signal words

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Signal words

• You will learn about signal words
• You will practice connecting signal words to the effect of the words in the text

Signal words

• Add structure to your text
• Show relations between paragraphs and sentences

Contrast, time, place, continuation, example, cause/reason, summary

examples:

 the writer loves drinking coffee 

because 

it keeps her awake at night.

 the writer loves drinking coffee 

even though

 it keeps her awake at night.

contrast

continuation

Add signal words to the list and find signal words in the text. 

You have until 9.50h

which signal words
did you find in the first
three paragraphs?

what is the use of signal words