Linking Words Activity
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Transcript of Linking Words Activity
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LINKING WORDSBut, Besides, Although, Because, And
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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.
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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
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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.
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BESIDESBesides: is used to say that there is something additional included.
Roland Brand, besides the prize of $140.000 gets a laptop computer.
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ALTHOUGHAlthough: is used to indicate a contradiction.
Although by profession Josefa is a school driver, her other interests include painting and reading romantic fiction.
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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
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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.
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Enjoy the game!
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SENTENCE 1THERE IS BREAD _______BUTTER FOR BREAKFAST
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ANSWER:
AND
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SENTENCE 2MY MOTHER WONT BE THERE, __________ MY FATHER MIGHT.
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ANSWERBUT
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SENTENCE 3THEY ARE TIRED ________ THEY WORKED ALL NIGHT
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ANSWER
BECAUSE
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SENTENCE 4___________ THE SUN WAS SHINING IT WASNT VERY WARM
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ANSWER
ALTHOUGH
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SENTENCE 5_________ WORKING AS A TEACHER, HE ALSO WRITES POEMS IN HIS FREE TIME.
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ANSWER
BESIDES
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SENTENCE 6IN ORDER TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY, HUMANS DEVELOPED LANGUAGES, SIGN _____ WRITING.
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ANSWER
AND
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SENTENCE 7YOU NEED TO LEARN ENGLISH __________ THE WORLD IS BECOMING GLOBALISED.
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ANSWERBECAUSE
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SENTENCE 8_____________ A LAPTOP THE WINNER ALSO GETS MONEY $$
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ANSWERBESIDES
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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!