This lesson contains 12 slides, with interactive quiz and text slides.
Lesson duration is: 50 min
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Welcome
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Slide 1 - Slide
Write as many words as you can in 30 seconds
Slide 2 - Mind map
Lesson aims
Today's lesson is about LINKING WORDS
By the end of today's lesson you will know five new linking words.
You will be able to use these linking words to make longer sentences
Slide 3 - Slide
Mrs Corrigan has received an email!
divorced!
growing vegetables!
wants some chickens!
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But, although, however
These words all express contrast. Although and however are more formal than but.
But
joins two clauses. It must to before the second clause and has a comma before it.
Although
joins two clauses. It can go at the start of a sentence in which case a comma separates the clauses. OR it can also go in the middle of a sentence, in which case it is preceded by a comma. I use Facebook to keep in touch with friends, although I don't like it.
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Exercise 3: Work individually to join the pairs of sentences in different ways. Try and use all three linking words
When you have made all your sentences, compare your answers with your partner.
However
joins two sentences and introduces the second sentence. It is preceded by a full stop and followed by a comma.
Slide 6 - Slide
Check your answers for correct comma use.
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so, because
What do the words cause and result mean?
Look at Exercise 4 - pair work
Sentence 1 is cause first and then result
Sentence 2 is result first and then cause
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Exercise 5
Work individually as in exercise 3 to link the pairs of sentences
using because or so.
Check your answers in pairs. Check for correct comma use.
Text
Slide 9 - Slide
Read the email
What do you think these vocabulary words mean?
divorce
time flies!
a bit of a handful
a spare room
pub
keep in touch
realise/realize
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EXERCISE
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Write an email to your old friend
Use some notes from exercise 1, the highlighted phrases in Amber's email and some of the linking words.
Lesson duration is: 50 min
