无论是雅思听力、阅读还是写作，关联词都起着很重要的作用，尤其是阅读，往往一个关联词就能够改变整个文章的意思，为此，熟悉这些常用的关联词，对考生们的考试会有非常重要的作用。
常用的关联词分为十大类：
一. Addition 此外
in addition, and，similarly， as well as，besides，furthermore，also，moreover，too, not only ... but，even，besides this/that
二. Sequence 顺序 first, initially，second etc.，to be?gin with，then，next，earlier/later，following this/that，afterwards
三. Consequence 结果 as a result, thus，so，therefore，consequently，it follows that，thereby，eventually，to that case，admittedly
四. Contrast对比
however, on the other hand，
despite，in spite of，though，although，but，on the contrary
otherwise, yet，instead of，rather，whereas， nonetheless compared with，in contrast
五. Certainty 确定 obviously, certainly，plainly，of course，undoubtedly
六. Condition 条件 if, unless，whether，provided that，for，so that，whether，depending on
七. Time 时间 before, since，as，until，meanwhile，at the moment，when，whenever，as soon as，just as
八. Summary 总结 in conclusion, in summary，lastly，finally，to sum up，to conclude，to re?capitulate,in short
九. Example举例 for example，for instance，just as，in particular，such as，namely
十. Reason原因 since，as, so, because (of)，due to，owing to，the reason why，in other words, leads to，cause
以上就是雅思考试中最常见的十类关联词，希望雅思考生们能够掌握，灵活多变的关联词，也往往给学生们的写作、口语加分不少。