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    1 WRITING EXTRA

    PRE-INTERMEDIATE UNIT 1 2 Match the sentence halves. Then connect them


    using and, but, so or because.
    linking words
    1 I joined the university drama group.
    2 I wanted to learn chess.
    WRITING TIP
    3 We drove to the beach.
    When we write about past events, we use the past simple 4 We did an Italian cookery course.
    tense to describe what happened. We use linkers to
    5 They got engaged at university.
    connect our ideas within sentences.
    6 There wasn’t any snow.
    We use and to add information.
    I went to the beach every day and I went surfing twice. 7 He proposed to her aer one month.
    We use but to contrast information. 8 2006 was was a great year.
    I went swimming every day but I didn’t go surfing. a) It started raining so we didn’t stay long.
    We use because to describe the reason for something. b) I met my boyfriend.
    I moved to Spain because I wanted to learn Spanish. c) We learned how to make pasta.
    We use so to describe a result. d) She didn’t accept.
    I wanted to learn Spanish, so I moved to Spain. e) I joined a club at university.
    We use a comma before so but not before because. f) They got married a year later.
    g) I liked acting.
    1 Read the text and answer the questions about h) We couldn’t go skiing.
    Mary’s important year.
    1 Why was 2007 important for her?
    3 Complete the text with and, so, but or because.
    2012 was great because we went to Mallorca. We
    2 Who did she meet?
    stayed in a very good hotel 1 we went
    3 What activities did she do? to the swimming pool every day. We also hired a car
    4 Find four examples of the past simple tense. 2
    we wanted to explore the villages
    near the hotel. The weather was hot in the day
    3
    in the evening it was cool. My
    Mary’s important year birthday was on the last day of the holiday,
    4
    we had a party.
    2007 was an important year for me
    because I started to go to university. 4 Write about an important year in your life.
    I met lots of new people, so it was a Write 60–80 words.
    very exciting time. I worked hard and
    passed all my exams. I also acted in the Plan your writing
    • Think about the important year.
    university drama group and played
    • Why was it important? What happened?
    in the women’s football team. I met my
    • Give details and say what was the best thing about
    future husband that year but we only
    the year.
    began going out later. Meeting Dave was
    Check your writing
    the best thing about 2007.
    • Have you used some of the linkers?
    • Did you check your grammar and spelling?
    • Did you find any mistakes?

    © Pearson Education Limited 2016

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