Signpost Words: Indicating stages in a process and Introducing examples

How do we indicate a stage in a process? We can use the signpost words below:

first; second; third; to begin with; next; following this; another; in addition; concurrently; simultaneously; meanwhile; in the meantime; moreover; subsequently; consequently; before that; earlier; previously; by that time; at last, after that; at length; finally; in conclusion; to conclude

And to introduce examples the following words might be useful

that is to say; in other words; for example; for instance; namely; an example of this is; as in the following examples; such as; particularly; in particular; especially; notably; chiefly; mainly

How to show conditions?

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Signpost Words: Adding more, Reinforcing and Conceding a point

If we want to add more to a point already made, or introduce a new point, the following words or phrases might be useful

besides; consequently; correspondingly; following this; further; furthermore; in addition; indeed; in fact; in regard to; in the meantime; in the same way; in reality; in respect to; moreover; neither...nor; not only...but also; respecting;
above all; again; also; as a consequence; as for; as to; as well as;  regarding; similarly; subsequently; then again; too; what is more

But if we would like to reinforce a point, or state it in a different way, we might use the following words

in view of this; in other words; to put it more simply; with this in mind; that is to say

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Steps in writing a discussion essay

There are some useful steps to make an effective discussion essay. The steps are also important in the real exam where you can manage your time effectively. The first step is to build a home consisting our main ideas or mind map in which the topic sentence are expanded into more details to support the author's arguments. As an example, this post will try to respond to the following question:

Can a country keep its traditional way of life and develop? Or does development necessarily mean a change in traditions?

The picture below shows how we can develop a home to respond to that question.

Now we can expand those ideas to write an essay. We will present the results on the next postings..

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