Tema 3 · Nível A2–B1

Contraste e argumentação

Embora, porém, apesar de, portanto

Velocidade do áudio
However…opinar e contrastarideia + conector + ideia

1Although / even though

Although it's old, it works. Embora…

I went, even though I was tired. mais forte

+ frase completa (sujeito + verbo).

2However = porém

It's fast. However, it's expensive.

Começa uma nova frase, com vírgula depois.

Não liga frases com vírgula como o but.

3Despite / in spite of

+ substantivodespite the rain
+ -ingdespite being tired

Nunca + frase: despite it rained

4Somar argumentos

alsotambém
in additionalém disso
besidesalém do mais
moreoveralém disso (formal)

5Consequência

soentão (informal)
that's whyé por isso que
thereforeportanto (formal)
as a resultcomo resultado

6Opinar e equilibrar

In my opinion, trains are better.

On the one hand, … On the other hand, …

In my opinion, I think: escolha um.

Erros comuns de brasileiros

Although it's old, but it works.→Although it's old, it works.
Despite it rained, we went.→Despite the rain, we went.
It's good, however it's slow.→It's good. However, it's slow.
in the other hand→on the other hand
In my opinion, I think…→I think…

Informal → formal

buthowever
sotherefore
alsoin addition
becausesince / as

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