CONNECTORS

We  use Sentence Connectors   to express relationships between ideas and to combine sentences.
Of course, it's very difficult for a non-native speaker to use connectors in spoken language.
The main tendency is to use  very basic sentences; to be honest sometimes even a more advanced learner of English can find some problems in using them when speaking fast.
However, when writing, it is very important to use sentence connectors to organize the text and give it some coherence.
Generally, I start telling students to consider the positive and negative aspects of " something".
Last week I told them to focus on social media sites and choose one of them, writing about its positive and negative aspects.
This is what one of my students wrote. He read the text and he didn't use any sentence connectors.
Then I asked the class to add up to the text the following connectors:
First of all, 

Secondly,

Thirdly,

Finally,

However, 

Firstly, 

In addition, 

What’s more, 

Also

In conclusion

They realized that it made more sense and in general the text "flowed" better.
These are "simple connectors" for students studying English at a basic level.
We'll keep on with some more difficult connectors.

A social network- Facebook

FACEBOOK  is a social network.

It’s popular everywhere in the world and it’s used by a lot of people.

This social site has both advantages and disadvantages.

First of all, you can communicate with your friends in real time.

Secondly, you can get information and news from all over the world.

Thirdly, it’s a very convenient means of communication.

Finally, you can share what you like (ex. songs, photos, videos…)

However, this social network, like others, has some disadvantages, as well.

Firstly, it can be addictive and this situation can lead to serious diseases.

In addition, you can lose your privacy.

What’s more, in recent years on this site there have been people with false identities that can deceive you and your friends.

There is also cyberbullying and a lot of teenagers suffer  very much because of that.

In conclusion,  Facebook is really helpful like some other social  sites but you  have to be careful when using it.