Connector bank for opinion and argument

What this page trains

Use this page when your opinions sound disconnected or when every paragraph starts to look like a list of loose statements.

The goal is not to collect decorative linking words, but to choose the connector that fits the relationship between your ideas.

• State a position clearly.
• Add support or an example.
• Show contrast, concession, or consequence.

Core patterns and contrasts

Separate connectors into jobs: opening a point, adding support, limiting a claim, conceding, and concluding. A short working bank by job is more useful than a long random list.

At B1 and B2, connector control matters because it makes the line of argument easier to follow for a real reader or listener.

• Opening: a mon avis, selon moi, pour commencer.
• Support: en effet, par exemple, parce que.
• Concession and contrast: pourtant, cependant, meme si, en revanche.
• Conclusion: en somme, au final, donc.

Practice routine

Take one weak paragraph from a lesson or mock and mark the logical relationship between each sentence. Then choose only the connector that helps the reader hear that exact relationship.

Say the paragraph aloud after repair. If the connector sounds heavier than the idea itself, choose a simpler one.

• Rewrite one opinion paragraph with only three connectors.
• Replace repeated parce que with a wider cause-and-consequence set.
• Turn one debate answer into a calmer concession-driven answer.

How to use this page

How to use this page: keep it beside writing and speaking lessons, not as a memorization sheet. Return after feedback when the teacher or answer key says your logic is hard to follow.

Pair it with the paragraph-repair resource and the B1/B2 argument lessons for the strongest effect.

After reading the page, return immediately to one related lesson and rebuild a sentence, a short dialogue, a note, or a paragraph from memory. That same-day reuse keeps the page connected to the academy path and reveals whether the idea is active or only familiar.

Keep only the examples, chunks, and corrections that you can genuinely reuse this week. A smaller page that changes your next response is more valuable than a longer page that remains passive background reading.

• Useful for B1 and B2 argumentation.
• Works as a phrasebank before mock writing.
• Best used on your own sentences, not copied ones only.