1. Connecting Words for a List
Language Note 1.12

2. A) Review Connecting Words
Do you remember these connecting words (كلمات ربط) from activities in Week 1? They can show the order (ترتيب) that activities happen:
first
second
third
finally
You can also use these words to help you understand a paragraph that has information in a list (قائمة).
You can use connecting words to understand a list of reasons or a list of examples, and to know how many reasons or examples are in a text.

3. B) A Paragraph about a List
Read this paragraph to learn why Marwa likes her major.
Marwa’s major is medicine. Marwa likes her major for many reasons. First, she loves her courses. Her favorite subject is biology because she thinks learning how the body works is very interesting. Second, Marwa believes that good health is important. She plays a lot of different sports and she always eats healthy food. Third, she likes helping people to become healthy. Marwa often cooks and brings food to sick people’s homes. Finally, she hopes to work in a hospital. She thinks that she will become a nurse, or maybe a doctor. Marwa is sure that she will use her major in medicine to succeed in her future job.
How many reasons are there in the paragraph? 4

4. Look at the four underlined connecting words in the paragraph
Look at the four underlined connecting words in the paragraph. They show where each reason starts. They can help you find each reason why Marwa likes her major.
Marwa’s major is medicine. Marwa likes her major for many reasons. First, she loves her courses. Her favorite subject is biology because she thinks learning how the body works is very interesting. Second, Marwa believes that good health is important. She plays a lot of different sports and she always eats healthy food. Third, she likes helping people to become healthy. Marwa often cooks and brings food to sick people’s homes. Finally, she hopes to work in a hospital. She thinks that she will become a nurse, or maybe a doctor. Marwa is sure that she will use her major in medicine to succeed in her future job.

5. Reasons (why Marwa likes her major)
Connecting Words
Reasons (why Marwa likes her major)
First loves her courses
Second believes good health is important
Third likes helping people
Finally hopes to work in a hospital

6. C) More Connecting Words
Below are more connecting words for a list. Do you know these words? Do you know what they mean?
in addition = also
one
another
other

7. Do you understand?