雅思考试的听说读写，大概听力是让人觉得最猝不及防的吧。考试的时候，明明可以听得懂，但是做题的时候呢就懵逼了…这个时候呢，信号词就显得尤为重要啦!信号词不仅能帮你把握语篇结构，而且信号词的后面往往会跟着考点呀~

-1-因果关系

　　as a result

　　therefore

　　since

　　for

　　for this reason

　　so

　　because

　　consequently

　　as

　　thus

-2-序列关系

　　first

　　before

　　first of all

　　on the right/left

　　next

　　to begin with

　　turn right/left

　　afterward

　　meanwhile

　　second

　　last but not least

　　for a start

　　third

　　finally

　　until

　　between

　　firstly

　　subsequently

　　then

　　secondly

　　previously

　　in the middle

　　for one thing

　　for another

　　after

　　in the first place

-3-表示结论

　　as a result

　　altogether

　　finally

　　in short

　　therefore

　　overall

　　in sum

　　thus

　　on the whole

　　in brief

　　accordingly

　　to conclude

　　in a word

　　consequently

　　to sum up

　　in conclusion

　　so

　　to summarize

-4-表示列举

　　and

　　in addition to that

　　one more thing

　　what’s more

　　besides

　　too

　　as well as

　　for instance

　　both and

　　together

　　for example

　　further more

　　such as

　　in addition

　　likewise

　　like

　　similarly

　　moreover

-5-转折关系

　　although

　　by contract

　　as a matter of fact

　　nevertheless

　　in contrast

　　instead

　　however

　　while

　　otherwise

　　though

　　but

　　despite

　　on the contrary

　　on the other hand

　　in the same way

　　in spite of

　　yet

　　whereas

-6-表示强调

　　that is

　　in particular

　　I mean

　　namely

　　especially

　　actually

　　in other words

　　that is to say

　　specially

　　another way of saying

　　equally

-7-表示定义

　　define

　　is defined as

　　known as

　　that is

　　the term means

　　we mean

　　we can state

-8-其 他

　　And now (we will) …

　　Most importantly…

　　Now tell me….

　　One more things before I move on to…

　　to start with…

　　Next, I’d like to…

　　finally, can you tell us…

　　And what about…

　　well, that’s about it

　　except for…

　　Right, so the first thing…

　　I’d like not to move on to…