Used to introduce the second point in a list of reasons or ideas.
“Secondly, flexible hours allow employees to manage personal responsibilities more easily.”
“Secondly, smaller class sizes let teachers give students more individual attention.”
In Speaking Task 7, using ordering words like 'secondly' after 'first and foremost' helps structure your response into clear, separate reasons, which examiners reward under the coherence and organization criteria. Keep transitions like this short so you have more time to develop the actual content of each point.
Synonyms: second, additionally, furthermore