WORKSHOP 6

Phrase building with OR and WITH

Review (but-and)
English I
 WRITING COMPETENCE
DEVELOPING WRITING SKILLS

Connect words, phrases, clauses, or

sentences appropriately using or
and with.
Review: but & and.
LETS REMEMBER
WHAT WE LEARNT
BU T
AND
 AND connects phrases
and sentences.

When you want to say two things

about a subject, use the word
AND to connect the information.
 Jane is 26 years old.
Jane comes from London.

Jane is 26 years old and

comes from London.
 The school offers a good
program in business.
The school has excellent
facilities.
The school offers a good
program in business and has
excellent facilities.
 BUT connects
sentences.
 Contrasting
I speak English.

idea
I dont speak
French.
I speak English but I dont
speak French.
 Contrasting
I understand Spanish.

idea
I dont speak it very
well.
I understand Spanish but I
dont speak it very well.
 But or and
My name is Peter Smith
and ________ Im from
Budapest in Hungary. Imand
twelve years old
___________ my birthday is the fifteenth of
December. My favourite sport is gymnastics.
but I
like tennis and swimming, __________
and I hate
running. My favourite band is Rock Stars
___________
and my
but favourite film star is
Silverstone. I speak Hungarian ________ English
______ not Spanish.
 NOW WE ARE
GOING TO PRACTICE
howto connect ideas
appropriately using:
Or & with
Use OR
when there
are two or
more things
to choose
from.
Do you want tea or
coffee?
 Do you want an
orange, an apple or
a banana?
 Lets practice.

or ____
Should I order chicken fish
?
 Write sentences
1.
using or

Do you want a cheese

burger or some pizza?
Possible
answer
2.

Do you practice
basketball or
tennis? Possible
answer
3.

For dessert you can

choose chocolate
or strawberry cake.
Possible
answer
Use WITH
when there
are two or
more things
together.
Id like tea with
milk.
Do you want some
biscuits with your
coffee?
Lets practice
Do you want some
chips with your
hamburger?
 Write sentences using : WITH
1.

Can I have coffee

with milk and one
teaspoon of sugar?
2.

I love toast with

jam.
Complete the sentences with
OR or WITH

Do you want some ice

cream with your apple
pie?
1.Use a blackor_______blue
pen. or
2. Is there red ____white
wine?
with
3.Do you want some
bread
4. Can I have coffee with
_______
milk and two teaspoons of
sugar?
with
5. I love toast ____________
jam.
 OR _____
6. Does he want meat
fish for dinner?

OR
7. Is he your brother
________ your cousin?
Build phrases: complete with or
or with
1.tea or coffee
or
2.Salad _____ soup
3.Chicken ________
with french
fries with
4.Small snacks
or _______ a
drink
5.Bread ________ cake
Describe typical food of your country

Breakfast
FOOD = cereal with milk or toast
and jam
DRINK = orange juice or papaya
juice
Describe typical food of your
country
Describe typical food of your
country
 Let's write
a paragraph
Let's write
a first draft
 IMPORTANT
Writing a First Draft
Good writers always write and
then revise their work. The first
time you write, you create the
FIRST DRAFT. In the first draft,
put your ideas together in the
form of a paragraph.
FOOD FACTS FOR VISITORS TO
PERU
In Peru food is delicious. For breakfast

.
For lunch

Include phrases
.. with OR and
WITH.
Check your writing for:
Capitalization
Punctuation
Use and & but
Word order (adjs & nouns)
Use or & with
 References

Butler, L. (2007). Fundamentals of

Academic Writing. New York: Pearson
Education, Inc.
McDonald, A., Hancock, M. (2008).
English Result, Elementary Teachers
Book. New York: Oxford University
Press.