This lesson contains 12 slides, with interactive quizzes.
Lesson duration is: 60 min
Items in this lesson
Emphasis
Addition
Contrast
Result
however
in contrast
above all
furthermore
nevertheless
most importantly
on the other hand
consequently
certainly
besides
moreover
what is more
due to
therefore
so
that is why
for instance
although
in fact
Slide 1 - Drag question
Which linking word is the odd one out?
A
as well as
B
furthermore
C
also
D
for example
Slide 2 - Quiz
Which linking word is the odd one out?
A
in addition
B
additionally
C
however
D
moreover
Slide 3 - Quiz
Which linking word is the odd one out?
A
therefore
B
such as
C
for instance
D
for example
Slide 4 - Quiz
Which linking word is the odd one out?
A
as a result
B
consequently
C
besides
D
therefore
Slide 5 - Quiz
Fill in the correct linking word: Climates are changing ______ global warming.
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in spite of
B
as a result of
C
in order to
D
although
Slide 6 - Quiz
Fill in the correct linking word: We don't take global warming seriously enough ________ rising ocean levels and floods.
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though
B
as a result of
C
because of
D
in spite of
Slide 7 - Quiz
Fill in the correct linking word: He could read and write ______ being blind.
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despite
B
as a result of
C
although
D
besides
Slide 8 - Quiz
Fill in the correct linking word: They lost the match ______ poor physical preparation.
A
despite
B
after
C
because of
D
even though
Slide 9 - Quiz
"A picnic just wouldn’t be a picnic without the great British weather trying to ruin it. Jon Hacker and his family were prepared for that – what they didn’t count on, ________ , was a pair of overenthusiastic council officers trying even harder."
A
for example
B
however
C
likewise
D
therefore
Slide 10 - Quiz
Crossbreeds are more likely to escape the sometimes painful exaggerated physical features or inherited diseases plaguing some pedigree animals. Some show dogs have skulls that are too small for their brains, or suffer from breathing problems. ___________ the Dogs Trust and the RSPCA pulled out of the show, in 2008. The BBC also dropped the show from its programming that year after its request for certain breeds to be excluded was rejected.
A
For example,
B
In the meantime,
C
On top of that,
D
That is why
Slide 11 - Quiz
Most early silent films were destroyed when talkies were introduced at the end of the 1920s. The cellulose nitrate film on which they were produced was often melted down for its silver content. ______ , they were dangerous to store as the nitrate was very easily flammable.