words+and+phrases+to+organise+points+chronologically

// first(ly)/first of all ; second(ly); third(ly); //
 * Words and phrases to organize points chronologically (to introduce a series of reasons, ideas, remarks, etc): **

// lastly/last of all/finally (наконец //// ; в  // // заключение  //// );  //

// first and foremost (в // // первую  // // очередь  //// );  //

// in the first/second/third place; //

// to start/begin with; //

// for one thing (прежде // // всего  //// ; начать  // // с  // // <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">того  //// <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">, что  //// <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">; для  // // <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">начала  //// <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">);  //

// <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">for another thing (кроме // // <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">того  //// <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">; во-  //// <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">вторых  //// <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">). //

// <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">Note: firstly, secondly... is more formal than first, second... // // <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">in addition //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">; // <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">what is more/more than that/furthermore //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">(formal)/ // <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">moreover  //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">/(more formal) (болеетого; кроме того);
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">Eg: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"> The aim of the test was ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">first and foremost  **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"> to give confidence to the students.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">Eg: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"> There are several reasons why students may prefer to live in dorms: ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">first(ly),  **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"> it is cheaper to live in a dorm than to rent an apartment, ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">second(ly),  **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">students do not have to spend much time to get to school because dorms are usually located on campus, and ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">lastly/last of all/finally  **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">, students may have a more active social life.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">Eg: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"> There are two main reasons why these countries should not involve themselves with nuclear energy at the present time. ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">In the first place/For one thing  **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">, they have ample supplies of both oil and hydroelectric energy from which to generate electricity. ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">For another thing/Secondly  **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">, ...
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">Words and phrases to indicate the addition of a new point, or to introduce a related topic **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">:

// <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">another thing is that... //

// <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">above all/on top of that //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"> (в довершение всего);

// <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">as well as //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"> (также (как); не только...,но; в дополнение; помимо);

// <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">alongside //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"> (наряду с);

// <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">besides/apart from //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"> (кроме);

// <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">besides //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"> (ктомуже; particularly when adding a negative idea); // <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">similarly/equally/likewise  //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"> (подобным образом);

// <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">a word must be said about...; //

// <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">it is important to note that... // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">Eg: Although I feel that life might be less interesting if we knew everything that would happen in the future, there are certain details about my own life which I am nearly dying of curiosity to find out. ... ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">Apart from/Besides **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"> my personal life, I would be very interested to know what the world will be like in the next century, and in the next millennium. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; text-align: center;">**as well as**
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">Eg: ** ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">In addition to  **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"> (having)a BA degree in Psychology, he also has an MBA. (MBA - Master of Business Administration)
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">Eg: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"> (from a letter of recommendation)... ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">In addition  **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">, her education in Speech Communication and work as a teacher has provided a great deal of public speaking and presentation experience. ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">What is more/On top of that  **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">, she is particularly good in a fast-paced environment with challenges and with co-workers as enthusiastic as herself.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">Eg: ** ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">Alongside  **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"> his many other responsibilities, he now has to be in charge of staff training.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">Eg: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"> Now it is generally believed that professional sports affects health in a negative way. ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">Besides  **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">, violence, greed, and corruption are clearly the antitheses of the athletic ideal
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">Eg: ** ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">It is important to note that  **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"> professional athletes often finish their careers not because they are of retirement age, but because they are physically damaged.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">Eg: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"> Physical labor can exhaust the body very quickly. ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">Similarly/Equally/Likewise  **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">, excessive study can rapidly reduce mental powers.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">Eg: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"> He was a real scholar ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">as well as  **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"> a great composer. (= He is not only a great composer, but also a real scholar.)

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">He is intelligent ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">as well as **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"> good-looking. (= He is not only good-looking, but also intelligent.)

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">She composes music ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">as well as **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"> plays the piano ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">. **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"> (= She not only plays the piano but also composes music.)
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">Note **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">: In ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">BrE  **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">, when they put ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">a verb  **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"> after ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">as well as  **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">, they most often use the ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">-ing form  **// <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">.  //
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">Eg: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"> She sings ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">as well as playing  **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"> the piano.


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">As well as doing **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"> well on the exams, she wrote a very good term paper.