Week 4 Lesson 1 - Linking Words

Week 4 Lesson 1 - Linking Words

Exam Practice: Reading Exam

• 2 texts

• Multiple choice about entire text

• Fill-in-the-gap about 6-7 paragraphs - check instructions for WHICH paragraphs & HOW MANY words/numbers

Save time! Read the questions first.

Why? Choose keywords to find in the text.

Circle keywords

Guess grammar patterns

Find clues about where in the text

1. 'studio floor' tells us where to start looking

2. keyword to find: 'male'

3. noun with 'male': voice-over

4: Check: WHO is saying 'From the studios of...'?

Fill in the Blank

Read the text in the photo. Fill in the gap for Question 2.

'impersonality' of institution preserved & _________ by 'personality' of the newsreader

Fill in the Blank

Read the text in the photo. Fill in the gap for Question 3. (2 words)

mode of ________ ________ - appeal to viewer's attention - use of direct eye contact

Fill in the Blank

Read the text in the photo. Fill in the gap for Questions 4 and 5. (2 words)

impression of personal ________ and _________

Fill in the Blank

Read the text in the photo. Fill in the gap for Question 6.

_________ truth value of the newscast

What do the underlined words do for the paragraph?

Linking Words

• Connect sentences & ideas

• Show relationship between ideas

Multiple Select

Select all the linking words that can be used to add information.

• also

• thus

• in general

• furthermore

• although

Multiple Select

Select all the linking words that can be used to compare two things.

• as a result

• in conclusion

• likewise

• similarly

• specifically

Multiple Select

Select all the linking words that can be used to describe time or order.

• however

• in general

• firstly

• although

• lastly

Multiple Select

Select all the linking words that can be used to contrast two things.

• thus

• similarly

• also

• however

• although

Multiple Select

Select all the linking words that can be used to introduce examples.

• as a result

• specifically

• in conclusion

• in general

• also

Multiple Select

Select all the linking words that can be used to show cause and effect.

• thus

• although

• in general

• as a result

• likewise

Multiple Select

Select all the linking words that can be used to start a conclusion.

• also

• in conclusion

• in general

• in addition

• similarly

Where do linking words go?

• Mostly at the start of a new sentence

Multiple Choice

Choose the best linking word to connect the 2 sentences.

Firms can create new and improved goods and services, revive old products, and consequently enter new markets. ______ , as a result of innovation they can end up with powerful market shares and have valuable products, designs, and brand names.

• Furthermore

• Similarly

Multiple Choice

Choose the best linking word to connect the 2 sentences.

Technology makes it increasingly easy for a company to become global. Technology ______ made the rapid growth of the multinational corporation easier.

• has thus

• likewise

Multiple Choice

Choose the best linking word to connect the 2 sentences.

Companies can have subsidiaries in many countries but with business strategies, production, and distribution still being determined and controlled by head office in a single nation. _______ multi-national corporations like Unilever are able to employ arouns a quarter of a million people in 100 countries and sell its products in 150 countries.

• So

• Firstly

Multiple Choice

Choose the best linking word to connect the 2 sentences.

The company, through innovation, created a monopoly position. ______, they soon faced the prospect of other businesses developing alternative technologies which enabled them to provide new products or cut costs.

• However

• Therefore

Multiple Choice

Choose the best linking word to connect the 2 sentences.

Innovation is usually included in any definition of creativity. _______ not all entrepreneurs develop new products or services, or discover new resources, every person who establishes an enterprise is involved in economic creation.

• Although

• In general

Multiple Choice

Choose the best linking word to connect the 2 sentences.

There are a number of reasons companies innovate. ______, it is to maintain a competitive edge in the market. Secondly, it is to enable them to enter new markets.

• Firstly

• Specifically

Multiple Choice

Choose the best linking word to connect the 2 sentences.

_______, this essay has argued that innovation is a sign of progress in an economy and that it is inevitable that certain forms will fail.

• In conclusion

• Similarly