Book/story review

1. The story tells of/about/…../deals with…

2. ……is a dramatic story of (love and hatred) that holds your attention from beginning to end.

3. ……is a book/story by a distinguished / prominent/ brilliant/ well-known/ outstanding writer….

4. The story/ book is set in ….

5. The events of the story take place….

6. As I read the book/ story I couldn’t stop being amazed at…..

7. Attention is drawn t the fact that….

8. I find the text rather/very….

Article review

1. The article is concerned with one of the most pressing problems of present-day life, that of nuclear threat/ of energy supply and energy crisis / nature conservation/ …

2. The article/ paper raises a significant social / economic problem, that of…..

3. The author/ reporter suggests/ argues/ claims/believes/points out that …..

4. The writer focuses on…./ touches upon a very acute problem/ examines the needs of foreign investment….

5. The text is a television/ newspaper report about…

6. The research paper deals with…

7. It is pointed out that…

8. The author comes to the conclusion that…

Text connectors

1. and

to begin/start with,...→ in the second place,... → moreover, →and to conclude,...  

next,... → then,... → afterward,...→ lastly/finally,...

Addition, to what has been previously indicated.

also again furthermore further moreover what is more then in addition besides above all too as well

Equation ( similarity with what has preceded):

equally likewise similarly correspondingly in the same way

Transition can lead to a new stage in the sequence of thought:

now with reference/respect/regard to regarding let us (now) turn to...

as for	} often used when discussing something briefly
as to

Summation indicates a generalisation or summing-up of what has preceded:

in conclusion to conclude to sum up briefly in brief to summarise altogether overall then therefore thus

Apposition is used to refer back to previous sentences or to parallel or related references:

i.e., that is, that's to say/ viz. namely/ in other words, or, or rather, or better/, and/ as follows.

Result expresses the consequence or result of what was said before:

so therefore as a result/consequence the result/consequence is/was...

accordingly consequently now then because of this/that

thus hence for this/that reason

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Or

Reformulation, to express something in another way:

better / rather/ in other words / in that case / to put it (more) simply

Replacement, to express an alternative to what has preceded:

again alternatively rather…better/worse (still).….on the other hand

the alternative is … another possibility would be

But

Contrast, with what has preceded:

instead conversely then on the contrary by (way of) contrast

in comparison (on the one hand)... on the other hand...

Concession indicates the unexpected, surprising nature of what is being said in view of what was said before:

besides (or) else however nevertheless yet in any case at any rate for all that in spite of/despite that after all at the same time on the other hand all the same even if/though (al)though

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