LINKING WORDS But, Besides, Although, Because, And

AND Ideas are often linked by and. In a list, you put a comma between each item, but not before and. AND: To add extra information. “ Roland is a pediatrician AND needs to be on call day and night.”

BUT But: is used to contrast the ideas of a sentence. “The Roland’s job is intense, but he still likes to dedicate time to his passion”

BECAUSE Because: is used to expain the reason and indicate the causes. “ Marta doesn’t like watching TV because she thinks it is a waste of time.”

BESIDES Besides: is used to say that there is something additional included. “Besides the prize of $ , Roland Brand gets a laptop computer. ”

ALTHOUGH Although: is used to indicate a contradiction. “Although Josefa is a school bus driver by profession, her other interests include painting and reading romantic fiction.”

NOW… LET’S PLAY A GAME! GETTING NERVOUS A.- Remember your CARDS!!!!, make a group with 4 or 5 classmates. B.- You need the card with the linking words: But, besides, and, although, because. C.- Place them face up on the table. D.- You need one referee for each turn. The referee reads the first sentence from the power point and the rest of the group try to

tap the correct linking word. E.- The player who FIRST puts his/her hand on the linking word says the complete sentence with the linking word. If the sentence is correct, he/she wins 1 point; if it isn’t, Player 2 (second hand over the first hand) reads the first sentence again. The last player that puts the hand over the other hands loses 1 point. F.- The classmate who is the referee takes notes of the result, and then another classmate can be the referee, and in that way, everyone can participate.

Enjoy the game!

SENTENCE 1 THERE IS BREAD _______BUTTER FOR BREAKFAST

ANSWER: AND

SENTENCE 2 MY MOTHER WON’T BE THERE, __________ MY FATHER MIGHT.

ANSWER BUT

SENTENCE 3 THEY ARE TIRED ________ THEY WORKED ALL NIGHT

ANSWER BECAUSE

SENTENCE 4 ___________ THE SUN WAS SHINING IT WASN’T VERY WARM

ANSWER ALTHOUGH

SENTENCE 5 _________ WORKING AS A TEACHER, HE ALSO WRITES POEMS IN HIS FREE TIME.

ANSWER BESIDES

SENTENCE 6 IN ORDER TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY, HUMANS DEVELOPED LANGUAGES, SIGN _____ WRITING.

ANSWER AND

SENTENCE 7 YOU NEED TO LEARN ENGLISH __________ THE WORLD IS BECOMING GLOBALISED.

ANSWER BECAUSE

SENTENCE 8 _____________ A LAPTOP, THE WINNER ALSO GETS MONEY $$

ANSWER BESIDES

THE END! NOW COUNT YOUR POINTS AND NAME THE WINNER OF EACH GROUP. WAS THE ACTIVITY COMPLICATED? - YES OR NO? STUDY FOR THE TEST AND ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND!