Objectives: To give Ss practice in using connectors to show contrast between clauses or sentences.

 

Some of these connectors are: however, unlike, and on the other hand.

For example; I like eating good food, however I don’t like eating too much

Task: Rewrite each of the sentences correctly using the connectors in

parentheses (brackets).

 

1.    French and Italians are from the same language family. Mandarin Chinese belongs to a different family. (on the other hand)

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2.    She sings very well. She is a stutterer. (however)

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3.    The route is more direct. The alternative path is significantly shorter. (on the other hand).

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4.    He works very hard to earn a living. He is very lazy. (unlike Joe)

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