四级听力教学：连接词与语句功能及练习.pdfVIP

TOPIC:Listeningforlinkingwordsandphrases

Linkingwordsandphrasesareappliedtoindicatethefollowing:

•Sequence(first,second,next,also………)

•Result(so,therefore,asaconsequenceof)

•Emphasis(obviously,undoubtedly,especially…)

•Addition(and,furthermore,aswellas…)

•Reason(therefore,because,since…)

•Example(forexample,forinstance,including…)

•Contrast(however,ontheotherhand,despite…)

•Comparison(comparedto,similarto,justlike…)

Exercise-completethefollowingsentences,thenexinthefunctionofthelinkingword/phrase

1.Pricesfellbymorethan20%lastyear.Asaresult,

2.Itwasaveryexpensiveholiday,theweatherwasbadandthepeopleweren’tveryfriendly.

Neverthes,

3.Learningisverydifficult,particularly

4.Duetothedecidedtoresignfromoffice.

Notes:

KeyvocabularyfromthetalkFromEventtoStory-MakingittoTheNews:

•Somanynewsstoriesappeareverydaythatit’simpossibletokeepupwiththem.

•Sheshouldkeepincontactwithcivicorganizationsintheneighborhood.

•Thereportercananticipatemanyofthedetails.

•Thereporterwillprobablyseeafewlinesaboutthecrimeinthelog.

•Shecanbegintointerviewwitnesses

•Thesedetailswillmakethestorymorecredible

•Itisimportantnottoreportanythingthatisscandalous

•Shewillgobacktothenewsroomtowritethestory

•Shemighttalktotheeditortodecidewhethershehasagoodstory

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