Linking Words

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Linking Words

Verbindingswoorden

Welk doel?

Ideeën of zinnen aan elkaar verbinden

Helpt je om een boodschap over te brengen 

of 

De bedoeling van de schrijver beter te begrijpen.

1. Voorbeelden geven
2. Informatie toevoegen
3. Samenvatten
4. Opsommen
5. Verklaring geven
6. Resultaat geven
7. Tegenstelling geven

1. For example
2. furthermore
3. in short
4. firstly, secondly, finally
5. since
6. Therefore
7. Whereas

Welke zijn er o.a.?

Welke moet je kennen?

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Exercise 1

Fill in the missing Linking Word

Only type the missing word

Choose from:

Neither…nor -Whereas - Besides - Therefore - Both…and - Due to - As - As long as - Even if - Because - if - Not only…but also - So that - Since - Although - Despite - In case - Nonetheless - Unless - In order to - Because of

22 Sentences

1- She does her best at work, _________ most of her workmates are very lazy.

2- ______ her salary was so high, she bought a new car every year.

3- _____ does telework increase productivity, ____ it ____ cuts the costs of commuting every day.

4- _____ the position you applied for has been filled, we are going to keep your CV for future reference.

5- Some professionals post their work on the Net, _____ people all over the world can have access to it.

6- _____ I had a lot of money, I wouldn’t invest in this country now.

7- _____ she starts coming on time, she will be fired.

8- She wanted to apply for a job in Australia, _____ she studied English hard.

9- _____ he was very tired, he stayed in his office till late to finish his work.

10- Applicants for this job should speak at least two other European languages _____ German.

11- She refused the job _____ the payment wasn´t satisfactory.

12- She arrives early every day, ____ help her coworkers.

13- _____ being late, he was able to finish his work in time.

14- _____ the rise of unemployment, families have worse living conditions.

15- Some employers believe in incentive schemes, _____ they want their employees to be more productive.

16- Our company is doing well. _____ we aren´t going to expand, _____ the economic crisis we are facing.

17- Taxes have gone up every year, _____ our salaries have gone down.

18- _____ our company is expanding we have to hire more workers.

19- We are interested ______ in costs _____ in the competition.

20- You can have a day off, _____ you finish all the work you have to do this week.

21- _____ Michael arrives late for a meeting, his boss will be angry.

23- He _____ studies _____ looks for a job. He wants to go on living on his parents’ expenses.

22- Take my car to work, _____ there is a strike on public transport.

Exercise 2

Doe de match up WordWall op de volgende pagina

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Extra Oefening

Oefen met de Linking Words op Quizlet:

https://quizlet.com/_8rgrjf?x=1jqt&i=2xwsws

Extra Uitdaging

Schrijf een kort verhaaltje (minimaal 50 woorden) in het Engels waarin je meerdere verschillende linking words gebruikt.