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LINKING WORDS
1. Fill in the blanks with a suitablelinking word. Dont re eat
it!
1. "llie went to bed late #esterda#$%%%% she o&ersle t this
'orning.(. )# brother is taking so'e&ita'ins %%%%%% he doesnt
*eelso weak.+. %%%%% ,aul did his best to saðe -o' an#$ his
e ort was useless./. %%%%% the weather *ore-ast
redi-ted a lot o* rain$ we sta#ed atho'e.0. i' has taken u
2ogging %%%kee 3t.4. Sall# worked hard. %%%%%$ her
boss thought she didnt.5. "&er#bod# was late *or s-hool
this'orning %%%%% the bus strike.6. 7oud better take the
rain-oat%%%%% it rains this a*ternoon.8. ,oliti-ians are
belie&ed to lie to&oters. %%%%%$ so'e o* the'a--e t
bribes.
+. Rewrite the senten-es using the linkingword in bra-kets. )ake
the ne-essar#-hanges:
1. )ark is learning Ger'an. ;e wants to a l#
*or a 2ob in Ger'an# he *ootball 'at-h was -an-elled. One o*the
goalkee ers was ill he guests ate all the *ood. )ar# doesnt-ook
&er# well he 'eal was reall# salt#$ thoughnobod# -ould 3nish
it.%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%.4. In s ite o* the# ha&e been
to"ngland se&eral ti'es$ the# -ants eak
"nglish.%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
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LINKING WORDS ,R @>I@": K"7
1. Fill in the blanks with a suitablelinking word. Dont re eat
it!
1. "llie went to bed late #esterda#$ SOshe o&ersle t this
'orning.(. )# brother is taking so'e &ita'ins
SO >; > he doesnt *eel so weak.+. L>;OEG;$ " "N
>;OEG;$ >;OEG;,aul did his best to sa&e the -o' an#$his e
ort was useless./. SIN@"$ S the weather *ore-ast
redi-ted a lot o* rain$ we sta#ed atho'e.0. i' has taken u
2ogging >O kee 3t.4. Sall# worked hard. ;OW" "R$N" "R>;"L"SS$
her boss thought shedidnt.5. "&er#bod# was late *or s-hool
this
'orning DE" >O$ OWING >O$ C"@ ES"OF the bus strike.6. 7oud
better take the rain-oat IN@ S" it rains this a*ternoon.8.
,oliti-ians are belie&ed to lie to&oters. )OR"O "R$
C"SID"S$FER>;"R)OR"$ so'e o* the' a--e tbribes.
(. Rewrite the senten-es using the linkingword in bra-kets. )ake
the ne-essar#-hanges:
1. )ark is learning Ger'an in order to a l#
*or a 2ob in Ger'an#(. >he *ootball 'at-h was -an-elled due
to one o* the goalkee ers illness+. >he guests ate all the *ood
although )ar#doesnt -ook &er# well./. Sin-e '# -ar has 2ust
broken down. Illha&e to bu# a new one Ill ha&e to bu# a
new-ar sin-e it has 2ust broken down.0. ,aula didnt get the 2ob in
s ite o* ha&ing the right ?uali3-ations.4. )# *athers health
has i' ro&ed a lot. ;ega&e u s'oking two 'onths ago i' s
lit u )ar# and >i' s lit uowing to a serious
'isunderstanding.
+. @orre-t the senten-es i*
ne-essar#.1. Des ite hel ing )ar#$ she didntthank 'e.(. >he
weather was terrible$ so sin-ewe de-ided to sta# at ho'e.+. Ill
send #ou a 'essage i* I a' late*or dinner./. "llie sings &er#
well. Cesides $ she
la#s the iano beauti*ull#.0. >he 'eal was reall# salt#. s
aresult$ so nobod# -ould 3nish it.4. In s ite o* ha&ing been to
"nglandse&eral ti'es$ the# -ant s eak"nglish.5. @arol is going
to the dentist inorder to relie&e her tootha-he.6. s the book
looked so boring$ Ididnt bu# it
