Hfw bern Philipp Brunner Linking words 1 Compare the following texts

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Linking Words
HFW Bern
Philipp Brunner
Linking words 1
Compare the following texts:

Version A
Peter was bored. He went home. There he watched a movie. Then he went to bed. He couldn’t sleep. He got up and drank a glass of wine. (…)


Version B
Peter was bored, so he went home, where he watched a movie. After the movie he went to bed but he couldn’t sleep. He got up and drank a glass of water. (…)
Linking words 1
Compare the following texts:

Version A
Peter was bored. He went home. There he watched a movie. After that he went to bed. He couldn’t sleep. He got up and drank a glass of wine. (…)


Version B
Peter was bored, so he went home, where (rel. pron.) he watched a movie. After the movie he went to bed but he couldn’t sleep. Because of this, he got up and drank a glass of water. (…)
Linking words 1
We use linking words to link two or more parts of sentences or whole sentences together. We can also establish links between two paragraphs.
Linking enhances:

• fluency
• complexity
• logic
• structure
• formality

Linking words 1
Grammar Book, Unit 52, p112-113
A Addition: both… and…; and also…; as well as…
B Contrast: but; although; (even) though
C Contrast: despite; in spite of
D Reason and result: because; so
Linking words 2
Grammar Book, Unit 53, p114-115
A Words meaning: and; but; so
B Illustration: for example; for instance; such as
C Giving facts: in fact; actually; as a matter of fact
D Enlisting: firstly…finally
E Summarizing: to summarise; basically
Linking words 3
Grammar Book, Unit 54, p116-117
A Purpose: to; for; so that
B Illustration & Comparison: like; as; as if
More Linking words
Try to make your own sentences from the following linking words:
however, because of this/that, in addition, furthermore, in conclusion, to begin with
Example:
All of the computers broke down. Therefore, we had to call our maintenance company.
More Linking words (examples)

• The weather was bad. However, we’ll return in June.
• The figures look promising. Because of this, we are willing to invest more.
• Production is on schedule. In addition, foreign currencies seem to work in our favour.
• We would like to make a proposition. Furthermore, we would love to introduce you to our new product.
• In conclusion, China might become the market leader very soon.
• To begin with, we should look at our niche products.