< ! > TOEFL: Transition word/phrase for Speaking

Salah satu kriteria berbicara (speaking) adalah coherence (pertalian/penyambungan antar kalimat yang jelas) sehingga kalimat ucapan mudah dipahami. Ciri kalimat ucapan coherent adalah penggunakan kata penghubung/transition word/connector.

PERINGATAN: 

Jangan menggunakan transition word/connector yang tidak kamu kuasai/familiar yang BISA menyebabkan kamu terbata-bata ketika berbicara dalam ujian TOEFL/IELTS. Gunakan HANYA yang sudah kamu kuasai/familiar saja.

(S1) To Hesitate (to give yourself more time to think)

Let’s see

That’s an interesting/a good question

Let me think

That’s a good question

(S2) To Give an Opinion

(Why) I believe

I’d like to explain why

Personally

I’d enjoy

I would prefer/be

I think

In my opinion

As far as I’m concerned

It seems to me

I’d/He feel/feels

(S3) To Set Up a Condition

If

Even if

If I could

Whether (or not) to

. . . as though

(S4) To Further the Argument

First (of all) . . . Second . . .Third

In addition

There are (three) reasons why

Similarly

Furthermore

Moreover

Further

As an example

For instance

What’s more

. . . a good idea

. . . in favor of

(S5) To Summarize/Conclude

In conclusion

Finally

As a result

In summary

Therefore

To sum up

In other words

To summarize

Then

In brief

On the whole

To conclude

As we have seen,

As has been said,

Thereby

Most importantly

(S6) To Show Ability

 (I’d be) able to

I can/could

I’m able to

I’d be capable of

...enables

(S7) To Show Cause/Reason and Effect/Result

Effect/Result

As a result

Consequently

Because (of)

Due to

Thanks to

If this occurs, then

To this end

Since

For this reason

(S8) To Show Time Relationships

Immediately

Then

Later

Afterwards

After

Before

While

During

As soon as

As

Sometimes

When

Ever/Never

Every day/month/year

(S9) To Generalize

Overall

For the most part

In general

Generally speaking

By and large

(S10) To Show Contrast

Some may argue that

Although

Even though

Whereas

While

Instead

In contrast

On the one hand

On the other hand

However

In spite of

Despite

Unlike

On the contrary

But

Neither/nor

. . . rather than

. . . mistakenly

Curiously

Not until

Surprisingly

(S11) To Show Emphasis

Above all

Obviously

Clearly

Evidently

Actually

In fact

Certainly

Definitely

Extremely

Indeed

Absolutely

Positively

Unquestionably

Without a doubt

(S12) To State Policy

The policy is (that)

The policy states

(S13) To Argue a Point/Make a Suggestion

Suggestion

. . . seems to warrant

. . . contends

. . . argues

. . . justifies

This observation is supported by

. . . to plead

. . . suggests

The suggestion is valid

. . . proposes

Both . . . and

Also

. . . claims

. . . states

The suggestion is

Not only . . . but also

There are benefits

(S14) To Show Disagreement

. . . objects (to)

. . . disagrees with

. . . opposes

. . . contradicts

. . . are invalid

Others may argue

(S15) To Choose one Option Over Another

Another

. . . might be/is the better option

. . . makes it a better policy

. . . is the better alternative

(S16) To Show Similarity

Just as

As . . . as

In the same way

Similarly

Likewise

As in/as with/as was/etc.

Like

(S17) To Show Purpose

In order to

For

So that

So as to

. . . compensation for

(S18) To Show Evidence/Give an Example

Example

As evidence of

The legitimacy of

Such as

For example

A few of these are

In the case of

In addition (to)

For one thing . . . for another

(S19) To State the Problem

The problem is (how)

(S20) To State the Options

She is considering two (various) options

One option is

The other option is

. . . might/may be an/the easier /better option

. . . has (two) alternatives