Hygiene: connectors for supporting

arguments and speeches

Connectors shutterstock.com

Os connectors podem ser definidos como a “ligação” entre diferentes partes do

discurso, fazendo com que elas se “unam”. Apesar de serem mais frequentemente
utilizados na escrita, eles também são empregados na fala, principalmente em dis-
cursos mais formais.

É importante salientar que, sem os conectores, as frases podem não parecer logi-
camente construídas, e as conexões entre diferentes períodos do discurso podem não
ficar evidentes.

Porém, cuidados também devem ser tomados para evitar o uso excessivo dos co-
nectores: afinal, quando empregados desnecessariamente, o discurso pode parecer mui-
to “artificial” e “pesado”. Eles são muito importantes, mas devem ser utilizados apenas
quando necessário.

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 Confira abaixo alguns exemplos.

Objetivo Exemplos

Opinião pessoal In my opinion; in my view; to my mind; it

strikes me that; it seems to me that; from
Exemplo: In my opinion, this is a really my point of view; personally; I strongly
good job. believe that; as far as I’m concerned

Vantagens e desvantagens
Exemplos: One of the advantages of One advantage of; one of the advantages
living in big cities is the entertainment. of; one benefit of; a disadvantage of; the
However, one disadvantage is the lack downside of; the pros and cons of
of security.
Apresentar/ordenar argumentos
Firstly; in the first place; first and
Exemplo: Vitamin C is very important. foremost; to begin with; secondly;
Firstly, it is thirdly; finally; last but not least
needed to enhance immunity.
Assuntos e exemplos
Exemplos: When it comes to cooking, When it comes to; with respect to; in
Jenny is an expert. terms of; regarding; for instance; for
The movie has quite a few plot holes. example; such as; in particular
For example, it never explained why the
main character died.
Adição What is more; in addition; moreover;
Exemplo: I have a lot of homework. On furthermore; besides; on top of that; as
top of that, I have to write an essay! well; also

Ênfase
Needless to say; clearly; obviously; there
Exemplo: Obviously, women have not is little doubt that
always had the chances they have today.

Yet; still; however; nevertheless; but; at

Contraste the same time; even so; although; even
though; in spite of the fact that; despite
Exemplo: However, women still have to the fact that; while; on the one hand;
fight hard to achieve equality. on the other hand; at the same time; in
contrast; on the contrary

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 Objetivo Exemplos

Causa e efeito
Thus; therefore; so; consequently; as a
Exemplo: Hundreds of children died as consequence; as a result; for this reason;
a consequence of the poor due to; because of
sanitary conditions.

Fatos
Actually; in fact; as a matter of fact; the
Exemplo: Despite his young age, he was reality is
actually a very good teacher.
Esclarecer ou enfatizar
In other words; to put it another way;
Exemplo: I don’t have money. In other that is to say; to put it simply
words, I’m broke.

Conclusão All in all; all things considered; in

Exemplo: In conclusion, I’d like to conclusion; as I have said; as has been
express my thanks to everyone who discussed; to sum up; in summary; in
came to the party. general; on the whole

Veja mais alguns exemplos:

To my mind, that house is perfect for you.

The downside of living here is that it’s expensive.

Firstly, we will go through the chart. Secondly, we will discuss new ­strategies.

Regarding Paul, I will call him after the meeting.

Texting and driving is dangerous; moreover, it’s illegal.

I worked 50 hours last week so, needless to say, I was exhausted.

On the one hand, I’d like to live in another country, but on the other hand, all my
friends and family are here.

The baby didn’t like the food. Consequently, he threw it all away.

I did well on the test. Actually, I had the best grade in the class.

My objective in the meeting, to put it simply, is to stimulate conversation.

All in all, it was a good experience; we enjoyed it.

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 #Conceitos

Quais conceitos-chave ou ideias do capítulo você considera importantes?

Sintetize e organize suas ideias



#Desafios

Que ideias e posicionamentos do capítulo intrigaram ou desafiaram você?

#Consolidando a aprendizagem


#Conexões

Que conexões você pode fazer entre o capítulo e os conhecimentos que você possui?

#Mudanças

Quais mudanças de pensamento ou atitude o capítulo provocou em você?

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 Escolha
Escolha uma
uma ideia
ideia principal
principal para
para dar
dar destaque
destaque no
no centro
centro do
do seu
seu mapa
mapa men-
men-
tal.
tal. A
A partir
partir dela,
dela, desenhe
desenhe setas
setas para
para relacionar
relacionar outros
outros tópicos
tópicos importantes
importantes utili-
utili-
Organize ideias de forma simples e lógica

zando
zando palavras-chave.
palavras-chave. Para
Para cada
cada grupo
grupo de
de ideias,
ideias, utilize
utilize cores
cores ee desenhos
desenhos para
para
ajudar
ajudar aa organizar
organizar seu
seu pensamento.
pensamento.

Sugestões
Sugestões de
de algumas
algumas palavras
palavras para
para relacionar
relacionar no
no seu
seu mapa
mapa mental:
mental:
connectors,
connectors, cause,
cause, consequence,
consequence, addition,
addition, contrast,
contrast, hygiene.
hygiene.
Mapa mental •

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 Pratique suas ideias

As questões a seguir foram retiradas da seção

Pratique, do Geekie One. Acesse o QR Code
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1. Using the words from the box, match the columns in a way that the sentences make
sense. Do not repeat the words.

because - since - so - therefore

a) I frequently wash my hands.

b) She has strong body odour.
c) I have cavities in my teeth.
d) Many children die from diarrhoea.

( ) ________________________________ she feels embarrassed in public.

( ) ________________________________ they lack improved sanitation.

( ) ________________________________ I forget to floss my teeth.

( ) ________________________________ I rarely get sick.

2. Fill in the blanks with the correct connectors.

Her child was ill, _________ she was unable to attend the meeting. _____________,
_______________ it was such an important reunion and she was needed, the company
decided she could use Skype to participate.

3. Join each pair of sentences. Be careful where you put the words in brackets.

a) Nick used to smoke. He seems to be in good health. (although)

b) I couldn’t sleep. I was tired. (despite)
c) Trevor didn’t notice the sign. It was right in front of him. (even though)
d) Matthew doesn’t know any French. It was one of his school subjects. (although)

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