…….. LESSON 9/20………..
Strategy – using sentence connectors
Contrast/Comparison
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OBJETIVO:
Comprender la dinámica y función de los conectores(using sentence connectors) que relacionan las diferentes oraciones en un texto.
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READING STRATEGY
SENTENCE CONNECTORS (Part C)
9.1. Sentence connectors showing CONTRAST
BUT = sino
IN CONTRAST = por el contrario
ON THE THER HAND = por otro lado
UNLIKE = a diferencia de
WHEREAS, WHILE = mientras.
Sentence: Boys love cars. Girls like dolls.
Boys love cars, BUT girls like dolls.
Boys love cars IN CONTRAST, girls like dolls.
Boys love cars ON THE OTHER HAND girls like dolls.
UNLIKE boys, girls don’t like cars.
WHEREAS boys love cars, girls don’t.
WHILE boys love cars, girls don’t.
9.2. MORE EXAMPLES:
BUT:
High level positions are stressful at times, but the financial rewards make these positions very desirable indeed.
WHEREAS, WHILE:
While high level positions are stressful at times, the financial rewards make these positions very desirable indeed.
IN CONTRAST, ON THE OTHER HAND:
High level positions are stressful at times; on the other hand, the financial rewards make these positions very desirable indeed.
UNLIKE:
Unlike the undesirable stress of high level positions, the financial rewards make these positions very desirable indeed.
9.3.. ACTIVITY: En la BITACORA escriba una frase con cada uno de estos conectores: Unlike, on the other hand, whereas, but.
9.4. Sentence connectors showing COMPARISON
AND... TOO = y .. también
JUST AS = asi como
LIKE = como
SIMILAR TO = del mismo modo
SIMILARLY = igualmente
IN COMPARISON TO = en comparación.
Sentence: Boys love bicycles. Girls love bicycles.
Boys love bicycles AND girls TOO.
Boys love bicycles JUST AS girls do.
Boys love bicycles LIKE girls do.
SIMILAR TO boys, girls like bicycles.
Boys love bicycles, SIMILARLY girls do.
IN COMPARISON TO girls, boys like bicycles more.
9.5. ACTIVITY: En la BITACORA escriba una frase con cada uno de estos conectores: and...too, similarly, like.
9.6. MORE EXAMPLES:
AND....TOO:
High level positions are stressful, and can be harmful to your health too.
JUST AS:
Just as high level positions are stressful, they can be harmful to your health.
SIMILARLY, IN COMPARISON:
High level positions are stressful at times; similarly, they can be harmful to your health.
LIKE, SIMILAR TO:
Similar to other important professions, high level business positions are stressful at times.
READING COMPREHENSION EXERCISE
9.7. Sentence Connectors Practice
ACTIVITY: En la BITACORA complete estas frases:
(el ejercicio se encuentra en la mitad de la página)1) It was a gray...
2) We took our...
3) We like to go...
4) It's best no to...
5) We take lots...
6) You can bring..
7) Some of us...
8) One time when...
9.8. Sentence Connectors Practice 1
ACTIVITY: En la BITACORA reescriba el texto con los conectores en su posición correcta.
9.9. Sentence Connectors Practice 2
ACTIVITY: En la BITACORA reescriba el texto con los conectores en su posición correcta.
http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/fwalters/compcontEx2a.html
http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/fwalters/compcontEx2a.html
9.10. TEST: NEED, SOME, ANY, NOT ANY, NO
ACTIVITY: En la BITACORA complete las frases:
1) Do you have...
2) How often...
3) How long..
4) How much...
5) Why do you...
ACTIVITY: En la BITACORA complete las frases:
1) Do you have...
2) How often...
3) How long..
4) How much...
5) Why do you...
Escriba aquí las respuestas:
