22 December 2011 / Discourse Markers

Here's a short list of discourse markers that will help you organize your speech.
You are required to use at least 3 discourse markers from 3 different categories in your 3-5-minute speech. However, if you use more, you will not be punished:)

ADDING	SEQUENCING	ILLUSTRATING	CAUSE and EFFECT
and also as well as moreover too furthermore additionally	first, second, third… finally next meanwhile after then subsequently	for example such as for instance in the case of as revealed by… illustrated by	because so therefore thus consequently hence
COMPARING	QUALIFYING	CONTRASTING	EMPHASIZING
similarly likewise as with like equally in the same way	but however although unless except apart from as long as if	whereas instead of alternatively otherwise unlike on the other hand.. conversely	above all in particular especially significantly indeed notably