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GRAItilt,lAR 47 LlNкlNG WoRDs
Iп fасt and асtuаIIуare used to givе morе dеtail' or to givе surprising information.
Dаve hаs SevеrаIdogs.In fаct, he,sgot four.
I thoughtGiпа wаs а doсtorbut, iп fаct, she,sа vet' I thoughtGiпа lцаs а doсtorbut, аctuаllу, she,sа vеt.
Thеsе arе usеd in formal spеесh and writing to introduсе ouг own idеas. Somepeoplebеlievethаt televisioпhаs killed the аrt of сonvеrsаtion.In mу view/Personаllу, I think it givespeoplesomethingto tаlk аbout.
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Еither ... or ts usеd to dеsсribеa сhoiсе or an altеrnativе. |
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Wе cаn either go to the сinemа,ot Stауаt home. |
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Either .weсаn 80 to the cinemа,or we саn stау аt homе. |
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Notе that thе struсturеОr...or...doеs not еxist in Еnglish. It is possiblе to |
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bеgin a sеntеnсеwith or only whеn wе сomplеtе someonе еlsе,ssеntеnсе. |
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А: ,Weсouldgo to theсiпеmаI suppose..., |
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Wе luseiпsteаd(ofl to mean .in thе plaсе of somеthing еlse,. |
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Iпsteаd of cookingI orderedа tаke-аwаymeаl' |
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|ill саme to thеpаrty iпsteаd of her sister. |
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At thе еnd of a sеntеnсе,iпsteаdis usеd without of |
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I didn,t cook.I orderedа tаke-аwауmeаIinstеаd. |
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Eхcept and eхсeptfor mеan,not inсluding,. |
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Theуgаvepresentsto evеryonеeхсept me. |
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We hаvepаiпtеd аIl the house,eхcept (for) thefтontdoor. |
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We lse eveпto say that somеthing is surprising. |
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Sаm studiesveryhаrd, He evеn getsup аt 5.З0 to studу! |
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Eуeп Sаm fouпd thе eхаm diffiсult. |
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Even is also usеd to еmphasizе сomparativе аdjесtivеs. |
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This questioпis even hаrder thап the lаst oпe. |
Thе timе woгds siпсe,уet and-whilehavе a сomplеtеly diffеrеnt mеaning and usе as linking words. With this usе thеy arе moIе сommon in writing.
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I сouldп,t swim, sinсe I hаd а сold' |
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уet meanilg,although' |
No oпe rеpliеd to mу kпoсk, уеt аll the lights wеre |
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lNтERмEDlAтE LANGUAGE PRACтIсE
Undеrlinethe сorreсtword or phrasеin eaсh sentеnсe.
a)Мrs Davis taught ls eхсeptfor/мstesd-ofМr Taylor.
b)Wе сan either/orwait hеrе, or phonе for a taxi.
с) Неlеn plays thе guitar arrdаlso/toowritеs songs.
d)In Sсandinаvian сountriеs,for eхаmple/suchаs Finland, thеy havе vеry сold wintеrs.
е) Еvеryonе in thе tеam playеd bad|У аIso/eхcePtSam.
0 All thе shops wетесlosеd, siпсe/уеtit was a publiс holiday.
g)Jaсk studiеsаnd/bothgеographyand history.
h)Thе Pеakworth tеnt is strong and watеrproof, siпсe/уetlight to сarry.
2 Rewritеeaсh sentеnсeso that it has а similarmeaningand сontainsthe word in bold.
a)Dеbra visitеd both thе сastlе and thе musеum. too
b)Jill was thе only pеrson who сamе latе. еxсept
с) Althоugh I said it was raining, it isn,t! faсt
d ) Karеn hurt hеr lеg, so shе сouldn,t play tеnnis. sinсe
е) Мy opinion is that smoking is bad for you. viеw
I atе thе сhoсolatе сakе and thе applе piе. as wеll as
8)Daniеl playеd in goal, in his brothеr,splaсе. instеad
h) Finally, I,d likе to thank thе hеad tеaсher,Ann Colеs. in
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GRAмП'lAR 43 LtNкING WoRDs
Deсide whiсh answer (A, в, с or D) bеst fits eaсh spaсe.
Nowadaysthеrе arе many good rеasonsfor using biсyсlеs(1) ,,,,Q-....сarsto
travеlin сity сеntrеs.(z),..,,'.....biсyсlеs,arе (3) |
silеnt and сlеan, |
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(4)...........arееasyto park.(5)..........., usinga biсyсlе |
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fit. Howеvеr,сity сеntresmust (7) |
havе сyсlе lanеs (8) |
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privateсarsсomplеtеly.Somеlargесitiеs,(9) ...........Amstеrdamin thе |
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Nеthеrlands,arе alrеady organizеd in this way. (10) |
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the usе of biсyсlеs with vеry сhеap or freе publiс transport solvеs thе problеm of traffiс jams and makеs thе сity сеntre a morе pleasant plaсе.
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B еxсеpt foт |
C instеad of |
D suсh as |
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A As wеll |
B First of all |
С In faсt |
D Pеrsonally |
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A both |
B and |
C too |
D as wеll |
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A also |
B for еxamplе thеy |
C еxсеpt |
D and as wеll as this |
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A And |
B Yеt |
C Whilе |
D Sесondly |
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A and |
B both |
С also |
D too |
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A in сonсlusion |
B еithеr |
С bеsidеs this |
D both |
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A suсh as |
B yеt |
C also |
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A suсh as |
B as wеll |
C in my viеw |
D whilе |
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A pеrsonally |
B finally |
С for еxamplе |
D aсtually |
4Comp|eteeaсh sentenсеwith a word or phrasefrom thе box. Use eaсh word or phrasе onсe only.
a) Еvеryonе .,.%9?.P.t..,,. |
Julia rеmеmbеrеdto bring thеir diсtionariеs. |
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b) Wе,vеrеpairеdthе roof, and ............ |
.....wе,vеrеpaintеdthе |
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, I don,t think that therе arе aliеns or flying sauсеIs. |
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I managеd to losе |
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my passpolt and my wallеt. |
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I wаs going to go to thе сinеma, but I wеnt to thе thеatrе |
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Pеoplе think that Тim is shy, but |
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hе,svеry talkativе. |
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s) Somеillnеssеs,............ |
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.....thе сommon сold,do not havе a сurе. |
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Wе,rеgoing to .............. |
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..' gо сamping,or staywith somе friеnds. |
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