編者按：IETLS考試中關(guān)聯(lián)詞起著很重要的作用，無論是在雅思作文中還是口語測試中熟悉這些常用的關(guān)聯(lián)詞，對(duì)你的考試會(huì)有非常重要的作用。
常用的關(guān)聯(lián)詞分為十一大類：
一． Addition
in addition ，and，similarly，likewise，as well as，besides，furthermore，also，moreover，and then，too ，not only ... but，even，besides this/that
二． Sequence
first(ly) ，initially，second(ly) etc.，to begin with，then，next，earlier/later，after this/that
following this/that，afterwards
三． Consequence
as a result ，thus，so，therefore，consequently，it follows that，thereby，eventually，then，in that case，admittedly
四． Contrast
however ，on the other hand，despite，in spite of，though，although，but，on the contrary
otherwise，yet，instead of，rather，whereas，nonetheless，even though，
compared with，in contrast，alternatively
五． Certainty
obviously ，certainly，plainly，of course，undoubtedly
六． Condition
if ，unless，whether，provided that，for，so that，whether，depending on
七． Definition
is ，refers to，means，that is，consists of
八． Summary
in conclusion ，in summary，lastly，finally，to sum up，to conclude，to recapitulate
in short
九． Example
for instance ，one example，for example，just as，in particular，such as ，namely
to illustrate
十． Reason
since ，as，so，because(of)，due to，owing to，the reason why，in other words
leads to，cause
十一． Time
before ，since，as，until，meanwhile，at the moment，when，whenever，
as soon as，just as