Obviously as a result so however a well established fact fortunately then immediately nowadays until

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Exercises

Подчеркнуть мысль (to emphasize)

Суммировать сказанное (to express effect)

Объяснить причину (to express cause)

Сделать вывод (to conclude)

Дополнить данные или точку зрения (to add data or opinion)

Противоположное мнение (to introduce contrasting opinion)

Мнение говорящего (to state the personal opinion)

In my opinion, I believe, I think, In my view, It seems to me, fortunately, unfortunately.

It is argued that, on the other hand, contrary to, according to, in spite of…..

Nowadays, furthermore, moreover, in addition to, besides, not to mention the fact, in general, nevertheless.

To sum up, all in all, all things considered.

Because of, owing to, due to.

Thus, therefore, consequently, so, actually, as a result.

Obviously, clearly, in particular, needless to say.

Despite due to in fact however obviously and….as well because of according to moreover nevertheless as well as

1) ……….. the appearance of instruments, geographic maps were full of mistakes.

2) ………. one of the most popular theories about the death of the dinosaurs, the world just grew too cold for them.

3) ………. many scientists think that a change in weather would not have been enough to kill the dinosaurs.

4) ………., fossils have been found that show dinosaurs could live as north as Alaska.

5) ………., some animals can get through a disaster better then the others.

6) The idea of a great asteroid or comet crash is interesting, moreover, it`s fascinating.

7) Scientists have studied the surface of the earth for centuries, ………. each year brings new information.

8) ………. its special qualities, water supports all forms of life, ………. influences weather and climate.

9) Waterfalls develop ………. the presence of rocks in the river`s course.

10) The atmosphere changes constantly ………. the weather changes constantly ………..

Obviously the more hemoglobin you have the more oxygen is carried to the cells of your body. Now suppose that for some reason the number of red cells in your blood decreases or the amount of hemoglobin in each cell gets smaller. Immediately the cells in other tissues all over your body get less oxygen; their metabolism is not normal, and so you get weak and pale.

It is possibly, however, to be perfectly healthy and still not get enough oxygen. This happens to fliers even though they have plenty of red cells and hemoglobin. Nowadays it is a well-established fact that the higher you fly above the earth’s surface, the thinner the atmosphere becomes. A breath of air at ten thousand feet contains far fewer molecules of oxygen ……. at sea level. As a result, at great heights most people begin to pant and feel light-headed. They are suffering from oxygen want.

Fortunately, today’s airplanes have pressurized cabins for very high altitude flights. The thin outside air is compressed ……..it is as dense as the air we are used to breathing and then it is pumped into cabin. Without special cabins, fliers have to inhale oxygen from tanks instead of the thin outside air.

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