托福写作对于考生的行文逻辑、文章结构都有很高的要求，要写出逻辑连贯、结构清晰的文章，就需要把文章中各部分巧妙地连接在一起，这样可使文章自然而别致，并能层层展开主题句，完整地表达中心思想，而过渡词(Transitional Words)就是连接这些部分的纽带，使文章融会贯通，连成一体。下面我们来看一下这些过渡词在文章中的具体应用，各位童鞋可以借鉴模版，在具体托福写作的练习中加强应用，同时不断补充积累更多相关过渡词，形成自己个性化的模版和语料库。
说明文
1. Recently, ____________ 描述现象, 引起话题
2. What surprises us most is __________. 表现较为典型的一个方面
3. It is true that ____________. 对于现象作出评论
4. There are many reasons explaining _______. 承上启下，解释这一现象的原因
5. The main reason is ________. 说明原因一
6. In addition, __________. 原因二
7. Thirdly, __________. 原因三
8. As a result, _________. 讲述导致的结果
9. Considering all these, __________. 作者的态度
10. For one thing, _________. 观点一
11. For another/ Also, _____________. 观点二
12. In a word, ___________. 总结全文
议论文
1. There is a heated debate over _______.
And different people offer different ideas.
两种观点针对的争论焦点
2. It is commonly accepted that ________. 观点一
3.In contrast, others __________. 与观点一对立的观点二
4. Those who hold the first opinion suggest _______. 观点一的理由
5. In their view, __________. 深入阐述观点一的理由
6. However, others think __________. 观点二的理由
7. They argue that _________. 深入阐述观点二的理由
8. As far as I am concerned, I agree with„ 我的看法
9. First of all, _________. 个人看法的依据一
10. Further more, ___________. 个人看法的依据二
11. Thirdly, ____________. 个人看法的依据三
12. In a word, ___________. 个人结论或文章的结论
观点论证
1. It is well known that __________. 提出观点
2. The truth of it is self-evident. 强调观点
3. As we know __________. 观点的理论依据
4. As we know __________. 证明观点的准确性
5. Many examples can be found to prove ____. 提出事实，论证观点
6. Take _________ for example. 提出具体的例子
7. Furthermore, __________. 其他相关的事实
8. It goes without saying that __________. 该相关的日常生活中的体现
9. Then, __________. 重申该观点的准确性
10. There is no doubt that __________. 得出结论
11. In conclusion, ____________. 总结全文