PURPOSE EXAMPLES RESULT So Consequently / As a result / Therefore So / Such (a) ……….. that It was late, so I decided to take a taxi home. His wife left him. As a result, he became very depressed. The storm was so terrible that the roofs were ripped off. He was such a handsome man that she fell in love immediately. CAUSE AND REASON Because / Since / As Because of / Due to Since we arrived late, all the best seats had been taken. We were unable to go by train because of the rail strike. CONTRAST Although…

See: video.about.com/esl/ESL-Dialogue–Introductions.htm There are fragments of  lessons on working off lexico-grammatic materiales on different themes.

1. hard — It’s raining hard. You should work hard at your English. 1. hardly — I’m afraid I have hardly any money. I was so tired that I could hardly move. 2. late — Better do things late than never. John came too late. 2. lately — What have you been doing lately? Have you seen him lately? 3. high – How high can you jump? I can throw a ball high into the sky. 3. highly — She speaks highly of her teachers. We think very highly of him. 4. near — We live near London. He was…

Example 1:Ayana: Where’s Julie? Bob: Oh, she’s usually late. Ayana: Who’s first?Bob: Not you! You’re always first! Example 2:Steve: How was your day?Kim: Ugh, I’m so tired, and my eyes hurt from looking at the computer all day. Steve: You often complain about your eyes. Why don’t you take more breaks at work? I take breaks every hour and my eyes are usually fine. Example 3: Carl: Let’s have a barbecue! Deb: Okay, let’s do it at my house. Carl: But it’s always your house! For negatives, we usually use always, usually and often. Example 4: Seth: What’s wrong? Alice:…

1. For each of the following sentences, paying attention to the structure of the sentence, fill in the blank with either the conjunction or the preposition given in brackets. For example: _______ my warning, they went ahead with their plan. (Although, Despite) Despite my warning, they went ahead with their plan. ________ the sun was shining, the water was cold. (Although, Despite) Although the sun was shining, the water was cold. The price of oranges is high, __________ frost damage. (because, because of) The price of oranges is high, because of frost damage. (because, because of) I went to see…