English for Phones - Beginners English Course

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.)


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

Explanations

Let me explain...