Level: B1 Skill/Activity: Reception/Reading, Production/Writing Description: Helps students understand that connectors are basically transition words – provides lists of connecting words and cohesive devices. Can-dos: 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. Click to Open
Extended Rules for Quotation Marks
Level: B1-B2 Skill/Activity: Production/Writing Description: General rules of when and where to use quotation marks. Can-Do: Orthographic control – spelling and punctuation are reasonably accurate but may show signs of mother tongue influence. Click to Open
Extended Rules for Commas
Level: B1 Skill/Activity: Production/Writing Description: Additional rules on use of commas. Can-Do: Spelling, punctuation and layout are accurate enough to be followed most of the time. Click to Open
Dashes
Level: B1-B2 Skill/Activity: Production/Writing, Linguistic Competence Description: University of Wisconsin’s handout explains correct use of dashes to set off sentence elements, create tone and emphases. Can-Do: Spelling, punctuation and layout are accurate enough to be followed most of the time. Grammatical Accuracy: Spelling and punctuation are reasonably accurate but may show signs of mother tongue influence. Click […]
Dashes
Level: B1-B2 Skill/Activity: Production/Writing, Linguistic Competence Description: Explains correct use of dashes. Can-Do: Spelling, punctuation and layout are accurate enough to be followed most of the time. Grammatical Accuracy: Spelling and punctuation are reasonably accurate but may show signs of mother tongue influence. Click to Open
Correct Use of Commas
Level: B1 Skill/Activity: Production/Writing Description: Explains correct use of commas. Can-Do: Spelling, punctuation and layout are accurate enough to be followed most of the time. B2: Orthographic control – spelling and punctuation are reasonably accurate but may show signs of mother tongue influence. Click to Open
Contrast, Addition, Reason, Time: Linking Words
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 […]
Commas vs. Semicolons
Level: B1 Skill/Activity: Production/Writing Description: Notes on commas vs. semicolons in compound sentences. Orthographic control: Spelling, punctuation and layout are accurate enough to be followed most of the time. Spelling and punctuation are reasonably accurate but may show signs of mother tongue influence. Click to Open
