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Joining ideas

Joining ideas. Linking words. Autor: Mgr. Jana Bálková Datum: 12. 1 0 . 2012. Joining similar ideas. My brother likes playing PC games. He’s good at programming. My brother likes playing PC games. What’s more , he’s good at programming.

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Joining ideas

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  1. Joining ideas Linking words Autor: Mgr. Jana Bálková Datum: 12. 10. 2012

  2. Joining similar ideas My brother likes playing PC games. He’s good at programming. My brother likes playing PC games. What’s more, he’s good at programming. My brother likes playing PC games. Furthermore, he’s good at programming. Computers save time. They save space. Computers save time. In addition to this, they save space. Computers save time. Moreover / besides this, they save space. Computers save time and they also save space.

  3. Joining contrasting ideas My brother likes sports. He isn’t good at basketball. My brother likes sports. However, he isn’t good at basketball. My brother likes sports. Nevertheless, he isn’t good at basketball. My brother likes sports. On the other hand, he isn’t good at basketball. My brother likes sports but he isn’t good at basketball.

  4. Joining contrasting ideas She searched for the keys everywhere. She couldn’t find them. Although / though she searched everywhere, she couldn’t find the keys. She couldn’t find the keys even though she searched everywhere.

  5. Joining contrasting ideas The weather was bad. We decided to go for a walk. Despite bad weather, we decided to go for a walk. In spite of bad weather, we decide to go for a walk. Despite the fact that the weather was bad, we decided to go for a walk. In spite of the fact that the weather was bad, we decided to go for a walk.

  6. Are ideas are similar or contrasting? Join them using correct linking expressions. It was cold. I went swimming. Bob ate a large dinner. He’s still hungry. I had a lot of studying to do. I must help my mother with baking. I washed my hands. They still look dirty. I was very sleepy. I felt sick. Anna’s father gave her some good advice. She didn’t follow it. I didn’t study for the test. I got a very good mark. I invited some of my friends to the party. I invited my colleagues.

  7. Clausesofreason/cause Elephants are hunted. They’ve got precious tusks. The elephants are hunted due to precious tusks. The elephants are hunted because of precious tusks. The elephants are hunted owing to / on account of precious tusks. The elephants are hunted because / as / since they’ve got precious tusks.

  8. Clausesofresult Some animals are very rare. They are on the Red List Some animals are so rare, that they are on the Red List. They’re such rare animals that they’re on the Red List. Some animals are very rare. Therefore, they’re on the Red List. Some animals are very rare. As a result, they’re on the Red List. Some animals are very rare so they’re on the Red List. Some animals are very rare. Consequently, they’re on the Red List.

  9. Choose the correct linking word. ………………he was sleepy, he went to bed. I put on my sunglasses……………. it was a dark, cloudy day. He hadn’t been studying …………….., he passed the exam. My sister got the job…………….she didn’t expect to. The phone was ………..expensive ……….. I couldn’t afford it. ………………heavy rain, we went for a trip to the mountains. The environmentalists protest ………………….killing animals. The environmentalist protest………………the animals are being killed. …………………their habitats are destroyed too. I’ve tried hard to explain using the linking words …………………… the students haven’t paid much attention.

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