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LINKING WORDSBut, Besides, Although, Because, And
ANDIdeas are often linked by and. In a list, you put a comma between each item, but not before and.AND: To add extra information.
Roland is a pediatrician AND needs to be on call day and night.
BUTBut: is used to contrast the ideas of a sentence.
The work of Roland is intense, but he still likes to dedicate time to his passion
BECAUSEBecause: is used to expain the reason and indicate the causes.
Marta doesnt like watching TV because she thinks it is a waste of time.
BESIDESBesides: is used to say that there is something additional included.
Roland Brand, besides the prize of $140.000 gets a laptop computer.
ALTHOUGHAlthough: is used to indicate a contradiction.
Although by profession Josefa is a school driver, her other interests include painting and reading romantic fiction.
NOW LETS PLAY A GAME! GETTING NERVOUSA.- Remember your CARDS!!!!, make a group of 4 or 5 classmates.B.- You need the card with the linking words: But, besides, and, although, because.C.- Place them face up on the table.D.- You need one referee to each turn. The referee reads the first sentence from the power point and the rest of the group try to
tap the correct linking word.E.- The player who FIRST puts his/her hand on the linking word says the complete sentence with the linking word. If the sentence is correct, he/she wins 1 point; if it isnt, Player 2 (second hand over the first hand) reads the first sentence again. The last player that puts the hand over the other hands loses 1 point. F.- The classmate who is the referee takes notes of the result, and then other classmate can be the referee, and in that way all the group can participate.
Enjoy the game!
SENTENCE 1THERE IS BREAD _______BUTTER FOR BREAKFAST
ANSWER:
AND
SENTENCE 2MY MOTHER WONT BE THERE, __________ MY FATHER MIGHT.
ANSWERBUT
SENTENCE 3THEY ARE TIRED ________ THEY WORKED ALL NIGHT
ANSWER
BECAUSE
SENTENCE 4___________ THE SUN WAS SHINING IT WASNT VERY WARM
ANSWER
ALTHOUGH
SENTENCE 5_________ WORKING AS A TEACHER, HE ALSO WRITES POEMS IN HIS FREE TIME.
ANSWER
BESIDES
SENTENCE 6IN ORDER TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY, HUMANS DEVELOPED LANGUAGES, SIGN _____ WRITING.
ANSWER
AND
SENTENCE 7YOU NEED TO LEARN ENGLISH __________ THE WORLD IS BECOMING GLOBALISED.
ANSWERBECAUSE
SENTENCE 8_____________ A LAPTOP THE WINNER ALSO GETS MONEY $$
ANSWERBESIDES
THE END!NOW COUNT YOUR POINTS AND NAME THE WINNER OF EACH GROUP.
WAS THE ACTIVITY COMPLICATED?- YES OR NO?
STUDY FOR THE TEST AND ENJOY THE WEEKEND!