掌握關聯詞有助于正確理解句子的邏輯關系和語義，雅思考試中常用的英語關聯詞分為十一大類：
關聯詞1.Additionin遞進
addition，and，similarly，likewise，as well as，besides，furthermore，also，moreover，and then，too，not only …… but，even，besides this/that
關聯詞2.Sequence序列、順序
first(ly)，initially，second(ly) etc.，to begin with，then，next，arlier/later，after this/that following this/that，afterwards
關聯詞3. Reason原因
since，as，so，because(of)，due to，owing to，the reason why，in other words，leads to
關聯詞4. Consequence結果
as a result，thus，so，therefore，constantly，it follows that，thereby，eventually，then，in that case，admittedly
關聯詞5. Contrast對比
however，on the other hand，despite，in spiteof，though，although，but，on the contraryotherwise，yet，instead of，rather，whereas，nonetheless，even though，compared with，in contrast，alternatively
關聯詞6. Summary總結
in conclusion，in summary，lastly，finally，to sum up，to conclude，to recapitulate，in short
關聯詞7. Example舉例
for instance，one example，for example，just as，in particular，such as，name to illustrate
關聯詞8. Certainty肯定
obviously，certainly，plainly，of course，undoubtedly
關聯詞9. Condition條件
if，unless，whether，provided that，for，so that，whether，depending on
關聯詞10. Definition下定義
is，refers to，means，that is，consists of
關聯詞11. Time時間
before，since，as，until，meanwhile，at the moment，when，whenever，as soon as，just as