LINKING EXPRESSIONS

Exercise 1. Choose the correct version.
  1.  Amanda will get her birthday card in time, as long as / so long you send it today.
  2.  It looks as although / as though it's going to rain.
  3.  Nina left work early for / so she could go to the dentist.
  4.  In addition / besides to a spacious apartment in Manhattan, the family owns a house in the
South of Spain.
  5.  It was so / such an awful film that many people left the cinema halfway through it.
  6.  They managed to win the match, as a result / even though they played really badly.
  7.  Schools and businesses stayed open yesterday despite / in spite the terrible weather.
  8.  Patrick did very well in most of his exams. Although / However , he failed his German exam
and will have to take it again in September.


Exercise 2
  1.  They are reducing bus and train fares in order / so as to encourage more people to use public
transport.
  2.  Since / Therefore we have got an hour until the plane leaves, let's go for a coffee.
  3.  Even so / Even though Pamela is still at school she's already a bestselling novelist.
  4.  You can use my laptop computer, as long / provided you promise to take very good care of it.
  5.  Mrs Smith wants to go snorkelling in Florida this summer, however / whereas Mr Smith wants to
go and play golf in Scotland.
  6.  As / Though Julian had the necessary qualifications, he didn't get the job.
  7.  The photography exhibition was a great success in the United States. The organizers have
decided, so / therefore , to take the exhibition to the UK.
  8.  Studying a second language can be very good for your career. As well as / Furthermore , it
can introduce you to fascinating cultures.


Exercise 3. Choose the correct epression to fill in the gap.

1 Polls show that Tony Blair is the most popular Prime Minister this century. ______________ ,
there are even members    of his own party who are uneasy with his approach.

In particular                            However                   For instance


2 There are some slight variations in temperature, but ________________ 26 to 27ºC should be
expected.

consequently                                otherwise                        as a rule


3 The two main Channel Islands, ________________ Jersey and Guernsey, are much closer to France
than to England.

for example                              namely                   in particular


4 It was announced that nurses' working hours would be increased by 25%. ______________ , even
fewer trainee nurses     are expected to join the profession.

As a result                                 So that                        Likewise


5 Sales of CDs have experienced a small but steady fall over the past 12 months. _____________ ,
vinyl records have    seen an increase in their share of the market, up to 1.7%.

Above all                  Correspondingly                             In contrast


6 The Vice Chancellor explained that in light of the current financial climate and because of
unexpected bad debts, it would be necessary to peg salary levels at their current level for all
grades of staff. ______________ , no-one was getting a pay rise.

Nevertheless                        In other words                           Similarly


7 It is clear, therefore, that the situation in Brazil will improve only slowly. ______________ the
economic problems being experienced in Japan, the outlook is slightly more optimistic.

Furthermore                In comparison                 With reference to


8 In order to try to reduce car use in the inner cities, the government has announced new
restrictions on company parking spaces and ______________ , a new tax on individual car use.

as well as                   in addition                     in the same way


9 Essays must be handed in by the deadline, ______________ they will not be marked.

obviously                         otherwise                           as a result


10 ______________ it has been shown that fractures can occur at even relatively low pressures, the
use of the material should not be completely discounted.

Nevertheless                            Because                  Even though