Let's go to page 16. Read the story and complete the blanks with the linking phrases in the box.
1. Two minutes later
2. when
3. Next day
4. After that
5. One evening in October
6. Suddenly
Now answer the questions in 1b with a partner.
1. Why did Hannah go and speak to Jamie?
She didn't like the music in the club and wanted him to change it.
2. Why did Jamie play Blue as Your Eyes?
He wanted to impress Hannah.
3. What happened when Hannah left the club?
Jamie was waiting for her outside.
4. What was the restaurant like?
It was a romantic French restaurant, but the food wasn't very good.
5. Where did they go every evening after that?
They met at a coffee bar in the high street.
6. What was the weather like that evening?
It was dark and it was raining.
7. Why was Hannah driving fast?
Because she was late.
8. Why didn't she see the man?
He was wearing a dark coat.
Next, complete the sentences in 1c with the correct connector.
1. She was going very fast because she was in a hurry.
2. Although the food wasn't very good, they had a wonderful time.
3. He was wearing a dark coat, so Hannah didn't see him at first.
New words
madly in love -> locamente enamorado
brake -> freno
2. Grammar
Let's go to page 128 and learn more about linking words and connectors.
- We use because to show a reason and so to show a result.
- We use but and although to show contrast.
*After
-siempre hay que usarlo con otra expresión
After that, we went to bed.
After the match, we had dinner.
After visiting the museum, we went for a walk.
*So, because, but
- en lenguaje escrito se emplean para conectar dos frases y NUNCA al principio de la frase, exceptuando lenguaje muy informal (mensajes de texto, emails a amigos cercanos, etc.) Sí es admisible empezar frases con estos conectores en lenguaje hablado.
Now, let's go to page 129 and do the exercises.
2Ca Put the sentences in the right order.
1-c 2-g 3-b 4-e 5-a 6-f 7-h 8-d
2Cb Complete the sentences with so, because, but, or although.
1. although 2. because 3. but 4. although 5. so 6. because 7. but 8. so 9. although
Let's go back to page 16. Complete the sentences in 1e in your own words. Here are some examples:
1. They fell in love on their first date. Two months later they got married.
2. I went to bed early last night because there was nothing on TV.
3. The weather was beautiful, so we decided to go for a walk on the beach.
4. It was really cold that night, and when I wokr up next morning, it was snowing.
5. Although we didn't play well in the final, we won the match.
6. I was driving along the motorway, listening to the radio. Suddenly, a warthog crossed the road.
3 Grammar Review
We did two worksheets on the Past Continuous and time sequencers and connectors. You can ask Isadora for a copy if your weren't in class today.
2B Past Continuous
a Look at the pictures and write the sentences. Use the past simple and the past continuous.
1. She saw the spider when she was buying some fruit.
2. His mobile rang while he was driving.
3. Neil arrived late when his boss was making a speech. (discurso)
4. They were playing football when it started to rain.
5. We were having a party when I took this photo.
6. We heard the result when we were travelling in France.
b. Complete the story with the past simple or past continuous of the verbs in brackets.
1. arrived
2. looked
3. didn't see
4. were holding
5. weren't waiting
6. didn't know
7. was
8. decided
9. went
10. looked
11. were waiting
12. caught
13. stopped
14. got
15. was walking
16. gave
17. was talking
18. ran
19. was carrying
20. read
21. was waiting
22. thought
23. were
24. said
2C GRAMMAR time sequencers and connectors
a. Match the sentence halves and circle the correct word.
1. The weather was awful, so we didn't go out. (g)
2. I didn't give him my phone number because I didn't want him to call me. (d)
3. She didn't like the song although it was by one of her favourite bands. (e)
4. It was her birthday, so I invited her to dinner. (a)
5. He's an intelligent student, but he's very lazy. (i)
6. I ran to the shop because I was in a hurry. (h)
7. They didn't want to dance, so they left the club early. (j)
8. We didn't go anywhere special, but we had a wonderful evening. (f)
9. It was a sad story although it had a happy ending. (b)
10. We drove along the street very slowly, but we couldn't find the house. (c)
b. Complete the story with the time sequencers and connectors in the list.
1. because
2. when
3. although
4. because
5. but
6. One evening
7. so
8. Although
9. suddenly
10. So
11. two minutes later
12. so
13. because
14. Next day
15. but
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