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Isabella Marín
NAME: DATE:
GROUP:_ 11-3

Practice 1 connectors
A Windy Walk
Read the Context

Mid-day we walk along the pier in San Francisco though a cold wind whips our hair across our faces. Clouds
move across the sky and at times hide the bridge towers. We talk while we walk. We try to let go of our
thoughts about work yet they creep into our conversation. We have just an hour to walk before returning to our
offices. This is why we live here, isn't it? Because we love the view of the bay and the smell of the saltwater,
we endure the traffic and the crowds.

As we count our steps and watch the time, we pass by sculptures and artwork along the walkway. In the
distance, barking sea lions on the boat docks are begging for fish, but nobody is paying attention to them. We
turn back and quicken our pace in order to return to work on time.

Sitting back down in our offices, we are bothered by neither co-workers nor bosses; our minds are still filled
with views of the bay and the smell of the sea air.

GLOSSARY

bark (V) — the sound a dog makes

beg (V) — ask for something as a gift, free, charity

creep (V) — move in a quiet, careful way, especially to avoid attracting attention

Pier (N) — a roadway or walkway along the waterfront

endure (V) — be in a difficult or painful situation for a long time without complaining

contrary (Adj) — when the idea in one clause is opposite in expectation, opinion, or action to that in the
second clause

dock (N) — wooden walkway where boats are tied up; a boat landing pier

pace (V) — rate or speed of walking

sculpture (N) — three-dimensional (3-D) art; an object made out of stone, wood, clay, or some other material
by an artist

view (N) — sight

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whips (V) — strike with a lash or rod, usually as punishment.

 EXERCISE

Identify the connector.

 Select the response from the list that best completes the sentence.

THE CONNECTOR EXPRESSES: addition, contrast, alternative, reason, contrary reason,

purpose, and timing.

1. Mid-day we walk along the Embarcadero in San Francis though a cold wind whips our hair across our faces.

contrast
2 .Clouds move across the sky and at times hide the bridge towers.
addition
3. We talk while we walk.
timing

4. We try to let go of our thoughts about work yet they creep into our conversation.
contrast
5. We have just an hour to walk before returning to our offices
temporary

6.This is why we live here, isn't it? Because we love the view of the bay and the smell of the saltwater, we endure the
traffic and the crowds.
Effect and cause
7. As we count our steps and watch the time, we pass by sculptures and artwork along the walkway.
reason

8. In the distance, barking sea lions on the boat docks are begging for fish, but nobody is paying attention to them.
contrast

9. We turn back and quicken our pace in order to return to work on time.
purpose

10. Sitting back down in our offices, we are bothered by neither co-workers nor bosses; our minds are still filled with
views of the bay and the smell of the sea air.
alternative
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 A Day on the
Bay
Complete the sentence with a logical connector.
Select the response from the list that best completes the sentence.

1. It was a gray and overcast day. nevertheless , we went sailing on the

Bay. a) Consequently. b) Nevertheless c) Even though d) In spite of.
2. We took our wind-breaker jackets since the weather was
chilly. a) Due to. b) Despite c) Even though d) Since.
3. We like to go sailing if the wind is blowing hard
enough. a) Although. b) Unless c) Otherwise d) If.
4. It's best not to eat much before sailing because we may be hungry.
a) Despite. b) Provided that c) Even though d) Because.
5. We take lots of bottled water to drink. because , we get
thirsty. a) Consequently. b) Because c) Otherwise d) Although.
6. You can bring a lunch on boardAs long as you get
seasick. a) As long as. b) Un less c) Providing that d)
Since. One the other hand
7. Some of us are better at doing some things than others.
On the one hand, the experienced sailors are better at guiding the boat over rough water. , the novice sailors
are more patient when bringing the ship back to port .
a) On the other hand. b) Nevertheless c) Therefore d) Otherwise.
8. One time when we were passing under the bridge and going out to sea, a huge wave turned the ship on its side.
Consequently , we had to call for assistance.
a) Consequently. b) Nevertheless c) However d) Otherwise.
9. if there is an emergency, we have a radio and life raft.
a) In the event. b) Un less c) Only if d) If.

