Expressing causes and results

Listing

• Firstly
• Secondly
• Thirdly
• Next
• Then
• Lastly
• Finally
• First of all
• In the first place
• To begin with

Expressing cause and results

• due to + noun / -ing form
• owing to + noun / -ing form
• because of + noun / -ing form
• as a result of + noun / -ing form

• Therefore
• That is why
• As a consequence of this
• As a result
• Consequently

=> these words are all used at the beginning of a sentence

• cause(s)
• lead(s) to
• result(s) in

In fact

As a matter of fact