CHART OF TRANSITION SIGNALS

MEANING/ SENTENCE CONNECTORS CLAUSE CONNECTORS OTHERS

FUNCTON TRANSITION CONJUNCTIVE COORDINATING SUBORDINATING
PHRASES ADVS CONJUNCTIONS CONJUNCTIONS
To introduce In addition Furthermore And Another
an additional Moreover An
idea Besides additional
Also + Noun

To introduce On the other However But Although In spite of

an opposite hand Nevertheless Yet Though Despite
meaning In contrast Instead Even though
On the contrary Still Whereas
Nonetheless While

To introduce a Otherwise Or If
choice / Unless
alternative
To introduce a In fact That is
restatement / In deed
explanation
To introduce In fact An
an example For instance example
of
Such as
To introduce a In conclusion
conclusion/ In summary
summary In brief
In short
In the nutshell
To introduce a Accordingly Therefore So
result As a result Consequently
As a Hence
consequence Thus

SUGGESTED MODEL FOR WRITING PARAGRAPH

INTRODUCTORY SENTENCE, SUBTOPIC SENTENCE +, TRANSITION SIGNAL 1, TOPIC SENTENCE

1 + LINKING WORD 1, SUPPORTING IDEA 1 + TRANSITION SIGNAL 2, TOPIC SENTENCE 2 + ,
LINKING WORD 2, SUPPORTING IDEA 2 + TRANSITION SIGNAL 3, TOPIC SENTENCE 3 + LINKING
WORD 3,SUPPORTING IDEA 3 + SIGNINAL FOR CONCLUDING SENTENCE, CONCLUDING
SENTENCE.

HOA MINH 1
 1. INTRODUCING SENTENCE

- (A) has been an controversial issue/ an appealing topic

- ( A) has attracted much social concern

- Mankind/ People has/ have paid great attention to (A)

e.g.

People have paid attention to the fact that whether students should be prevented from using mobile
phone or not.

A suitable age range for learning a foreign language is an appealing topic/ has attracted much social concern.

WAYS TO LIST SUBTOPIC

- (A) is believed to bring several/ lots of benefits/ merits/ advantages OR drawbacks/ downsides/
disadvantages in terms of / in + NP1, NP2, NP3 0R Ving 1, V-ing 2, V- ing 3.

E.g.

Swimming is believed to bring people lots of merits in improving health, relaxing and enlarging
relationships.

The trend of studying in a foreign country is believed to bring several benefits in terms of study
effectiveness, skill enhancement and relationship enlargement.

- (A) undoubtedly provides people with a number of/ lots of/ many/ several benefits/ merits/
advantages OR drawbacks/ downside/ disadvantage (in terms of / in + NP1, NP2, NP3 0R Ving 1,
V-ing 2, V- ing 3.)

E.g. This activity / Swimming undoubtedly provides people with a number of benefits.

This trend certainly/ undoubtedly provides people with several benefits in enlarging
insights, developing skills and satisfying personal interest.

2. TOPIC SENTENCE

A. TRANSTION SIGNAL 1:

- Firstly, At first,

- First and foremost,

- In the first place,

B. TRANSTION SIGNAL 2:

- Secondly,

- In the second place,

HOA MINH 2
C. TRANSTION SIGNAL 3

- Lastly, /At last,

- Last but not least,

D. LINKING WORD 1:

- It cannot be denied that…

- The fact that

- It is widely known that …

- It is apparent that …

- It is well noted that …

- Needless to say,

- Clearly,

- Obviously,

E. LINKING WORD 2:

- More interestingly,

- In deed,

- Without doubt,

- Beyond any doubt,

F. LINKING WORD 3:

- In fact

- It is clear that…

WAYS TO WRITE TOPIC SENTENCE

TRANSITIONAL SIGNAL, What I put in my priority is NP1.

TRANSITIONAL SIGNAL, NP1 is what I put in my priority.

TRANSITIONAL SIGNAL, NP2/ NP3 holds no less more importance/ plays an important role/ is
another essential factor.

TRANSITIONAL SIGNAL, what I still bear in mind is NP3

TRANSITIONAL SIGNAL, NP draws much of my attention

TRANSITIONAL SIGNAL , NP is worth considering.

HOA MINH 3
3. CONCLUDING SENTENCE

TRANSITIONAL SIGNAL, for all mentioned above, it is highly/ strongly recommended/ suggested/
advised that S should Verb sth.

TRANSITIONAL SIGNAL, NP1, NP2, NP3/ V-ing 1, V-ing 2/ V-ing 3 are convincing reasons for (A)/
my choice/ my agreement.

E.g

In brief, for all mentioned above, it is highly recommended that people should take up swimming/
reading books.

HOA MINH 4