Moving between ideas · Using clear transition phrases

Using clear transition phrases in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Using clear transition phrases.

Tell the audience which question you will answer, present supporting evidence and finish with a conclusion. Turning to signals a transition; to sum up signals a summary.

Context: Moving between ideas. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

Having looked at the current process, let us turn to the proposed changes.

بعد أن نظرنا في الإجراء الحالي، لننتقل إلى التغييرات المقترحة.

The first change addresses the repeated questions we discussed earlier.

يعالج التغيير الأول الأسئلة المتكررة التي ناقشناها سابقًا.

Instead of sending several separate documents, we would provide one organised guide.

بدلًا من إرسال عدة مستندات منفصلة، سنقدم دليلًا واحدًا منظمًا.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: Having looked at the current process, let us turn to the proposed changes.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: بدلًا من إرسال عدة مستندات منفصلة، سنقدم دليلًا واحدًا منظمًا.