typed all the letters because/ as /since /seeing that she was busy.
Because of/ On account of/ Owing to + noun phrase: Porque (razón por la que).
Because of/ On account of/ Owing to the low ticket sales, the concert was cancelled.
The concert was cancelled because of/ on account of/ Owing to the low ticket sales.
In order that/ so (that) + sentence with a modal. Mismo sujeto o diferente Ex:
He bought a computer in order that / so that his children could surf the Internet.
There is an old medieval church in town. Moreover / furthermore / in addition, the town
hall dates back to 1493.
Also: también.
In addition to / Besides a medieval church, the town has a Gothic town hall.
There is nothing to see in this village except (for ) the old church.
- First of all / To begin with/ First / Firstly, we should start looking for a flat
- Finally/ In short/ To sum up/ In conclusion/ Lastly/ Last but not least , if we find anything,
we can enquire about buying.