P7 Week 5 Connectors

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 3,4

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION

aka ENGLISH

Today's plan

Pars

Connectors

Write a story using the connectors

Once upon a time ...

Work in pairs

Write a story together

Each sentence is a part of the story

Use the word (connector) at the top of the slide in your sentence.

Connectors (voegwoorden)

Connectors join two clauses (sentence), 

and 

show the relationship between them.

• a contrast (tegenstelling)
• cause (oorzaak)
• an effect (gevolg)

 

1. a contrast (tegenstelling)

but                            maar

although                   hoewel / alhoewel

even though             ook al

however                   echter

despite                     ondanks

in spite of                 ondanks

Examples

1. It is sunny but temperatures are low.
2. Although / Even though it is sunny, temperatures are low. 
3. Temperatures are low, even though / although it’s sunny.
4. It is sunny. However, temperatures are low.
5. Despite / In spite of the sun, temperatures are low.

2. a cause (oorzaak) 

because              omdat

because of          vanwege  

as a result of       als gevolg van

due to                  als gevolg van

Examples

1. I arrived late because the traffic was bad.
   
2. I arrived late because of the bad traffic. OR Because of the bad traffic, I arrived late.
3. I arrived late as a result of the bad traffic. OR As a result of the bad traffic, I arrived late.
4. She missed her train due to heavy traffic

3. an effect (een gevolg)

so                      dus 

consequently     dus / derhalve

as a result         daardoor

thus                   dus

therefore           dus / daarom   

Examples

1. We were late so we missed the beginning of the show.
2. We were late and thus we missed the show.
3. We were late and consequently we missed the show.
4. We were late and as a result we missed the beginning of the show.
5. We were late and therefore we missed the beginning of the show.

Neither ... nor ...
(noch ... noch ... /geen van beiden)

Whereas
(terwijl)

Besides
(naast / behalve)

Therefore
(daarom / dus / derhalve)

Both ... and ...
(zowel ... als ... / beiden )

Due to
(als gevolg van / door / wegens / vanwege)

As
(als / zoals)

As long as
(zolang als / zolang)

Even if
(zelfs als)

Not only ... but also
(niet alleen ... maar ook)

So that
(zodat)

Since
(sinds)

Although
(zelfs als)

Despite
(desondanks)

In case
(in geval van / indien / in het geval dat)

Nontheless
(niettemin / maar toch/ toch)

Unless
(tenzij / behalve)

In order to
(om)

Because of
(vanwege / omwille van / als gevolg van)

She does her best at work, ...... most of her workmates are very lazy.