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Linking Words and Reading Comprehension text on mobile phones

Linking Words and Reading Comprehension text on mobile phones

 

ESL-Teacher: Mohamed Boujamaa @ englishwithsimo.com ® 2017
The telephone can be defined as a device that we use to do a lot of things such as calling people, taking pictures, sending messages and recording videos. However, no one can deny that the telephone has a lot of benefits and disadvantages as well.
Concerning the advantages, the telephone is very useful because it helps people communicate with each other all over the world. Besides, many people use the telephone to take very nice pictures. Furthermore, it helps you to record videos of and share them with your family and friends. In addition, the telephone has many other options such as: the calculator, the countdown, the alarm clock, mp3 player …
On the other hand, mobile phones have a lot of disadvantages. For instance, some young people use their phone to chat on Facebook. As a result, they become addicted to Facebook and neglect their school duties. Moreover, it is not free to use the phone. That is to say, you always have to pay money to make calls, send messages and surf the internet. Additionally, hackers can steal private photos and videos from the phone and share them on the internet.
In brief, mobile phones are very useful. But, everyone should be aware of its advantages and disadvantages. For this reason, they will be able to use their phones the right way.
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Mention two advantages of the phone.
a)       It helps people communicate with each other all over the world.
b)      It helps you record videos and share them with family and friends. 
 Mention two disadvantages of the phone.
a)       Some young people become addicted to facebook.
b)      It is not free to use the phone 
What do the underlined words in the text refer to?
a)       It : mobile phone
b)      They : some young people
c)       Its : mobile phone 
Find in the texts words which mean the same as:
a)       Advantages : benefits
b)      Personal : private


Underline all the linking words that you can find in the text.

Classify those linking words in the following chart:
Cause
السبب
Result
النتيجة
Definition
التعريف
Addition
الإضافة
Concession

المثال
Example
التوضيح
Explaining
فكرة أخرى
New idea
التلخيص
summarize
Because

For this reason

Since

As



As a result

Consequently

Therefore

As a consequence
Can be defined as

Refers to

Can be describe as

Means
As well

Besides

Furthermore

In addition

Moreover

Additionally
However

But

Yet

Although

Despite
Such as

For instance

For example

Like
That is to say

In other words

To put it differently
Concerning

On the other hand

Regarding

As for

With regard to
In brief

To sum up

Finally

In a nutshell

Briefly



7. Exercise One: Fill in the blanks with the correct linking word

a) The school gave Hamza and award because  he got the best mark last year. [despite / although / because / as a result]
b) Although he is very sick, he goes to school every day. [despite / although / because / as a result]
c) He has achieved a lot in his life despite working in very bad conditions. [despite / since / because / yet]
d) His parents are illiterate consequently, they did not send him to school. [despite / consequently / because / although]
e) International organizations solve problems such as wars, conflicts, famine and poverty. [besides / example / likewise / such as]
f) They are twins but Khalid like football whereas Amine like basketball. [but / whereas / because / such as]

8. Exercise Two: Link the following sentences using the expressing given.
a) TV is a source of information. It is a source of entertainment (besides)
=> TV is a source of information. Besides, it is a source of entertainment.
b) He got a very good mark. The test was very difficult (although)
=> Although the test was difficult, he got a very good mark.
c) He got a very good mark. The test was very difficult (despite)
=> Despite the fact that the test was difficult, he got a very good mark.
d) He got a very good mark. The test was very easy. (as a result)
=> The test was very easy, as a result, he got a very good mark.
e) The government did not offer them medical support. They had to contact and international organization (therefore)
=> The government did not offer them medical support, therefore, they had to contact an international organization

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