LINKING WORDS CONNECTORS

LINKING WORDS We needed some food. We went to the supermarket. I studied all night. I had an exam. I slept for 10 hours. I was still tired.

LINKING WORDS We needed some food SO we went to the supermarket. I studied all night BECAUSE I had an exam. I slept for 10 hours BUT was still tired. CONSEQUENCE REASON CONTRAST

MATCH THE SENTENCES AND ADD A LINKING WORD I had to get up early. I'm hungry. She wants to speak Spanish. We needed a vacation. They're going to visit us soon. I went for a walk. Jack won the lottery. They bought a CD. I needed some fresh air. She takes evening courses. Their friend had a birthday. We went to the seaside. I had an early meeting at work.. We bought a new house. We havent seen them in a long time. Im cooking dinner.

CHECK YOUR ANSWERS I had to get up early I'm hungry She wants to speak Spanish We needed a vacation They're going to visit us soon I went for a walk Jack won the lottery They bought a CD BECAUSE I needed some fresh air. SO she takes evening courses. BECAUSE their friend had a birthday. SO we went to the seaside. BECAUSE I had an early meeting at work.. SO we bought a new house. BECAUSE we havent seen them in a long time. SO Im cooking dinner.

Read the story and put the words in the correct gap.

A young Swedish man named Lars met a beautiful young French woman named Lise. They met in a cafe in Amsterdam during the afternoon. _____ Lars saw Lise, he fell hopelessly in love _____ she was so beautiful and sophisticated. He wanted to meet her, _____ he introduced himself and asked her if he could speak to her. _____, they were talking about their two countries and having a wonderful time. They decided to continue their discussion that evening _____they made a date to have dinner in a wonderful restaurant. They continued to see each other every day _____ they had such a wonderful time together. Five months later, Lars moved to France _____ they married _____ they lived happily ever after. whenbecauseso Soonsobecauseand

DO YOU KNOW ANY MORE? CONSEQUENCEREASONCONTRASTADDITION THEREFORE SO AS BECAUSE BECAUSE OF ALTHOUGH/ EVEN THOUGH HOWEVER AND ALSO TOO The mobile phone is thin and light and therefore very easy to carry around. They paid later than expected. Therefore, they will need to pay extra. I was late to work because of the snowstorm. I ran because I was scared. Why did you do this? Because she told me to.

DO YOU KNOW ANY MORE? CONSEQUENCEREASONCONTRASTADDITION THEREFORE SO AS BECAUSE BECAUSE OF ALTHOUGH/ EVEN THOUGH HOWEVER AND ALSO TOO She is a very good singer and also a talented actress. My neighbours were also at the show last night. My neighbours were at the show too. We are sellng the house and the furniture too. He is rich, however, he lives in a small house. He is rich. However, he lives in a small house. Although/even though he is rich, he lives in a small house.

Writing A Short Story Working in pairs, answer the questions below and then use the information to write your short story. Use your imagination to make the story as enjoyable as possible! Which man? (nationality, age) Other character(s)? (nationality, age) Where did they meet? (place, when, situation) What happened? What did they do next? Did they continue to see each other? How does the story end? Are they still together? Is your story a sad or happy story?