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12-10-2012, 15:02
1)complete these linkers:
then/finally/while/when/by the time/eventually/as soon as/afterwards/to begin with/after that/as/at first
After joins two clouses and means when you have done something or something has finished.After is not usually used alone as an adverb.Instead we use other expressions like____or____ .
____,____ and____ can introduce a background action or situation.____ and____mean in the end .____ and___ refer to the beggining of situation, to make a contrast with something different that happens later.
____ and _____ can be used to talk about 2 ations or events one after other. ____ is used before a noun and means 'not later than' .
As soon as/While/When/Finally I saw him,I realised I had made a terrible mistake.
While/Afterwards/By the time/When I got to the party,all the food had been eaten.
2) Match sentences 1-9 with A-I to make holiday story.
1 When Miranda and her brother got to the airpoirt.
2 Finally, their plane took off.
3 After looking for somewhere to stay for several hours,
4 To begin with they were quite happy with their hotel,
5 That afternoon they went out to get something to eat,
6 The next morning,by the time they had had a shower and some breakfast,
7 They decided to go to the beach,but as soon as they got there,
8 They left the beach and went into the town,but while they were looking around a local museum
9 After that, Miranda and her brother.
A but everywhere was closed as it was a public holiday / B decided it was time to finish their holiday and go home/ C Miranda's bag was stolen / D they realised it was nearly midday / E it started to pour with rain / F but later they realised that there were lots of things wrong with it/ G they eventually found a room in a small but cheap hotel / H and a few hours later they arrived at their holiday destination / I they were told their plane would be delayed for at least three hours.
then/finally/while/when/by the time/eventually/as soon as/afterwards/to begin with/after that/as/at first
After joins two clouses and means when you have done something or something has finished.After is not usually used alone as an adverb.Instead we use other expressions like____or____ .
____,____ and____ can introduce a background action or situation.____ and____mean in the end .____ and___ refer to the beggining of situation, to make a contrast with something different that happens later.
____ and _____ can be used to talk about 2 ations or events one after other. ____ is used before a noun and means 'not later than' .
As soon as/While/When/Finally I saw him,I realised I had made a terrible mistake.
While/Afterwards/By the time/When I got to the party,all the food had been eaten.
2) Match sentences 1-9 with A-I to make holiday story.
1 When Miranda and her brother got to the airpoirt.
2 Finally, their plane took off.
3 After looking for somewhere to stay for several hours,
4 To begin with they were quite happy with their hotel,
5 That afternoon they went out to get something to eat,
6 The next morning,by the time they had had a shower and some breakfast,
7 They decided to go to the beach,but as soon as they got there,
8 They left the beach and went into the town,but while they were looking around a local museum
9 After that, Miranda and her brother.
A but everywhere was closed as it was a public holiday / B decided it was time to finish their holiday and go home/ C Miranda's bag was stolen / D they realised it was nearly midday / E it started to pour with rain / F but later they realised that there were lots of things wrong with it/ G they eventually found a room in a small but cheap hotel / H and a few hours later they arrived at their holiday destination / I they were told their plane would be delayed for at least three hours.