The focus of these two lessons is to get rid of BUTs and ANDs..or to extend our scope of linking words of addition and contrast. Last time we touched upon the matter of linking words of contrast. This time, we're going to focus on the linking words of addition. The less you use these conjunctions/linking words in your written and spoken production the more you'll hear English teachers complain. Linking words (or transition words/ conjunctions/ discourse markers as they are also called) are a very important part of your Matura essay. If your scope and use of linking words is limited, you'll lose a lot of unnecessary points in the essay part of your exit exam. Learning how to connect and contrast ideas and arguments with words other than BUT and AND is not that difficult. 1. Watch the video below to see how to get rid of ANDs, or at least decrease their usage: 2. Check your understanding of these linking words via: a) https://www.flo-joe.co.uk/cae/students/writing/linking/contrast.htm - for LINKING WORDS OF CONTRAST
b)https://www.flo-joe.co.uk/cae/students/writing/linking/addition.htm - LINKING WORDS OF ADDITION 3. Go to your WB (p. 34) and solve task 1 (just circle the correct linking word) that elaborates on the issue of pet cloning. 4. You will be given a choice to provide your own TWO arguments in support/or against the issue of pet cloning oooor TWO arguments in support/or against the idea/proposal of having people who lead unhealthy lives (smoking, tanning, overeating) pay for their own medical expenses * (*troškove) - (refer to your SB, page 51, to get inspired). You have to use at least 4 linking words in your two arguments. a) If you decided to focus your efforts on pet cloning, submit your arguments with 4 linking words via: forms.gle/2wFAWzwAzUBvhVyw9 b) If you decide to focus you efforts on the issue of financially 'punishing' people who make decisions which are detrimental (*štetne) to their health, submit your arguments with 4 linking words via: forms.gle/8r8kqzE3RCUzLd5S8 !!! For example, let's try to refute (that is, provide arguments against) the idea of banning plastic surgery for purely aesthetic reasons (model answer): "Firstly, it is extremely difficult to draw a line between what one might consider a functional operation and an aesthetic one. Not only that, but function and aesthetics are also inextricably linked. Furthermore, restricting plastic surgery in such a way might give rise to illegal plastic operations despite best intentions of having them regulated. Although the black market for plastic surgery already exists, under a legal ban it might extend even further. "
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