Connectors, also known as linking words or transitional words, are words or phrases that connect clauses or sentences in a text. In the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) Writing and Speaking tests, you may be asked to use connectors to show the relationship between different ideas or to indicate a contrast or comparison. Here are some common connectors that you may use in the IELTS Writing and Speaking tests:
- Addition: and, also, as well as, besides, furthermore, in addition to, moreover
- Comparison: as, as if, as though, like, similar to
- Contrast: although, despite, even though, however, in contrast, on the other hand, while
- Time: after, afterward, at last, before, eventually, finally, meanwhile, subsequently, then
- Cause and effect: because, due to, since, therefore, thus