As we all know that it is very important to organise the structure and language logically in English academic writing. In order to do so, you need a good use of English linking words. I believe that all teachers who deal with English academic writing, including IELTS, TOFEL, GMAT, and even the essay and assignment in university have emphasised the importance of linking words.

    总所周知，在英语学术写作中，组织好文章的结构和语言使之变得逻辑化非常重要。因此，你需要很好的掌握英语当中的连接词。我相信所有教英文写作（雅思、托福、Gmat或者大学论文等）的老师都会强调连接词的重要性。

   I am struggling with my damn essay recently. Considering about the vital role linking words played in English academic writing, I decide to sum up some of some of the linking words we normally use in our paper work and classify them in various categories.Hopefully, it could help you guys.

    最近我正在为我的论文头疼。考虑到连接词在英语学术论文中的重要性，我决定将我们常见的连接词分类整理出来。希望对大家有所帮助。

Here they are:

1、Ordering

at first, to begin with, firstly, secondly, later, next, eventually, in the end, lastly, finally

2、Comparing and contrasting

in the same way, similarly, on the other hand, still, but, despite, in spite of, even so, however, whereas, yet, in contrast, nevertheless, in the contrary

3、cause and effect

accordingly, as a consequence, as a result, because, consequently, for this reason, hence, in consequence, in order to, owing to this, since, so, so that, therefore, thus

4、Generalising

Generally, in general, as a rule, for the mist part, normally, on the whole, usually, in most cases

5、Giving examples

for example, for instance, such as, like

6、Showing attitude

Fortunately, luckily, unfortunately, undoubtedly, admittedly, certainly, oddly, enough, strangely enough

7、Adding more information

furthermore, as well as, besides, moreover, apart from this, in addition, nor, not only...but also, too, what is more

8、Emphasising

especially, in particular, particularly, notably, chiefly, in detail, mainly

9、Concluding

finally ,in conclusion, to conclude, to sum up, overall

  That is considerably enough for our writing tasks. Please don't ask me for the Chinese meaning of each word. Find them in the dictionary. If you even don't do this simple work, don't try to learn English anymore. Thank you for your precious time.

    差不多就这些了。不要问我这些单词的中文意思是什么，自己查字典。如果这么简单的一步你都不愿意做，就别学英语了。谢谢各位宝贵的时间。