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LINKING WORDS
Slide 1 - Diapositive
Why do we use linking words?
to connect ideas;
to make texts more readable;
Slide 2 - Diapositive
Which linking word is the odd one out?
A
as well as
B
furthermore
C
also
D
for example
Slide 3 - Quiz
Which linking word is the odd one out?
A
in addition
B
additionally
C
however
D
moreover
Slide 4 - Quiz
Which linking word is the odd one out?
A
therefore
B
such as
C
for instance
D
for example
Slide 5 - Quiz
Which linking word is the odd one out?
A
as a result
B
consequently
C
besides
D
therefore
Slide 6 - Quiz
Fill in the correct linking word: Climates are changing ______ global warming.
A
in spite of
B
as a result of
C
in order to
D
although
Slide 7 - Quiz
Fill in the correct linking word: We don't take global warming seriously enough ________ rising ocean levels and floods.
A
though
B
as a result of
C
because of
D
in spite of
Slide 8 - Quiz
Fill in the correct linking word: He could read and write ______ being blind.
A
despite
B
as a result of
C
although
D
besides
Slide 9 - 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 10 - Quiz
Rewrite the following two sentences into one, using the linking word given: "He drove from Tangier to Agadir. He didn’t stop for a rest. (without)"
Slide 11 - Question ouverte
He drove from Tangier to Agadir without stopping for a rest.
Without stopping for a rest, he drove from Tangier to Agadir.
Slide 12 - Diapositive
Rewrite the following two sentences into one, using the linking word given: "She spoke very loudly. The old man still couldn’t hear her. (no matter how)"
Slide 13 - Question ouverte
No matter how loudly she spoke, the old man still couldn’t hear her.
Slide 14 - Diapositive
Rewrite the following sentences into one, using the linking word given: "I must put my glasses on. I won’t be able to see clearly. (unless)"
Slide 15 - Question ouverte
Unless I put my glasses on. I won’t be able to see clearly.
I won't be able to see clearly, unless I put my glasses on.
Slide 16 - Diapositive
"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 17 - 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.
A
As a result
B
In the meantime
C
Nevertheless
D
On top of that
Slide 18 - 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.