1，如何用连接短语有效写出高质量的段落（transitional phrases for essays）

Universityeducation should be free to everyone, regardless of income.

To what extentdo you agree or disagree?（教育类）

我们来看一下下面的关于教育不应该免费的段落，有什么缺点吗？

Firstly, students should be charged becauseeducation is becoming more expensive to fund as universities grow in size.Consequently, making students pay may maintain standards and ensure the qualityof the teaching. In addition, students benefit from university in termsof higher paid jobs, so it is fair that they pay for at least some of the cost,especially given that the majority of students attending university are fromthe middle classes. Last but not least, in many countries, there is ashortage of people to do manual jobs such as plumbing and carpentry, so makinguniversity more expensive may encourage people to take up these jobs.

_______________________________________________

1，这篇文章似乎很好，但我们发现没有展现作者的观点，你想强调的是别人的观点，因为你在下段中可以表示不同意，还是你不想表明在最后再亮？

这段我们加上一些连接转换短语就可以让人明白这是其他人的议论，不是你的观点。

_______________________________________________

One argument put forward in favour ofchargingstudents is that education is becoming more expensive to fund as universitiesgrow in size. Consequently,making students pay may maintain standards and ensure the quality of theteaching. Inaddition, it is argued thatmost studentsbenefit from university in terms of higher paid jobs, so it is fair that they pay for at leastsome of the cost, especiallygiven that the majority of students attending university are from the middleclasses. Last butnot least, in many countries, there is a shortage of people to do manualjobs such as plumbing and carpentry, so making university more expensive may encourage people to takeup these jobs.

_______________________________________________

1，我们通过“Last but not least, in manycountries…”观点是别人的，下段你就会开始写自己的观点，你可以这样写：

However, I do not believe these arguments stand upto scrutiny.Firstly,...

另外，你可能展示另外一些人反观点你可能这样写：

However,some people oppose these views.Firstly, they claim that...

然后在最后展示你的观点。下面就是些常用的转换短语考场上用。