3. LINKING WORDS
Use a comma (,) and and to connect ideas.
Example:
He is a teacher, an explorer and a driver.
Use because to give a reason or justify an
answer.
Example:
I didn’t go because I was sick.
4. LINKING WORDS
Use but to indicate contrast.
Example:
Mexico City is an attractive but polluted city.
Use or to indicate an alternative or and not.
Example:
I like Spanish or math, anyway.
5. LINKING WORDS
Use first, next, after that, then and finally to
indicate a sequence.
Example:
First you can go to el Faro, Then you can visit
the cathedral.
Use when to indicate a time when something
happened.
Example:
When I play football, I felt very good.
6. HEADS TOGETHER ACTIVITY:Read the story and circle
the connectors.
At Mountain Trail
My story starts exactly two weeks ago, the first day of
summer camp at Mountain Trail– a bright, hot day. It was
so sunny that my friends and I walked to the lake to swim
and tell each other about our last year at school. At about
four o’clock we walked back to our cabin. When we
arrived at the camp, a sudden gust of wind stopped us. It
was a warm wind, but it scared me. When we crowded
into the main cabin with all the other kids to eat dinner, I
noticed that it was cooler. I shivered and looked up at the
sky.
7. Continue…
Outside, the sky was clear and blue, but in the
distance I noticed a line of black clouds. Then
another gust of wind moved a glass and it
smashed on the floor. After that my friend Jessie
screamed, the sky turned black and a door
slamed…
8. STUDY FRIENDS ACTIVITY: Look at the words: but, when,
then and after that used in the story and circle the correct
option.
1.- The word but indicates:
a)addition b)contrast c)consequence
2.- The word when indicates:
a)time b)place c)reason
3.- The word then and after that indicate:
a)contrast b)sequence c)addition
