Connectives

Fill in the blanks using the connectives: Besides, for example, firstly, secondly, lastly, next, then, similarly, However, Despite, Although, because, because of, so, so as to, so that, all in all, in deed.

1. _____________ it was a success.
2. _____________ it is raining heavily, Paul went out to play football.
3. ____________ of the heavy rain, Paul went out to play football.
4. He is smart. ____________ he often makes careless mistakes.
5. Tourism is very important to Hong Kong. ____________, Taiwan relies heavily on tourism.
6. We like John _________ he is polite.
7. We like John ___________ of his politeness.
8. He is very weak, _________ he cannot carry the heavy box.
9. He wanted to be an actor ____________ be famous.
10. He works longer hours ____________ he can make more money.
11. I am hungry; __________ I am almost starving.
12. Hong Kong is a busy tourist centre. ____________ it is an international financial centre.
13. He likes, ______________ watching films, swimming and collecting coins.
14. ________, peel the bananas. _______, cut the bananas into small pieces, _______ warm the milk. ___________, add in sugar and vanilla essence.

Connectives

Link the sentences with the following connectives: and, because, but ,and so.

1. Jack was very sad ___________ his pet had died.
2. Amy looks very young, _______ she is already in her 30's.
3. I feel hot, ______ I turn on the fan.
4. She has a younger sister ________ she loves her very much.

Letter to a Friend

Dear Victoria

What a day! I arrived at the new club for my first training session. I was wearing the new white football shirt that they gave me on the first day when I got here. After we ran for about twenty minutes, we did some foot-strengthening exercises.

It was a lovely, sunny day at first but gradually it became cloudy. It started to rain heavily when we were running to the restaurant. After the meal, we walked to the beach nearby for a photo shoot. I had a great time there!

How are Paul and Mandy? I hear that they are enjoying the sunshine in California now. When will they return to Chicago? I hope that I will be less busy next month so that I can come to their graduation ceremony. Write soon.

Lots of love,
David

Chapter 4 Vocabulary

1. (Research, aware, sites, overfish, threats ) – The scholars are aware of the overfishing problem and research the threats in different ocean sites.
2. ( triangular, deaf, adopt, hump ) – The triangular hump helps the deaf dolphin to adopt the life in the ocean.
3. (construction, pollution, notice ) – The pollution notice is posted on the construction.
4. (donation, volunteer, adopt, extinct ) – Some volunteers adopt the extinct dolphin and give some donation for the 21^st century research.
5. (waters, supply, century, explosives) – The explosives in the nearby waters supply the polluted food to the dolphins.

Study Plan for English Assessment

General English: Reading & Usage (14 Jan 2009)
comparative, passive, tenses (present perfect continuous)
Writing: Picture Description & Letter Writing (14 Jan, 2009)
Listening (15 Jan 2009)
Oral (16 Jan 2009)