UNDERSTAND LINKERS

 THEME 3: UNDERSTAND LINKERS

OBJECTIVE

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to distinguish and use connectors to convey ideas in oral and written form

INTRODUCCIÓN ( WARM UP)

Work in pair and discuss the questions ( Trabaja en pareja y discute las preguntas)

·         How much TV do you watch on average each day?

·         Do you do anything else while you are watching TV?

 

¿QUÉ VOY A APRENDER? (PRESENTATION)

·         Use linking phrases in your writing. There are several linking phrases with a similar meaning.

·         To express a contrast, use However or Nevertheless

It is impossible to recycle plastic bags, nevertheless, many people simply throw them away.

·         To express a cause and effect, use As a result or Consequently.

The government made people pay fifty pesos for every plastic bag they use. Consequently, people stopped getting new plastic bags every time they went to the shops.

·         To expand a point to give or to give more information, use In addition or Furthermore.

Plastic bags kill marine life. Furthermore, birds eat them and may die from having these bags in their stomachs.

 

PRACTICO LO QUE APRENDÍ (PRACTICE)

Join each sentence with linking words. Which two linking words work in each sentence?

Une cada frase con palabras de enlace. ¿Cuáles palabras de enlace funcionan en cada frase?

a.       I passes all my exams ________________  I was able to go to university

b.      I had a terrible cold during exam week __________________ I passed all my exams with great grades.

c.       The exam had a question that I had never seen before __________________ I forgot to turn the page and missed three questions!

d.      The youth hostel´s swimming pool was closed ____________________ they didn´t serve breakfast!

e.       The youth hostel´s was really old and a bit dirty ______________________ we enjoyed our holiday there.

f.        They youth hostel´s was closed _________________ we had to spend the night in an expensive hotel.

 

 

1.      1. The kids are in bed, the house is quiet, and my wife and I turn on the TV. What's on? It doesn't really matter, because thirty seconds later, I'm working on my laptop. Meanwhile my wife is on Facebook on her phone. This is a typical evening in our house. And what's more, it's how many of us watch TV. The second screen is part of modern-day life, especially for young people.

 2.      A second screen can be a tablet, a smartphone, a laptop, or a hand-held gaming unit used whilst watching TV. Smartphone and tablet owners in particular are very keen on second screen viewing. People use second screens to look at things that are related to or totally different from what they are watching on TV.

 Comment ·

1.      1The more ways we have to interact with people the better- it's absolutely essential we are accessible al l the time, especially I what's more with a job like mine, where customers email at all hours of the day and night.

 2 If you ask me, it is extremely rude. Nobody talks to each other anymore. My son plays games all day. Meanwhile I As well my daughter spends her days chatting online. It's absolutely infuriating.

 3 On the one hand,  In addition, I don't like the idea of constantly looking at screens, but on the other, I must admit that unless the programme is absolutely fascinating, I tend to check emails and messages while I watch.

 

Read the three comments on the article above and choose the correct options. (lee los tres comentarios del artículo de arriba y elige la opción correcta).

 Read the whole article and answer the questions. (Lee todo el artículo y responde las preguntas)

 Check your answers with a partner.

 1 What two types of technology are used most for second screen viewing?

 2 What kind of people like second screen viewing?

 3 In which countries are second screens most popular? And least?

 4 What is the advantage of second screen viewing?

5 What is the main disadvantage of second screen viewing?

 

¿QUÉ APRENDÍ? (EVALUATION)

Listen to Dana, a high school student, giving an oral presentation in her English class. Answer the questions. (English, please 3, track 67)

Escucha a Dana, una estudiante de secundaria, haciendo una presentación oral en su clase de inglés. Responde las preguntas.

1.      What is the topic of her presentation?

2.      How does dana start her presentation?

3.      How does Dana end her presentation?