Useful expressions Flashcards
Stellungnehmen
- I feel (that)…
- I am convinced that…
- I personally believe that…
- It seems to me (that)…
- I firmly believe that…
- As I see…
- What I mean is…
- My view of the problem is…
- My point of view is that…
- From my point of view…
- In my opinion/view…
- My view/feeling/opinion is that…
- To my mind…
- If you ask me…
- I’m certain, that…
- I claim, that…
- I feel strongly about…
- what I’m getting at…
- I’m willing to…
- I must concede
- I (dis)approve …
- I distinguish between
- I suppose
- It evokes the feeling of…
- I like to emphasize/highlighte
- First and foremost
- I like to point out, that…
- I dislike…
- Undoubtedly, ….
- In the former
- In the latter
- At first glance
Gründe angeben
- -The (main/basic) reasons is that…
- -The thing/point is…
- There are many points of view issues to consider here..
- There are several questions to think about when discussing…
- The issues I want to mention/discuss here are…
- Another point to consider is this: …
- A further problem to note is…
- Not only…, but… also…
- The reason why… is that…
- This leads inevitably to…
- The next item is…
- both… and…/as well… as…
- The cause is that…
- We have to regard, that/Regarding, that…
- Indeed
Weiterführung
- besides
- still
- also
- too
- then
- above all
- what is more …
- Moreover/Furthermore…
- In addition…
- Due to…
- Since,…
Liste
- for one thing … (and) for another (thing)
- to begin with
- to start with
- Secondly, …; Thirdly, …; Finally, …; Last of all, …
- First/First of all…
- in the first/second place
- next
- then
- finally
- last but not least
- to conclude
- last(ly)
Ähnlichkeiten, Analogien
- equally
- likewise
- similarly
- in the same way
- resembling…
Kontrast/Gegensatz
- either…or
- but
- however
- yet
- nevertheless
- in spite of/despite
- instead of
- though
- on the contrary
- in contrast (to …)
- by contrast
- on the one hand …on the other (hand)
- Whereas…
Beispiele
- for example (e. g.)
- for instance
- such as
- that is to say
- Supposing (that)
- namely
- alternatively
Ergebnisse festhalten
- As a result…
- As a consequence…
- Because of this…
- The effect of this is that…
- consequently
- hence
- thus
- accordingly
Zusammenfassung und abschließende Bemerkung
- To sum up…
- In short/in brief/in general…
- On the whole, …
- All in all, …
- In conclusion, then, it is clear that…
- To conclude, therefore, it seems that…
- Having considered all these issues…
- Having outlined the main arguments…
- Having taken all these factors into account…
- I come to the conclusion that…
Enumerating ideas, facts and reasons.
Start
- first of all
- to begin with
- to start with
- in the first place
- the first point I would like
- first and foremost
Enumerating ideas, facts and reasons.
Entwicklung
- secondly – thirdly – finally
- then
- in the second place
- moreover
- furthermore
- besides
- in addition to that
- apart from that
- another factor/problem is…
- the next point I want to mention is
- the next point to be considered is…
- other factors to be taken in account are
- we must also take into account that
- we should also consider the fact that
- another argument is
Enumerating ideas, facts and reasons.
Schluss
- finally
- eventually
- in conclusion
- last of all
- the final point is
- there is only one point left
Referring to the author’s arguments in a text.
the author…
- claims
- states
- suggests
- implies
- refers to
- alludes to
- deals with
- discusses
- puts forward the thesis that
- presents/develops/defends the thesis that
- expresses his point of view
- holds the view that
- agrees to/with, approves (of), is in favour of
- emphasizes/highlights/stresses
- supports/sides with/sympathizes with
- criticizes/blames sb. for/ reproaches sb with sb.
- accuses sb. of having done sth.
- questions sb.
- raises objections to/opposes sb.
- objects by pointing out
- argues that
- comments on
- assumes a critical attitude towards sb.
- argues for – against
- points out that
- bases his arguments on
- supports/illustrates his arguments
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Useful particle for sentence association
Gedanken hinzufügen: in addition, further, furthermore, also, besides, in the same way
Gedanken neu formulieren: in other words, that means, that is, that is to say
Gedankengang abschließen: in conclusion, in brief, in short, on the whole
Reihenfolge verdeutlichen: first, second, next, finally, in the end
Gegenteil/Kontrast ausdrücken: yet, however, on the other hand, on the contrary, in contrast, in spite of, despite, although, though, but,
Vergleich anstellen: similarly, in the same way, likewise, both, likewise, equally, as well as, as…. as
Schlussfolgerung ausdrücken: consequently, therefore, as a result, hence, accordingly, thus
Einräumung ausdrücken: although, though, even if, after all, in any case
Bedingung ausdrücken: if, unless, provided that, in case that
Begründung/Zweck anführen: therefore, that is why, for this reason, because, because of, since, on account of, so that, due to
Bezugnahme ausdrücken: concerning, regarding, related to, referring to
Beispiel anführen: For example, for instance, in other words, such as
Ort beschreiben: among, between, here, there, where, on the right/left, in the middle, in front of, behind, nearby, in the distance
zeitliche Verbindung knüpfen: now, while, as soon as, before, after, as long as, initially, previously, recently, finally, eventually, meanwhile, at the same time, at the moment, in the end, at last, since, from now on, time and again, off and on, lately, in the past
Alternative wording and synonyms.
if –> whether
necessary –> inevitable
of course –> certainly
need –> require
it doesn’t matter –> it’s frivolous
sometimes –> occasionally
he is able to –> he is capable of
refuse –> defy
because –> since
because of –> due to
because of –> on the grounds of
improve –> brush up
especially –> in particular
to know –> to be aware of
to change –> to alter
rare –> infrequent
to consist/made up of –> to comprise
to get –> to receive
to understand –> to comprehend
hard –> severe
today –> nowadays
he should do sth. –> he is supposed to do sth.
to do sth. –> in order to do sth.
pretty –> fairly
big –> vast, huge
to deal with/to be about –> to revolve around
to answer –> to respond
to succeed –> to get ahead
We call him Paul –> We refer to him as Paul
a lot of –> an amount of
to begin, to start –> to kick off
