Упорядочивающие слова незаменимы в инструктировании и повествовании. Они помогают избавиться от порядковых числительных, слишком формализующих текст. Упорядочивание необходимо для сглаживания последовательности.
first – сначала
first of all – во-первых, прежде всего
to begin with – для начала
then – потом
next – затем
after that – после этого
secondly – во-вторых
while – пока, в то время как
during – в течение
last – в конце
lastly – наконец
finally – в заключение, последним пунктом
Составим рецепт пирога.
First of all you have to read the recipe. Next you have to buy the ingredients. Then you should preheat the oven. While the oven is preheating, mix the ingredients together and put them in a pan. After that, let the cake bake for 20 minutes. Finally, take the cake out of the oven and ice it
Сначала прочтите рецепт. Затем вам надо купить ингредиенты. Потом разогрейте печь. Во время нагрева печи смешайте ингредиенты и положите их на сковороду. После этого оставьте пирог печься 20 минут. В конце выньте пирог из печи и посыпьте сахарной глазурью
English Joke
Little Johnny came home early from school and started calling his mother with no answer. He finally went up stairs and saw the bedroom door was open a little. When he peered in, he saw his dad on the bed with the maid so he quietly went outside and waited for his mother.
When she showed up with some groceries, he said “Mommy, Mommy guess what I saw? I saw daddy upstairs on the bed with the maid and they were… .”
And his Mother said, “Stop right there, Johnny”. Wait until supper tonight when the maid is serving the meal. When I wink at you, and then tell me the story.”
At supper when all were seated and being served by the maid, she winked and Johnny began again.
“Mommy, when I got home from school early today, I was looking for you and saw daddy on the bed with the maid. They were doing the same thing that I saw you and Uncle Phil doing at the cottage last summer.”