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Contoh Soalan MUET Listening, Reading, Writing & Speaking Khas Calon MUET CEFR - Readiness Untuk Dapat C1/C2
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FUNCTION |
EXPRESSION |
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To
introduce your first point |
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Firstly, I would highlight … ·
First of all, I propose ·
As a start, I would like to suggest
… ·
I would like to begin by … |
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To
signal a main point |
·
The most important factor is … ·
My main point is … ·
It is important to … ·
One important reason is … ·
We should consider … |
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To
start a new point |
·
Next, let’s look at … ·
My next point is … ·
The next issue is … ·
Another suggestion/ reason is … ·
Next, I would like to highlight … ·
The next point that I would like to
make is … ·
Another point that I would like to
emphasize is … ·
Next, we come to … ·
Moving on to my next point, which is
… |
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To
signal a contrasting idea |
·
However, … ·
But … ·
Nevertheless … ·
In contrast … ·
On the other hand … ·
From a different point of view … ·
Looking at the other side of the
argument … ·
While …, however … |
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To
refer to what you have said earlier |
·
I have mentioned earlier that … ·
As I have told you earlier … ·
As I said at the beginning … ·
I have pointed out earlier … |
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To
signal that you are drawing a conclusion from what has been said earlier |
·
Therefore … ·
Thus … ·
In short … ·
Hence … ·
As a result … ·
So, we can see that … |
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To
signal that you are about to move on (to a possible solution/ conclusion) |
·
So, what can we do to solve this
problem? ·
What should we do? ·
Let’s look at some of the possible
ways … ·
Now, let’s look at some possible
solutions … |
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To
end a point/ speech |
·
Those are the suggestions … ·
Now that we have dealt with … ·
In short, … ·
In summary, I would suggest … ·
In conclusion … ·
As a conclusion, I would say … ·
Let me conclude by saying … |
Cohesive devices are used to link
sentences, paragraphs and ideas. They are used to provide logical connection
between ideas. Linking ideas is one of the most important keys to writing a
good essay. There are many types of cohesive devices and they serve different
functions. Cohesive devices are also known as transitions, coordinators and
linkers. Some important and common cohesive devices are as follows:
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COHESIVE DEVICES |
FUNCTION |
EXAMPLE |
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Firstly,
secondly, first, second, finally, lastly, for one thing, to begin with, next |
To show the
logical order of ideas or time sequence |
Firstly, the
internet plays an important role in the world of communication. |
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Also,
similarly, furthermore, likewise, moreover |
To link ideas
together and state explicitly that two items are similar to each other |
…the Internet
also saves time as message can be delivered in a matter of seconds. |
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Besides that,
other than that, apart from that, on top of that, in addition |
To add ideas
and to link the new ideas to the previous ideas |
Besides that,
the Internet also saves time as message can be delivered in a matter of
seconds. |
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This is
because, this is due to the fact that |
To provide a
reason to illustrate an idea provided earlier |
This is
because the Internet offers easy and inexpensive ways to communicate such as
emails, messenger, chatting, teleconferencing and blogging. |
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In sum, in
short, in conclusion, to conclude, all in all, overall, to summarize |
To summarize
ideas either at the end of sections of explicitly state that the essay is
concluding |
In
conclusion, it is undeniable that the internet brings us many advantages. |
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Which is to
say, in other words, that is |
To reinforce
the previous idea by expressing it in a slightly different way to make it
more explicit |
In other words,
the internet helps to promotes students learning. |
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For example,
for instance, such as, namely, specifically |
To provide an
example in order to illustrate an idea |
…the Internet
offers easy and inexpensive ways to communicate such as emails, messenger,
chatting, teleconferencing and blogging. |
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Consequently,
thus, as a result, hence, so, therefore |
To
demonstrate that the following idea is a result of the previous idea |
Therefore, I
strongly disagree with the writer’s opinions which were published in your
editorial column. |
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On the other
hand, on the contrary, in contrast, alternatively, conversely, by comparison,
instead of, instead |
To signal
differences of alternatives between two ideas |
Instead, we
should make full use of the Internet to benefit mankind. |
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Though,
however, nevertheless, in spite of that |
To state an
opposing idea |
However, I do
agree up to a certain point with the writer that the Internet has the
potential to distract students from their studies |
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Not only…but
also |
To put ideas
together and to show that they are on an equal level |
Information
from various fields such as business, education, science and entertainment
from all over the world is not only easily obtainable but most of it also
free of charge |
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