NAME: ___________________________ Connectives Part 1

1 – Identify the connectives in the reading passage “the The

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Lows of
onWomen’s football” on page 95 of your
page 102-104
textbook.

Make a list of these connectives and others you may know, place them in the correct column in the table below.

SEQUENCE ORDER TIME ORDER CAUSE AND EFFECT CONTRAST

At first In the morning As a result In contrast

2 – In task 5, p.95, you identified:

- the topic sentence,

- where each paragraph starts
- the main idea in each paragraph,
- the supporting facts/sentences.

Now read the text on page 97. And answer these questions:

a) Which of the features listed (main points, uses own words, ordered logically, does not include opinions) does it use?

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b) Identify the connectives.

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c) What ideas or sentences from the original articles does it include?

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d) Find two details from the original article that are NOT in the summary.

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e) Do you think it summarises the main points? Give our opion.

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 Connectives Part 2
1 - Join the following sentences using a suitable connective.

A She earns her salary. She earns money from sponsorship deals.

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B The opening ceremony was cancelled. Everybody got a refund on their tickets.

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C You are not allowed to join the club. You can become a temporary member.

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D He won the gold medal. He broke the world record.

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E Cricket is very popular in India and Pakistan. It is dogged by claims of corruption and matchfixing.

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F He did not train hard. He came last in the race.

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G I come home from school. I do my homework. I watch football highlights until supper.

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2 Insert an appropriate connective to fill the gaps in the text below.

The Olympic Games attracts the best athletes from over 200 countries in the world.

……………………..………… (cause and effect), many people consider the Olympic Games to be the most
important sporting event in the world. ……………………..………… (develop ideas) for most athletes, nothing
can compare to the idea of winning a gold medal at the Olympic Games.

……………………..………… (contrast) there are regular allegations of bribery of officials and doping scandals
during the Olympic Games. ……………………..………… (develop ideas) in the eighties there were boycotts of
the Olympic Games on political grounds. ……………………..………… (cause and effect), the Olympic Games
has also had its fair share of criticisms and challenges.

3 Write a sentence of your own using the following connectives.

Moreover, .....................................................................................................................................................

However, .......................................................................................................................................................