Sharing is Caring

Sharing is Caring

Simple Proverbs & Sequence Connectors to use in Paper 2


The early bird gets the worm.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

As happy as a lark.

Turn over a new leaf.

Rome was not built in a day.

Tomorrow is another day.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

‪Actions speak louder than words.

Better late than never.

Don’t judge a book by its cover.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

It's never too late to mend.

‪No gain without pain / No pain, no gain.

‪Practice makes perfect.

Blood is thicker than water.

Still waters run deep.

Sequence connectors are used to link ideas from one sentence to the next and to give paragraphs coherence. Sequence connectors perform different functions and are placed at the beginning of a sentence. They are used to introduce, order, contrast, sequence ideas, theory, data etc. Source.

Logical / sequential order
·       Firstly, secondly, thirdly …..
·       Next, last, finally
·       Last but not least
·       In addition
·       Furthermore
·       Moreover
·       Other than that
·       Besides
·       Also
·       At present / presently

Order of importance
·       Most / more importantly
·       Most significantly
·       Above all
·       Primarily
·       It is essential / essentially

Result
·       As a result
·       As a consequence
·       Therefore
·       Thus
·       Consequently
·       Hence

Contrast
·       However
·       On the other hand
·       On the contrary
·       By (in) comparison
·       In contrast

Reason
·       The cause of
·       The reason for

Comparison
·       Similarily
·       Likewise


If you have anything to add on, please do write in the comment box and I'll edit this entry. I don't have much experience in teaching primary school or secondary school but these are some of the words that I remember from my previous teaching classes. 

No comments: