How To Connect Ideas In English [with Linking Words]

Learn How to connect your ideas in English conversations with 14 important linking words! Check out Hey Lady! https://mmm.heylady.io/join an incredible online community that helps women around the world to meet, make friends and practise speaking together! Connecting your ideas and thoughts in English is an essential speaking skill, so today you’ll learn 7 everyday, casual linking words useful in everyday conversations, PLUS 7 more formal ones that will help you sound professional and intelligent! Use → and + as well as ← to ADD information Use → but + whereas ← to CONTRAST information Use → or + either or ← to provide OPTIONS Use → so + as a result ← to connect REASON to RESULT Use → because + since ← to focus on the REASON Use → like + such as← to give EXAMPLES Use → especially + in fact← to add EMPHASIS Don’t forget to do your homework practice with me at the end! #mmmEnglish #LinkingWords #SpeakingLesson #ConnectIdeasInEnglish #ProfessionalEnglish #EnglishConversation #EverydayEnglish #EnglishWithEmma #HeyLady #EnglishSpeakingCommunity #EnglishPractice #EnglishSpeakingPractice --------- TIMESTAMPS --------- 00:00 Introduction 01:33 Hey Lady! Helping Women Succeed in English 02:34 Casual, everyday linking words 04:36 Professional linking words 06:23 ADD INFO: and + as well as 06:58 CONTRAST: but + whereas 07:35 provide OPTIONS: or + either or 09:38 REASON to RESULT: so + as a result 11:04 REASON: because + since 12:09 EXAMPLE: like + such as 13:22 EMPHASIS: especially + in fact 15:05 Homework Practice Read the lesson transcript on the mmmEnglish blog: ➡️ https://www.mmmenglish.com/2022/07/05/connect-ideas-linking-words - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Find me at HEY LADY!💃 my online community helping women to succeed in English! ✨ Hey Lady! has helped over 8,000 women to break through the self doubts that hold them back from SPEAKING English. In less than 3 months they can confidently communicate at work, on their travels and in daily life. ⚡️Overcome your fear of speaking forever! ⚡️Build your confidence in a *judgement-free* women-only space ⚡️Meet motivated speaking partners and practise in real conversations ⚡️Create the opportunities you want in your life and career! 🌈 TRY HEY LADY! FREE FOR 7 DAYS! Go here 👉🏼 https://mmm.heylady.io/start-7-day-trial 💖 Your first 7 days are FREE so you can try it first, then decide if you want to continue. Hurry! This offer is ending soon! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Take your English skills to the next level: 📚🤓🚀 mmmEnglish Courses 📚🤓🚀 Explore Self-Study English courses here: https://bit.ly/mmmEnglishCourses Or read more below 👀 Prepositions are one of the most frustrating parts about English - but they don’t have to be! I’ve created a course that will help you to master the most common English prepositions - I’ll teach you how to use them in context, study how they are used and (importantly) I’ll help you to practise using them! This course includes grammar lessons PLUS imitation practice (so you get to practise your pronunciation with me too) Explore our prepositions course here: https://bit.ly/prepositions8x8 👄 Love mmmEnglish imitation lessons? Get HOURS of practice with Emma and complete our imitation training courses! Practise your pronunciation & natural English expressions by imitating a native English speaker. mmmEnglish imitation courses available now: https://bit.ly/mmmEnglishImitationCourse - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Connect with mmmEnglish Website & Social Media: 🟡Website: http://bit.ly/mmmEnglish 🟢Facebook: http://bit.ly/mmmEnglishFB 🔵Instagram: http://bit.ly/mmmEnglishInsta 👏👏👏 Show your support for Emma & mmmEnglish by subscribing to our channel, liking videos 👍 and commenting to let us know! We love hearing from our students! ❤️ SUBSCRIBE to the MMMENGLISH Channel! ➡️ http://bit.ly/Subscribe2mmmEnglish