PHRASES FOR WRITING AND SPEAKING PRACTICE

To give a contrasting point An additional point An example

 Having said that  Moreover,  For example,
 On the other hand,…  What is more,  For instance,
 There are people who  Also,
believe that….  In fact,
 They say  Furthermore,
 However,… 
 Nevertheless,
To paraphrase the sentence To express the To express the reason
opinion
 Actually, I was thinking  I think  This is why…
about…  I don’t think  Therefore
 Speaking differently  To be honest  Because
 What I meant was….  As I see it, …
  I believe/ don’t
 believe that…
 In my opinion
 It seems to me
 On the one hand,…..
Zero conditional – nultais nosacījuma palīgteikums.

Lieto par lietām/faktiem, kas vienmēr ir patiesi, piem., par zinātniskiem faktiem.

If you heat ice, it melts.

If + present simple, present simple

(he/she/it +DARB.V.AR GALOTNI – S).
If I drink too much coffee, I can’t sleep.

If I eat too much, I feel bad.

I feel bad if I eat too much. – Ja teikums sākas ar virsteikumu, tad komats nav
jāliek.

You save electricity if you don’t leave the lights on.