Worksheet 1 - 11th Grade - 3rd Term

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MUNICIPIO DE VILLAVICENCIOINSTITUCIN EDUCATIVA RURAL VANGUARDIA

SEDES: CAIRO ALTO, CAIRO BAJO, LA POYATA, SAN JOS, DIVINA PROVIDENCIA, QUEBRADA LA HONDA,PUENTE ABADA, LOURDES, SANTA HELENA.

CDIGO DANE 250001000655 NIT:822.004.409-9English 3rd term 2012

By Eng. William Cspedes

Linkers: expressing contrast

Name:_______________________ Grade: 11 Worksheet Nr. 1 Date:__/__/____

Before you start, remember that:

1.Activities A y B must be recorded in your English notebook. In it you can findinformation on structures, concepts, etc.

2.ActivityC is practical and must be solved during the class individually or in groupsaccording to your teacher. The solution to this activity must be recorded in your

English notebook.

3.ActivityD can be practical and also a research activity. You must solve it at homeindividually or in groups according to your teacher. The solution to this activity must

be recorded in your English notebook.

ALIFE EXPERIENCEJoin one of your classmates and do a brainstorm about what a connector of contrast is for you, then write downsome connectors (linkers) of contrast that you mostly use in your daily life. Record the activity in your notebooks.

BTHEORETICAL FOUNDATION

Although introduces a clause and is followed by a subject and a verb. When the although clause comes first, it is followed by a comma. The linker howeverstarts a new sentence and is followed by a comma. Howeveris much more common in written English than in spoken English. The linkers in spite of and despite are followed by a gerund (-ing form) or by a noun. In spite of is more common than despite.


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CPRACTICE

1. Complete the sentences using although and a sentence from the box. Use capital letter and commas

if necessary:

Example: She didnt recognise him in his and sun glasses although shedknown him a long time.

a) Peter was hungry by ten oclock _______________________________b) ____________________________________ she couldnt get to sleep.c) ____________________________________ he recognised her as soon as she got off the

train.d) I always look at the photos in sport magazines _____________________e) ___________________________________ he stopped to buy a magazine for the journey.f) Sam invited me to his party ___________________________________

DPRACTICAL APPLICATION

2. Complete the sentences with the phrases in the box

Shed known him a long time. Rob had only seen Linda in a photo. I hadnt invited him to mine. I dont usually read articles. She was very tired. Hed had a big breakfast at seven.

The train was about to leave

- her doctors advice - her age - the noise - the number - the rubbish

- the weather - the traffic - the time - their disagreement


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Example: My parents slept well in spite of the noise we were making downstairs with our

electric guitars.

a) We arrived in time for the flight despite ___________________ on the road to the airport.

b)We decided to queue for tickets for the Texas concert despite ____________________ ofpeople in the queue at the tickets office.

c) She woke up at four oclock this morning but decided to get up despite _________________.

d) One rainy weekend in November, we decided to go camping in spite of____________________.

e) Despite _______________________ last weekend, Tim and Dominic are still good friends.

f) Its a fascinating and colourful city in spite of _______________ and dirt in the streets.

g) She continued to drink ten cups of coffee a day despite ______________________________________ .

h) My grandmother goes everywhere by bicycle in spite of ______________

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