When we talk, our ideas form complex sentences that require connexions among them. Listen to the following examples. Which ones sound more natural?
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.
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.
Read and complete the following ideas with a suitable complement according to each connector. Then, compare your answers with the example answers.
Now, practice orally with the previous sentences. Listen to each of them and repeat. Also practice with the sentences you wrote.
I ran out of money and | I lost my job. |
Yesterday I overslept because | I didn't sleep well last night. |
Last night I didn't have dinner or | drink anything. |
Last year I didn't celebrate my birthday but | my friends called me to sing “happy birthday”. |
Yesterday morning I had breakfast and | brushed my teeth. |