Similarities and Differences Between Connecting Expressions- Card Game
A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS
Grouping and comparing linking expressions cards.
Lesson Plan Content:
Similarities and differences between connecting expressions card game
Without looking below, put the words that you are given into groups by similarity.
Ask your teacher for clues, e.g. the number of groups and/ or the number of words in each group.
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Hint 1: There are six categories.
Hint 2: The smallest group has just one two cards, and the largest group has seven.
Check as a class or with the suggested answers.
Find words in each group which are most similar to each other and explain the differences in their use (in word order, other grammatical differences, meaning, etc). Apart from ones which are on one card, all the words in each group are different to each other in some way.
Cards to cut up/ Suggested answers
Cards next to each other are related (but not the same). The smallest category is first.
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as/ because/ since
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this is because/ the reason for this is that |
if
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unless |
when |
e.g.
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etc.
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examples include
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for example/ for instance/ to give just one example |
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in the end
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at last |
lastly
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finally
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at the end |
and |
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moreover
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in addition |
in addition to/ as well as |
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also
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as well |
…, but/ However,…
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on the other hand
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in contrast |
whereas |
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although
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nevertheless/ nonetheless
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on the contrary
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Which expressions above and you most and least likely to be able to use in academic writing, e.g. your next homework? Which expressions above are rare in academic writing?
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