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Elsa Guzamn
Elsa Guzamn

The document discusses linking words such as "and", "but", and "because" and how they are used to connect ideas and sentences. It provides examples of sentences using each linking word and their meanings. Readers are then asked to complete some sentences using these linking words. The answers are then checked with the reader.

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LINKING WORDS AND BUT BECAUSE
Look at the following sentences and see how they are connected
Positive Positive I study English I have class everyday I study English AND I have class everyday AND is used to join two or more ideas that are related.
Positive Negative I am married I don¡¯t have children I am married BUT I don¡¯t have children BUT is used to join a positive and a negative sentence or two contrasting ideas.
What you do Why you do it I study English I need it for my job I study English BECAUSE I need it for my job BECAUSE is used to give the reason why you do something
Now is your turn!!!! Complete the following sentences using and, but , because. Take notes of your answers in your English notebook
a. At weekend I go to the cinema _____to the disco b. I don¡¯t like coffee _______ I like tea. c. They don¡¯t go to the cinema often ___ they watch a lot of videos at home d. We need to buy a new laptop __________ the old one is not working e. I visited my grandmother ________ gave her flowers
LET¡¯S CHECK YOUR ANSWERS¡­. ARE YOU READY??
a. At weekend I go to the cinema and to the disco b. I don¡¯t like coffee but I ike tea. c. They don¡¯t go to the cinema often but they watch a lot of videos at home d. We need to buy a new laptop because the old one is not working e. I visited my grandmother and gave her flowers
Now, help me complete this text about my childhood memories by writing AND, BUT, BECAUSE
When I was a little girl my aunt gave me a bike 1.____ a doll as her Christmas presents. I really wanted a bike 2.____all my friends had one 3. ____ I didn¡¯t. That was the happiest Christmas I remember!!!! One day, there was a fat woman who came to my house to visit my grandma 4.___ she said: What a beautiful bike!! Can I use it? When I said NOOOOO, she was already using my it. Obviously she broke it 5.___ she was so heavy. That was the saddest day I remember 6.____ I just have to continue playing with my doll 7.____ my aunt didn¡¯t buy a new one for me.
LET¡¯S SEE THE COMPLETE TEXT AND CHECK YOUR ANSWERS
When I was a little girl my aunt gave me a bike 1._and a doll as her Christmas presents. I really wanted a bike 2. because all my friends had one 3. but I didn¡¯t. That was the happiest Christmas I remember!!!! One day, there was a fat woman who came to my house to visit my grandma 4. and she said: What a beautiful bike!! Can I use it? When I said NOOOOO, she was already using it. Obviously she broke it 5. because she was so heavy. That was the saddest day I remember 6. and I just had to continue playing with my doll 7. because my aunt didn¡¯t buy a new one for me.

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Linking wordspresent

  • 1. LINKING WORDS AND BUT BECAUSE
  • 2. Look at the following sentences and see how they are connected
  • 3. Positive Positive I study English I have class everyday I study English AND I have class everyday AND is used to join two or more ideas that are related.
  • 4. Positive Negative I am married I don¡¯t have children I am married BUT I don¡¯t have children BUT is used to join a positive and a negative sentence or two contrasting ideas.
  • 5. What you do Why you do it I study English I need it for my job I study English BECAUSE I need it for my job BECAUSE is used to give the reason why you do something
  • 6. Now is your turn!!!! Complete the following sentences using and, but , because. Take notes of your answers in your English notebook
  • 7. a. At weekend I go to the cinema _____to the disco b. I don¡¯t like coffee _______ I like tea. c. They don¡¯t go to the cinema often ___ they watch a lot of videos at home d. We need to buy a new laptop __________ the old one is not working e. I visited my grandmother ________ gave her flowers
  • 8. LET¡¯S CHECK YOUR ANSWERS¡­. ARE YOU READY??
  • 9. a. At weekend I go to the cinema and to the disco b. I don¡¯t like coffee but I ike tea. c. They don¡¯t go to the cinema often but they watch a lot of videos at home d. We need to buy a new laptop because the old one is not working e. I visited my grandmother and gave her flowers
  • 10. Now, help me complete this text about my childhood memories by writing AND, BUT, BECAUSE
  • 11. When I was a little girl my aunt gave me a bike 1.____ a doll as her Christmas presents. I really wanted a bike 2.____all my friends had one 3. ____ I didn¡¯t. That was the happiest Christmas I remember!!!! One day, there was a fat woman who came to my house to visit my grandma 4.___ she said: What a beautiful bike!! Can I use it? When I said NOOOOO, she was already using my it. Obviously she broke it 5.___ she was so heavy. That was the saddest day I remember 6.____ I just have to continue playing with my doll 7.____ my aunt didn¡¯t buy a new one for me.
  • 12. LET¡¯S SEE THE COMPLETE TEXT AND CHECK YOUR ANSWERS
  • 13. When I was a little girl my aunt gave me a bike 1._and a doll as her Christmas presents. I really wanted a bike 2. because all my friends had one 3. but I didn¡¯t. That was the happiest Christmas I remember!!!! One day, there was a fat woman who came to my house to visit my grandma 4. and she said: What a beautiful bike!! Can I use it? When I said NOOOOO, she was already using it. Obviously she broke it 5. because she was so heavy. That was the saddest day I remember 6. and I just had to continue playing with my doll 7. because my aunt didn¡¯t buy a new one for me.