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Introduction and Topic Sentence

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There is a widely held belief that...
Some/Many people seem to believe that...
Some/Many people argue that...
Some people go as far as to say that...
No one can deny that...
It is undeniable that...
It goes without saying that...
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Development

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First of all,…
Firstly,…
On the one hand,… on the other hand,…

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Conclusion

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As far as I am concerned,...
To conclude,...
In conclusion,...
All in all,...
Therefore,...
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Além disso,…

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Besides,…
Moreover,…
Furthermore,…

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5
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Nesse sentido,…

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In thar regard,…

Regarding ____,…

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6
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supracitado

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aforementioned

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7
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Caso contrário,…

… de outra forma

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Otherwise,…

… otherwise

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A não ser que/ a menos que

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unless

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Assim,…/ Desse modo,…

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Thus,…

Thereby,…

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Portanto,…

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Thus,…
Therefore,….
So,…

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Não só… mas também…

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Not only… but also…

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No geral,…

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Overall,….
Generally,…
In general,…

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13
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Embora/ apesar de…

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Although…

Even thought…

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14
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A fim de…

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In order to…
For the purpose of…
With the view to…

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15
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No que diz respeito ao (assunto em questão),…

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As far as (topic) is/are concerned,…

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16
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Apesar do acima,…

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Despite the above,…

17
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Além do acima,…

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In addition to the above,…

18
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um leque de possibilidades

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a gamut/ an array of possibilities

19
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este tópico será discutido

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this topic wil be discussed/addressed/developed/raised

20
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in spite of (something)…

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apesar de (algo)…

21
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on account of (something)

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because of (something)

22
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because of -> synonym

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due to

23
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Excelent structure for the last paragraph

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It’s (about/high) time (someone) + (verb in the past) -> refer to the present

24
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ter a impressão que…

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to be under the impression that…

25
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synonym of “in general”

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on the whole

26
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“anyway,…” in a formal way

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At any rate,…

27
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Quanto a …

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As for …

Regarding ___, …