1. Unit 1 “Communicating and understanding” They connect ideas, illustrate how parts of the text relate to each other.

2. although to indicate a contradiction. and but because besides to contrast ideas. to say there is something additional included. to explain the reason. to add extra information.

3. Observe : Roland is a paediatrician and needs to be on call day and night. Although by profession Jo is a school driver, her other interests include painting, walking her dog and reading romantic fiction. She doesn’t like watching television because she thinks it’s a waste of time. Roland Brand, besides the County Council Library & Arts Services prize of $ 1.000 gets a laptop computer contributed by PC Factory. Roland’s working hours are long and the work is intense, but he still likes to dedicate time to his passion: writing. EXAMPLES:

4. Linking wordUse 1although…. to contrast ideas. 2and…. to say there is something additional included. 3but…. To indicate a contradiction. 4because…. To add extra information. 5besides…. To explain the reason. 2 4 1 5 3 MATCH THE COLUMNS:

5. I WAS VERY SURPRISED TO KNOW THAT, ……………………ME, ALL MY FRIENDS PASSED THE ENGLISH EXAM ……….……….IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT. …………..…….PASSING THE TEST. WE ALL GOT HIGH GRADES. WE ARE VERY HAPPY ……………….NEXT YEAR WE WILL NOT BELONG TO THE SAME GROUP. BESIDES ALTHOUGH BESIDES ALTHOUGH EXERCISES:

6. 3.-……. there is a lot of information and details, the story is consistent. 2.-.............I like it here, I won’t stay here long. 1.-………….Anna is ill, she goes to school. EXERCISES 4.-When she is sad she doesn’t like any company …………… her pet cat. 5.-He’s too busy to go to Japan;………………… he doesn’t speak Japanese. 6.-…….…………he studies a lot, he doesn’t get good marks.

7. PAGE 70 EXERCISE 8 COMBINE THE SENTENCES IN A AND B USING ALTHOUGH OR BESIDES a. I don’t want to see that movieBESIDES it’s too late. BESIDES it’s good for your health. b. Iris hates studying mathALTHOUGH she always gets good marks c. Jim studied a lotALTHOUGH he failed the exam. d. My sister is eighteenALTHOUGH she can’t drive our father’s car. e. Walking the dog is lots of fun

8. COMPLETE USING ALTHOUGH OR BESIDES No one talks to her …………………. her mother. She works all day. ………….. she has to do the housework. ……………..Tim is tired, he finishes his homework. ………………. being my brother, he is my friend. ………….. I like english, I get bad marks. I don’t like to go out to; ……………..it’s very cold today. ………………the sun is shining, it is very cold. GOOD JOB!

9. .............................................the traffic was bad, I arrived on time. I couldn’t sleep,.......................................I was very tired. We enjoyed our Winter vacation,.....................................it rained a lot. We went out...........................it was raining.

10. EVALUATION 1. David can swim but/ and he can play the flute. 2. She can dance and/ but she can't sing. 3. Tom and Julie can speak French but/and they can speak English too. 4. Dennis can read a comic and/but he can't watch TV. 5. Mike is tall and/but he can't play basketball. 6. Although/ Besides it rained a lot, we enjoyed the holiday. 7.He’s happy because/ although he enjoys his job. 8.I like the job although/besides I need the money. GOOD JOB!