Welcome to English Class!
Your teacher Asmae
Oujda (Morocco)
Hobbies: reading, and
writing
What are linking words
• Linking words or connectors are used to show relationships
between ideas. They can be used to join 2 or more sentences
or clauses (a clause is a group of words which contains a
subject and a verb). Linking words can be used to add ideas
together, contrast them, or show the reason for something…
What is contrast ?
• contrast is when we want to
show how two things are
different from each other.
While
• While The baby’s eyes are blue,
his brother has green eyes.
• The baby's eyes are blue, while
his brother’s are green.
Whereas
• UNICEF deals with children and
insures their welfare, whereas UNESCO
is concerned with educational and
cultural issues around the world.
• Whereas UNICEF deals with children
and insures their welfare, UNESCO is
concerned with educational and
cultural issues around the world.
In contrast
• The ICRC provides medical
help and services during
wars and crises. In
contrast, WHO deals with
the international health WHO(World Health
issues. Organization )
• The ICRC provides medical
help and services during
wars and crises. WHO, in
contrast, deals with the
international health issues. The ICRC(International
Committee of the Red
• Cross)
On the one hand, …….. On the other hand….
•
On the one hand, smart phones
are very useful and can save
lives. On the other hand, they
can be very harmful in many
ways.
On the other hand
• It’s a chaotic and disorganized
country, but on the other
hand it’s a very friendly and
beautiful place.
Conversely
• Staying at home because of
Corona virus can affect student’s
education negatively. Conversely,
they can learn to be more
autonomous.
CONCESSION
Yet/But
• Harriet Thompson is 92 years old,
but she still runs in marathons.
• Harriet Thompson is 92 years old,
yet she still runs in marathons.
Still/however / nevertheless /nonetheless
• Many Moroccan women are
illiterate. Nevertheless, they
managed to create successful
businesses.
Although / Though / Even though
• Even though it has
been snowing for a
month, flowers are
blooming everywhere.
• flowers are blooming
everywhere even
though it has been
snowing for a month.
Despite / in spite of
• Despite being illiterate,
Chaibia Talal was one of
the most successful
Moroccan artists.
• Chaibia Talal was one of
the most successful
Moroccan artists
despite being illiterate .
Despite / in spite of + noun or
gerund.
Task : Match the following sentences to complete the meaning.
A. Ali smocks a lot despite 1. Being sick
B. Mouad emigrated to USA although 2. Her bad marks
C. She is a clever student in spite of 3. Having throat cancer
D. We had a great time outside even though 4. He loves his parents and country
E. I had been working the whole day despite 5. The weather was awful.
• Task : Rewrite the following sentences using the words In brackets.
1. Laila was very hungry. She didn’t eat anything. ( Although)
• …………………………………………………………………………………………….
1. I was terribly sick. I didn’t visit the doctor. ( Even though)
• …………………………………………………………………………………………….
1. Siham refused the job. She has a great salary. ( Despite)
• ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
1. I understood the lesson. I got all the answers wrong. ( In spite of )
• …………………………………………………………………………………………….
1. I slept well in the hotel. It was noisy. ( Though)
• …………………………………………………………………………………………….
1. Ahmed runs fast. He is an old man. ( Despite)
• …………………………………………………………………………………………….
1. Mustapha dropped out of school. He was a great student. ( In spite of)
• …………………………………………………………………………
) Choose 'despite', 'however' or 'although'.
• 1. ___________ the rain, we still went to the park.
• 2. ___________ it was raining, we still went to the park.
• 3. It was raining. ___________, we still went to the park.
• 4. John bought the watch, ___________ the fact that it was
expensive.
• 5. John bough the watch. ___________, it was expensive.
• 6. ___________ it was expensive, John bought the watch.
• 8. I finished the homework, ___________ it wasn’t easy.
• 9. ___________ the fact that it wasn’t easy, I finished the homework.
• 10. She went for a long walk, ___________ being cold.
• 11. ___________ she was cold, she went for a long walk.
• 13. The restaurant has a good reputation. ___________, the food was terrible.
• 14. ___________ the restaurant’s good reputation, the food was terrible.
• 15. ___________ the restaurant has a good reputation, the food was terrible.
) Fill in the blanks with the right linking word from the list:
• However (subject+ verb), in spite of (noun/ gerund), whereas, in
order to (purpose / verb infinitive), on the contrary (contrast )
1) In spite of being ill/ sick , he comes to school.
2) I like football whereas my friend likes tennis
3) He went to the doctor however, he didn’t take his medicines.
4) The book is interesting on the contrary , the film is boring.
5) He works very hard in order to get a promotion
Mike
Handicapped Can drive
Mike is handicapped, however he can drive
Even though/ although Mike is handicapped, he can drive
Despite being handicapped, Mike can drive
She practices sports, but she is still obese (fat)
(overweight)
Rich
unhappy
Although he is rich, he is unhappy
In spite of being rich , he is unhappy
In spite of his wealth/ richness , he is unhappy
Graduated Blind
My name is Suma, I am blind
Even though suma is blind, she graduated
Took GPS
Lost
Sam is lost However, he took GPS
Your Time to SPEAK:
Complete these examples about you :
1. I am (not) good at English. That’s why___________________
2. My Mathematic skills are (not) excellent. However, ______________
3. I (don’t) want to be a teacher, because ___________
4. I am having a holiday, but __________________
5. I like watching movies. In addition, ____________
Free Production : HOMEWORK
Write a short paragraph with 3 or 4 sentences about ways of learning
english online . USE the linking words you have learned.
• Exercise 1: fill in the blanks with the right linking word from the list
below
while / for/ but /that’s why / whereas/ Moreover / so as to/ and
1) In nearly every country in the world, they drive on the right,
whereas
………………… in England, they insist on driving on the left.
2) He speaks Chinese …..............,
. Moreover, he can also read it.
3) I don’t like fish ………….
but my mother loves it.
so as to
4) She wakes up early every morning…………..….be on time to
work. for
5) Lets go swimming ……………………fun. That’s why
6) He spent all his time on Facebook …………………. he failed
the final exam. while
7) Sue likes Opera…………… and Joe prefers jazz.
8) He plays the guitar ……….. sings folk songs.
Exercise 2 : Join these sentences using the linking words between
brackets
1) John has a part time job. He wants to earn some extra money.
(in order to ) .
John has a part time job in order to earn some extra money
3) Their team has got the best players moreover, Their coach is
fantastic.
( Moreover )
………………………………………………………………………
…………………………….
4) Christina loves playing tennis although, She is not very good at
it.(Although )
………………………………………though
………………………………………………………………..
5) Mr. Smith is a hardworking man. He earns little money. (Despite).
