Sequencing Words

Read the story again and answer the questions about sequencing words and phrases. 3. Which phrase is often followed by the past continuous?

• In the end

• Soon

• Then

• By then

• later

Read the story again and answer the questions about sequencing words and phrases. 4. What tense do we usually use with the other words (later, soon, then)

• the past simple

• the present simple

• the past perfect

• the present continuous

Rewrite the sentences with the words in the correct position. More than one answer is possible.

4. It went cloudy and it started then raining.

Read the story. Complete it with the words given.

It was very foggy and we couldn't see where we were going. (3) ________________ we were lost. We didn't know what to do.

• One day

• Soon

• Then

• By then

• later

Rewrite the sentences with the words in the correct position. More than one answer is possible.

2. Sam didn't want to go on the trip, but he in the end enjoyed it.

Jason's alarm went off at 7:30. He jumped out of bed, got dressed, and brushed his teeth. Then he made his bed before going downstairs for breakfast. After eating a bowl of cereal and some toast, Jason grabbed his backpack and headed out the door to catch the bus.

What did Jason do just after he brushed his teeth?

• Made his bed

• Ate a bowl of cereal

• Jumped out of bed

• Got dressed

_______________ the coal is mined in deep pits underground and then carried to the surface.

• First of all

• First

• One

2 A). _______________ it is carried along a conveyor belt to a power plant, B) _______________ it is burned in a large furnace to which oxygen is added.

This question is for the missing word(s) the first half of the sentence--2.A

• Furthermore

• After that

• As a result

2 A). _______________ it is carried along a conveyor belt to a power plant, B) _______________ it is burned in a large furnace to which oxygen is added.

This question is for the missing word in the second half of the sentence--B.

• when

• then

• where

At the next stage of the process, harmful substances like carbon dioxide, mercury, and sulphur are removed. _______________ the purified gas is used to drive a gas turbine.

• Following that

• Following

• Subsequent