miércoles, 16 de noviembre de 2016

ROAD TO B1+: LESSON 2

1) USE OF LANGUAGE: CONNECTORS

Here you have a list of useful connectors. Do you know them all? Look them up if necessary!

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Sentence Connectors are a great way of improving your English. Why? Because we use them to make more sophisticated sentences.

Example: “London is a very exciting city; nevertheless it is also very expensive” or
Despite the fact that London is very expensive, it is also very exciting”


! Some connectors are followed by a NOUN/ -ING FORM (despite/ in spite OF/ because OF/...), whereas other connectors need to be followed by a subject+verb.

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There are various types of connectors. It's not important that you know them all yet, but this information will be handy in a few months.

We can divide sentence connectors into:

Coordinating Conjunctions

They connect words, phrases and clauses. They are usually found in the middle of a sentence with a comma (,) just before the conjuction, or at the beginning of the sentence.
Coordinating Conjunctions:
for
and
nor
but
or
yet
so

Correlative Conjunctions

They connect equal sentence elements together (like two nouns) and are always composed by two words.
Correlative Conjunctions:
both…and
not only…but also
not…but
either…or
neither…nor
whether…or
as…as

Subordinating Conjunctions

They connect a dependent clause and an independent clause and establish a relationship between them. They happen at the beginning of a sentence (with a comma in the middle separating the clauses) or in the middle of a sentence with no comma.
Subordinating Conjunctions:
afterifthoughalthough
if onlytillasin order that
unlessas ifnow thatuntil
as long asoncewhenas though
rather thanwheneverbecausesince
wherebeforeso thatwhereas
even ifthanwherevereven though
thatthatwhile

Linking Adverbs and Transition Words

They connect two independent sentences. They provide transition between ideas. They come at the beginning of a sentence or after a strong pause, such as ";" and are often followed by a comma.
Linking Adverbs and Transition Words:
accordinglyhowevernonethelessalso
indeedotherwisebesidesinstead
similarlyconsequentlylikewisestill
converselymeanwhilesubsequentlyfinally
moreoverthenfurthermorenevertheless
thereforehencenextthus



Now practise the use of connectors (there are 14 exercises, with answers): CLICK HERE


2) SPEAKING PRACTICE: EDUCATION

a) You'll watch a short video (7 min) in which you'll see how a set of 6 questions regarding education could be answered. Remember that in your final exam you'll be asked to answer some questions too, so this is going to help you a lot. Watch, listen and read!

b) Now prepare your own answers for the 6 questions. Remember to use connectors to link your ideas.

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