Touchstone 2nd Edition • Language summary • Level 2

Unit 5 • Lesson D: Teenage years

Vocabulary
get along with (someone) (v)
quit (school) (v)
apart from
except for

Writing
Linking ideas: except (for), apart from
You can link ideas with except (for) and apart from:

We agreed on most things. We didn't agree on the car.

We agreed on most things except (for) the car.

We agreed on most things apart from the car.

In these sentences, except (for) and apart from show different opinions.

We didn't agree on much. We agreed on my best friend.

We didn't agree on much except (for) my best friend.

We didn't agree on much apart from my best friend.

In these sentences, except (for) and apart from show shared opinions.

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