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| LINKING WORDS AND PHRASES Choose the right alternative Exercise 1 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. ANSWERS Another linking expressions exercise More grammar exercises Vocabulary exercises |