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PROVIDENCIA, QUEBRADA LA HONDA, PUENTE ABADA, LOURDES, SANTA HELENA. CDIGO DANE 250001000655 NIT:822.004.409-9 English 3rd term 2012

Linkers: expressing contrast

Name:_______________________ Grade: 11 Worksheet Nr. 1 Date: __/__/____

Before you start, remember that: 1. Activities A y B must be recorded in your English notebook. In it you can find information on structures, concepts, etc. 2. Activity C is practical and must be solved during the class individually or in groups according to your teacher. The solution to this activity must be recorded in your English notebook. 3. Activity D can be practical and also a research activity. You must solve it at home individually or in groups according to your teacher. The solution to this activity must be recorded in your English notebook.

A LIFE EXPERIENCE
Join one of your classmates and do a brainstorm about what a connector of contrast is for you, then write down some connectors (linkers) of contrast that you mostly use in your daily life. Record the activity in your notebooks.

B THEORETICAL FOUNDATION
Although introduces a clause and is followed by a subject and a verb. When the although clause comes first, it is followed by a comma. The linker however starts a new sentence and is followed by a comma. However is much more common in written English than in spoken English. The linkers in spite of and despite are followed by a gerund (-ing form) or by a noun. In spite of is more common than despite.

By Eng. William Cspedes

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C PRACTICE
1. Complete the sentences using although and a sentence from the box. Use capital letter and commas if necessary:

Shed known him a long time. Rob had only seen Linda in a photo. I hadnt invited him to mine. I dont usually read articles. She was very tired. Hed had a big breakfast at seven. The train was about to leave

Example: She didnt recognise him in his and sun glasses although shed known him a long time. a) Peter was hungry by ten oclock _______________________________ b) ____________________________________ she couldnt get to sleep. c) ____________________________________ he recognised her as soon as she got off the train. d) I always look at the photos in sport magazines _____________________ e) ___________________________________ he stopped to buy a magazine for the journey. f) Sam invited me to his party ___________________________________

D PRACTICAL APPLICATION
2. Complete the sentences with the phrases in the box - her doctors advice - the weather - her age - the noise - the time - the number - the rubbish

- the traffic

- their disagreement

- the weather

- the traffic

- the time

- their disagreement By Eng. William Cspedes

Example: My parents slept well in spite of the noise we were making downstairs with our electric guitars.

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a) We arrived in time for the flight despite ___________________ on the road to the airport. b) We decided to queue for tickets for the Texas concert despite ____________________ of people in the queue at the tickets office. c) She woke up at four oclock this morning but decided to get up despite _________________. d) One rainy weekend in ____________________. November, we decided to go camping in spite of

e) Despite _______________________ last weekend, Tim and Dominic are still good friends. f) Its a fascinating and colourful city in spite of _______________ and dirt in the streets. g) She continued to drink ten _________________________ . cups of coffee a day despite _____________

h) My grandmother goes everywhere by bicycle in spite of ______________

By Eng. William Cspedes