10. We've had very few problems _ Despite some close-calls with other boats. Close calls – near
collisions.
a) Despite. b) Because of c) Even though d) Yet.
11. in spite of there are boating rules, not everyone follows
them. a) In spite of. b) Since c) Even though d) In the event
that. yet
12. Drinking alcohol while sailing is discouraged, some people do (drink while sailing).
a) So. b) In spite of c) Therefore d) Yet.
13. while the Coast Guard is watching closely, people are behaving and sailing better on the
Bay. a) No that. b) While c) Although d) In case.
Or else
14. Sail boats have to enter the harbor carefully, they will collide with other ships.
 a) Although. b) Nevertheless c) Or else d) Because.
15. Sail boat owners have to have insurance because they want to.

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Isabella Marín 11-3
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TEXT COMPREHENSION

You will find a text and several questions about it. Read the text carefully and choose the letter containing the correct
answer.

Most animals use more than one species as food. Therefore, the term “food web” is a better description of food relationships than
“food chain”. A food web is a complex feeding system that contains several food chains. For example, mice, rabbit, and deer eat
plants. Owls eat mice and rabbits. Mountain lions eat rabbits and deer. These five species are parts of food chains that together form
a food web.

The first link in food chain is always a green plant. Only organisms with chlorophyll, such as green plants, can make food.
For example the first link in aquatic food chain is algae. Most algae are microscopic green plants that produce food by
photosynthesis. In photosynthesis, energy from sunlight converts carbon dioxide and water to sugar. Tiny fish in lakes streams, and
oceans eat algae. In turn, these tiny fish are eaten by large fish. The larger fish are eaten by still large fish. The food supply for fish is
made by large algae. This food is then passed through the food chains as one animal eats another.

Organism may be divided into three groups based on how they obtain food. These groups are producer, decomposer, and
consumer. Organisms containing chlorophyll are producers. Thus, green plants are producers. Animals that eat other animals and
plants are consumers. Microbes, one-celled organism that cause the decay of
dead plants and animals, are decomposers. Since decomposers cannot make their own food, they are also consumers.

1. The main purpose of the passage is to. d) The device that spiders use to catch
a) Determine which food chain is the most food.
efficient. 3. As use in line 12 the word “passed” could best be
Xb) Describe the food network among plants replaced by which of the following?
and animals. a) Moved
c) Explain the process of photosynthesis in X
b) Approved
green plants. c) Attempted d)
d) Appeal to conservationists to protect relinquished
endangered plant species. 4. The author divides organisms according to a)
How they use up energy
2. According to the author, what is a “food web”?
a) A complicated system of several food Xb) How they obtain food
X chains. c) How much energy they require in order
b) A society that distributes food. to move
c) The relationship of one green plan to d) Whether they live on the land or in the sea
another.
5. Which of the following would most likely be the first
link in food chain?
a) Termites b)
Fish
c) Lions
d) Grass
X
6. Which of the following organisms could NOT
be a consumer as described in the passage?
a) A microbe
X
b) A rabbit
c) A tree
d) A fish
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Isabella Marín
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READING
EXERCISE

INTELLIGENCE
PILLS

Some scientists have predicted that healthy adults and children may one day take drugs to improve their intelligence
and intellectual performance. A research group has suggested that such drugs might become as common as coffee or
tea within the next couple of decades.

To counter this, students taking exams might have to take drugs tests like athletes. There are already drugs that are
known to improve mental performance, like Ritalin, which is given to children with problems concentrating. A drug
given to people with trouble sleeping also helps people remember numbers.

These drugs raise serious legal and moral questions, but people already take vitamins to help them remember things
better, so it will not be a simple problem to solve. It will probably be very difficult to decide at what point a food
supplement becomes an unfair drug in an examination.

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1. Only children will take pills to
Right
improve their intellectual performance.
Wrong
Right
Doesn't say
X Wrong
Doesn't say
5. A sleeping pill helps people remember
numbers.
2. Intelligence pills are already as common X Right
as coffee or tea.
Wrong
X Right
Doesn't say
Wrong
Doesn't say
6. Vitamins to help people study are illegal.

Right
3. Coffee is as common as tea.
X Wrong
X Right
Doesn't say
Wrong
Doesn't say
4. Students could have to take intelligence
drugs tests.

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7. Food supplements are unfair.

X Right
Wrong
Doesn't say

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