Signpost words

Showing related points

Giving an example
Showing cause and effect
Showing similarities
Showing difference

Showing related points

Moreover,
Furthermore,
In addition
Also,
On top of this,
Besides all these points,
On one hand, On the other hand,

Giving examples

For example,
For instance,
, such as XXX
XXX is an illustration of YYY,
Take XXX as an example,
In the case of ..

Showing related points?

Giving examples ?

Ms Chow tends to give a lot of

assignments to her students. ______,
she has very high expectation on their
performance in the tasks.
Ms Chow believes that learning is a
group activity. _________, she
sometimes assigns tasks which
students need to work in a team.

Showing cause and effect

because
Since ., ..
Owing to
Due to
Because of
As a result,
Consequently,
out of

Showing cause and effect

I love singing ______ it is an enjoyable hobby.

The accident was caused _____ the bad
weather.
The cause of the accident was ____ the bad
weather.
I joined the competition _______ curiosity.
_______ his poor handwriting, no one can read
his letter.
I could not fully understanding the task ____ Ms
Chow did not explain the key words in it.

Showing similarities

Similarly,
Likewise,
In the same way,

Showing cause and effect?

Showing similarities

Our students seldom put sufficient time on

learning English. __________, most of them
cannot speak fluently in class or write a good
essay.
Our school expects parents will provide help to
students when they do their homework.
_________, parents expect the school can assign
more class work to students so that they can
fully understand how to complete the tasks.

Showing contrast

However,
Yet,
On the contrary,
Despite
In spite of .

Showing contrast

I love singing. ______, I never sing in

front of anybody.
The Chinese government hopes that
more politicians will join the Torch Relay.
___________, Hong Kong citizens expects
only athletes will participate in the relay.
___________ the bad weather, the Torch
Relay will be held as planned.