Listing points To begin with / start with, … Firstly / First of all, In the first place / In addition / Moreover / Furthermore / Secondly, …. What’s more, …. Introducing examples/reasons For example / For instance, …. In particular, … … because/as/since… The reason (for) … is … This is / That’s because / for / why … As a result / Therefore / In this way, … Consequently / This means that / This is due to the fact that / would mean that … In order to /In case / In the event / Now that / Provided that / Since / Supposing etc. …. . Show contrast despite/even though/though/although + clause despite/in spite of + noun/-ing form/the fact that, to begin with, such as, first of all, for instance, this is because, as a result …. on the other hand …..unless/where(as)/for etc. …. . Conclusion In my opinion, I think/believe/feel (that), … It seems to me (that), To my mind, I strongly disagree with, I am totally against, I completely agree with, As far as I am concerned...