Explanations

Let me explain...

Connecting words.

Words which you can use to help with your explanation.

Starting

You can say - "Well"     "First of all"     "You see".
(You can use those words before the phrases giving explanations which you learned in the previous section. Those words will make your explanation more fluent - see the example below.)

Going on

You can say - "Next"     "And then"     "Also"     "After that".
(You can use these words before adding another piece of information to your explanation.)

Finishing

You can say - "So"     "Finally"     "That's why"     "In the end"     "As a result".
(These phrases tell that you are finishing your explanation.)

Click each of the words below to see how they make the explanation better.

Tom, Can you tell me why there is a fire engine in front of our house?	I can explain....
..... I came back from school and forgot to close the garden gate. ..... our cat was in the garden. ..... a large dog ran from the street into our garden and scared the cat. ..... the cat ran up the tree. ..... I chased the dog away. ..... I tried to get the cat from the tree but it was to high for me to climb. ..... I called the fire brigade for help.
Next     Finally     Also     And then     That's why     You see     After that

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