Important events in my life

When we talk, our ideas form complex sentences that require connexions among them. Listen to the following examples. Which ones sound more natural?

1A | I went on vacation. I didn't like it.
1B | I went on vacation, but I didn't like it.
2A | I got sick. I didn't wear a jacket.
2B | I got sick because I didn't wear a jacket.
3A | I broke my leg. I had a bruise.
3B | I broke my leg and also I had a bruise.
4A | I didn't copy in the exam. I didn't cheat in the exam.
4B | I didn't copy or cheat in the exam.
5A | I had a hamburger for breakfast. I had plain water for breakfast.
5B | I had a hamburger and plain water for breakfast.

For each idea, the second sentences sound better because those ideas have more cohesion. That is one reason we need connectors, they connect 2 different simple sentences and make a more complex and complete idea.

Select exercise

Claudia is a CCH student who needs to prepare a presentation about the most important events in her life. She is unsure how she needs to link her ideas, so your task is to choose the correct connector.

● When I was in elementary school I fell down I broke my leg.

● I won a soccer competition I played the piano in a massive concert.

● I won a scholarship to study music in England I didn't go because of the Covid-19.

● I started learning piano my mother took me to a classical music concert and I loved it.

● I didn't like parties going out with friends.

Writing Exercise

Read and complete the following ideas with a suitable complement according to each connector. Then, compare your answers with the example answers.

I ran out of money and
Yesterday I overslept because
Last night I didn't have dinner or
Last year I didn't celebrate my birthday but
Yesterday morning I had breakfast and