Level: B1 Skill/Activity: Production/Writing, Pragmatic Competence Description: Multiple-choice questions with hints and answers for individual study. Coherence: Can write a series of simple phrases and sentences linked with simple connectors, such as “and”, “but”, and “because”. Can link a series of shorter, discrete simple elements into a connected, linear sequence of points. Click to Open
Connectors Showing Contrast, Cause and Effect
Level: B1 Skill/Activity: Reception/Reading Production/Writing Pragmatic Competence Description: 10 multiple-choice questions with answers and explanations on uses and forms. Grammatical Accuracy: Communicates with reasonable accuracy in familiar contexts; generally good control though with noticeable mother tongue influence. Errors occur, but it is clear what he/she is trying to express. Click to Open
Connectors as “Linking Words”
Level: B1-B2 Skill/Activity: Reception/Reading Production/Writing Pragmatic Competence Description: Connectors may be described as the ‘glue’ that binds together a piece of writing, making the different parts of the text ‘stick together’. Deals with types of relationships between sentences as well as relationships between paragraphs. Can-Do: Can write a series of simple phrases and sentences linked with […]
Conjunctions and Connectors – Four “Families” of Connecting Words
Level: B1 Skill/Activity: Reception/Reading, Production/Writing, Pragmatic Competence Description: Explains coordinating conjunctions, subordinating conjunctions, correlating conjunctions, conjunctive adverbs. Coherence: Can write a series of simple phrases and sentences linked with simple connectors, such as “and”, “but”, and “because”. Can link a series of shorter, discrete simple elements into a connected, linear sequence of points. Click to Open […]
