Describing Advantages and Disadvantages Advantages: 1.Since its appearance, people have benefited a lot from it.2.…is/are playing an increasingly significant role/part in our lives/society.3.We can hardly live without……
4.…is/are endowed with many advantages.5.Nowadays no one can escape from the influence of……
6.There is no doubt that both …and…have their own advantages.7.Despite/In spite of these problems, I think its advantages still outweigh its disadvantages.Disadvantages: 1.It has brought much harm to humans.2.3.4.5.6.People take opposing views of……
Some people take the opposing view that……
While other people think the other way……/take a different attitude(an opposing view)…… Nothing can be perfect and everything has two sides,…is/are not an exception.Nothing should be carried to extremes.7.We should take a proper attitude towards……
8.We should make full use of its benefits, and meanwhile try to avoid its disadvantages.
Transition signals: 1.to indicate order or sequence: first, second , next, finally, before, after, afterwards, soon, later, now, then, at the same time, on the left, on the right, close to, above, below……
2.to indicate an additional idea: additionally ,besides, in addition, furthermore, also, similarly, likewise, in the same way……
3.to indicate contrasting idea: though, although, even though, instead, at any rate, but, yet, neither, despite, in spite of, neverthele, whereas, on the other hand……
4.to indicate a generalization: in general, generally speaking, as a general rule, on the whole… 5.to indicate a poibility or certainty: poibly, perhaps, clearly, no doubt, certainly, evidently 6.to indicate a conclusion: above all, thus, as a result, in conclusion, in summary, accordingly, consequently, therefore……
7.to introduce a cause or reason：because, as, for ,due to, since…… 8.to introduce an example: for example, for instance, that is, namely 9.to emphasize or clarify: actually, in other words, in fact, as a matter of fact, of course 10.to refer to something previously mentioned: the former, the latter, such, where, which, whom
