SEQUENTIAL CONNECTORS
Sequential Connectors
Allows you to
organize your
sentences in a
logical order.
• Used when we are
talking about
steps or the order
of doing things.
• Used to give
instructions
such as how to
Importance of do something.
Sequential • Used when we
Connector tell stories.
STEPS IN MAKING A HAMBURGER
First, take a bun.
Next, put lettuce and meat patty on the
bun.
Then, add a slice of cheese and a slice of
tomato.
After that, add some tomato sauce and
another lettuce.
Lastly, put on the top bun and eat it.
NUMERICAL
In the first place, First,
Secondly
BEGINNING
at first, to start with, to
begin with, for a start,
first of all
CONTINUATION
previously, after this,
afterwards, before this,
next, then
CONCLUSION
- finally, eventually, at
last, in the end, to
conclude
First
– introduces the first of a sequence.
Example: First, I went to Paris.
Then, Later and After
– Introduces the next action or concept.
Example:
He opened the door, then the lights
came on and everybody shouted,
'Happy Birthday'.
Before
– Demonstrates a previous action
or concept.
Example: He left just before
sunrise.
Lastly
– Demonstrates the last action or
concept.
Example: The teenager picked up
the milk, eggs, butter, and lastly the
gas at the grocery store.
GUIDED ACTIVITY
Read the paragraphs and fill in the gaps with one sequencer in the box.
FINALLY NEXT FIRST AFTER
Susan made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
_______________________, she spread peanut butter on one
slice of bread. ________________________, she spread jelly
on one slice of bread. ______________________ spreading
jelly on, she put the two slices of bread
together.______________________, she ate it. It was
delicious.
Read the paragraphs and fill in the gaps with one sequencer in the box.
NEXT FIRST THEN FINALLY
Bill wants to tell a friend what he does in the morning before
going to school._______________, I get out of
bed.________________, I get dressed. ________________,
I eat breakfast. After breakfast, I brush my teeth and make
my lunch. ___________________, I get on the bus and go to
school. Put Bill’s morning in order.
Individual Activity
WRITE A BLOG ENTRY ABOUT
YOUR DAY YESTERDAY. USE THE
CONNECTORS OF SEQUENCE
QUIZ
Direction: Fill in the blanks with the correct sequential connector.
Choose from the box provided in each of the paragraphs.
First Then Next After that
Second Third Lastly
To build a tree house,_________(1), choose a
sturdy tree. _______ (2), you should design the
tree house before you begin to build. ________
(3) you should start with the floor. _____(4), you
build the walls. _______(5), you can build a roof.
To make mashed potatoes, ____________(6) you have
to boil the potatoes. _____________(7), you have to
remove the skin. ______________(8), you can mash
them up.
First Then Next
After that Lastly
Thank you for listening
