SESE SS And. but We use and to join two sentences. We went out and we had a great time. If-we join two sentences with but, we are stating a contradiction. Tye met Sarah but I haven't met her sister. Because, se We use because to express a reason for something happening. Twas late because | missed the bus. “The word so introduces an outcome. So is preceded by a comma, I missed the bus, so I was late. Before, alter We use lielore and alter to state what happened before and what happened later. Gee Chapter 6} She had left before I arrived. I arrived after she had left We use although to join two sentences and express a contradiction, Although | tried, | couldn't do this exercise. although is af the beginning, the two sentences (main and seconklary) ane separated by a comma. Although she wasn’t invited, she came to the party. 1 Complete with and or but. I know Tim PE. I don’t know his brother: Stanley went to the supermarket _ bought some cat food. | saw James ... I didn’t see Chris, We stayed at HOME eimnnennes watched TV, | bought the book a week ago, _.. Vhhaven't read it yet. Leslie finished her article .. ave it to Stanley. | wanted to call him... I didn’t have his phone number. He had dinner ............... then he went to bed. OV ann 13325 (Qs = 5 t™S 2 Ro-write the sentences with because or so. |_| stayed at home because | was tired. was tired, 50 | stayed at hom 2 2. He had a stomachache because he had eaten too much ice cream 3 Wee lost the tickers, so we can't go to the concert Tip Remember that. before so, there ‘must be a comma. We haven't got much time, so we must hurry. 4 | didn’t buy that book because | didn’t have sou money. 5. She took a taxi because she was late. 6 I went to bed late lastnight, so | couldn't get up in the morning, 7. | didn’e hear the bell because the music was too loud. B She didn’t have breakfast, so she’s hungry. 3 Rewrite these sentences using before or after. | had tidied my room before Mum came back. 3 He came after the party had finished. ee si ~ ~ onan ne Remember that a verb 4 We arrived at the station after the train had left. which is preceded by alter is in the past perlect. He came back after 1 had gone to bed. 5 had gone to bed before he came back from work. 6 I woke up after Dad had left for work, 7. She had done her homework before we went out. 4 Join these sentences with although. 1 He worked hard. He didn’t pass the exam. Although he worked hard, he didn’t pase the exam. 2 [hate horror films. | liked this one. 3. She was ill. She didn’t want to go to the doctor. 4 Ie was hot. She was wearing a jacket. | 5 Iwas tired. | couldn’ sleep 6 | got up late. | arrived on time. It was raining. We went out.Sentence linking {=== 5 Read, choose and complete with and, but, because, or although. SWEET DREAMS ‘Stanley Davis Sleeping is one of the things you definitely (4)... the muscles of need to do as a human being! ‘your eyelids are resting. } (1) 26... how much do you know about When you sleep, your heart slows down | ie (5) 2. your breathe more slowly. { (2) ......we think that what happens in When we sleep, cur muscles rest \ our dreams takes hours, dreams usually last our brain doesn't. from 2 seconds to 40 minutes. scientists have tried hundreds of In your dreams you can see, hear and touch, experiments, no one really knows why 8) ovo» You Usually can't smell or taste. people need co sleep. During sleep. your eyes are closed 6 Read, choose and complete with and, because, so, after, before, or although. The Neighbours — Part One The flat next to Pauls had been empty for a long time (1) Befl? the new tenants arrived. Paul, who was a writer, was happy with his new neighbours (2) they were very quiet. He rarely heard or saw them, One warm summer evening, however, the windows of the flat next door were open, (3) he could hear everything the two men said. (4) he didn't try to listen, | he heard two words that alarmed hime ‘bank’ and ‘robbery’. Paul moved closer to the | window (5) listened to their conversation, The two men were discussing the details of a bank robbery (6) they had talked about all the details, they ordered plaza (7) usu. they watched TV for the rest of the evening, Wr em oct) 7 Read and complete with one word. ‘The Neighbours — Part Two Paul thought about it really hard. In the end, he decided to inform the police, (V) 22.0 he sat-om his desk (2) wrote a letter. (3) he had put the letter in an envelope, the phone rang. It was his girlfriend, Susan. (4) on... he was worried about the robbery, Paul didn't cell her anything However, (5) he picked her up from her house later that evening, he had gone to the police station to give them the envelope. Paul and Susan were late for the theatre (6) there was a lot of traffic. They went | fn 2) sn the play had started. They had just sat down, when Paul saw the two young ‘men They were on stage! He didn't know his neighbours were actors! He felt very uneasy (8)... he tried to hide it. ‘Suddenly everything was clear! His neighbours were not going to rob a bank! The two ‘men had been rehearsing their lines for the play! Seo 0% v0 can do orat activity 25 (Teacher's Resource Fie) ra