英文连接词是连接英文单词的词，如also，and等。英语有486,000个左右的单词，而连接词却只有70个左右，它们总是非常高频率的出现在各类文章、对话、电邮等英语实际沟通中。英文连接词像胶水一样将相关联的句子连接起来，国际心理学家、语言学家、教育家Chris Lonsdale 龙飞虎又把它称之为“胶水词”。
但是由于汉语在表达时更加注重语义方面的连接，因此经常省略连词，这导致部分同学在用英语写作文的时候，也经常在该使用连接词的地方没有使用连接词，从而造成语法错误或者意义表达不清晰。那么在雅思写作中有哪些可以提分的连接词呢？我们一起来看一下
（1）表示承接的过渡词：also，and，and then，too，in addition，furthermore，moreover，what's more, again，on top of that，another，first，second，third，fourth等。
（2）表示时间顺序的过渡词：now，then，before，after，afterwards，earlier，later，immediately，soon，next，in a few days，gradually，suddenly，finally··等。（但是你可以感受到这些词是副词，所以原词条对于“连接词”即连词是错误的）
（3）表示空间顺序的过渡词：near（to），far（from），in front of，behind，beside，beyond，above，below，to the right/left，around，outside等。
（4）表示比较的过渡词：in the same way，just like，just as等。
（5）表示转折的过渡词：but，still，yet，however，nevertheless，nonetheless，on the contrary，in spite of/ in spite of the fact that，even though，although，despite / despite the fact that等。
（6）一方面，另一方面：on the one hand，on the other hand，for one thing，for another等。
（7）表示结果和原因的过渡词：because，since，so，as a result，therefore，then，furthermore，otherwise等。（as a result ,therefore, thus并不是连词而是副词，所以经常是放句首，用逗号与后面句子隔开）
（8）表示目的的过渡词：for this reason，for this purpose，so that，in order to等。
（9）表示强调的过渡词：in fact，indeed，surely，necessarily，certainly，without any doubt，truly，to repeat，above all，most important等。
（10）表示解释说明的过渡词：for example，in fact，in this case，for actually， for instance等。
（11）表示总结的过渡词：in a word，above all,，all in all，finally，at last，in conclusion，as I have shown，in another word，in brief，in short，in general，on the whole，as has been stated，last but not least,in addition等。
For the sake of…因为……的缘故In terms of…在……方面Likewise, / similarly / by the same token 同理In spite of…虽然，尽管As well as…以及（=and）Regardless of…不管（people are born equal regardless of race and color）As a result 结果In addition (to) 除……之外Like / unlike…像……一样In regards to…就……来
★典型例句1) These children are often spoilt, not in terms of love and attention because working parents do not have time for this, but in more material ways.2) Others think the true function of a university should be to give access to knowledge for its own sake, regardless of whether the course is useful to employers.3) Today, many elderly people prefer to live in the countryside for the sake of their health.★范文例句精选
1) For the sake of human beings’ health, we need to balance our diet so that it contains both meat and vegetables. (2016/3/12)为了人类的健康，我们需要平衡饮食结构，既要有肉类也要有蔬菜。
2) Yet, rather than a simply personal issue, food is always also a social issue in terms of its production, distribution and consumption. (2017/9/21)然而，食品不仅仅是一个简单的个人问题，它在生产、分配和消费方面也往往是一个社会问题。
3) Yet one issue is still in debate: to whom should the money of charity organisations go, exclusively to people who live in the same country as the organisations, or to all people regardless of where they live? (2016/8/20)然而，有一个问题仍在争论中：慈善组织的钱到底该用在谁身上，应该用于与机构同一国家的人呢，还是用于所有人，不管他们生活在哪？

4) Unlike many worried parents who prefer to educate their kids at home, I believe school is the best place for kids' education. (2017/4/26)与那些忧心忡忡宁愿在家教育孩子的父母不同，我相信学校才是教育孩子的较佳地方。
5) In conclusion, teenagers’ ability to tell right from wrong is important to themselves as well as the entire society.(2018/7/28)总之，青少年辨别是非的能力对他们自己和整个社会都很重要。
这些连接词的用法大家一定要掌握，能给文章提升不止一个level