ADDITION, EQUATION & CONCLUSION

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ADDITION, EQUATION & CONCLUSION

This module will help you to review more of the important words that we use to join ideas in an essay, a verbal presentation or sometimes in everyday speech.

A.       Put the following words and expressions into their correct place in the table depending on their function.

to sum up briefly	along with	it can be concluded that	also
similarly	likewise	besides	to conclude
too	in addition	in brief	in the same way
thus	what’s more	furthermore	moreover
along with	to summarise	as well as	therefore
correspondingly

Addition (for example ; and)	Equation (for example ; equally)	Conclusion (for example; in conclusion)

B.        Complete these sentences with one of the words or expressions from above. In most cases, more than one answer is possible.

1	Tourism brings much needed money to developing countries. ______________, it provides employment for the local population.
2	______________ bringing much needed money to developing countries, tourism provides employment for the local population.
3	Tourists should respect the local environment. ______________ they should respect the local customs.
4	______________ industrial waste, pollution from car fumes is poisoning the environment.
5	In order to travel, you need a passport. ______________ you might need a visa immunisation jabs and written permission to visit certain areas.
6	Drugs are banned in Britain – weapons such as guns and knives.
7	All power corrupts, _______________, absolute power corrupts absolutely.
8	You shouldn’t smoke, drink, take drugs or eat unhealthy food, _______________, you should live more healthy lifestyle.
9	The ozone layer is becoming depleted, the air in the cities is becoming too dirty to breathe and your seas and rivers are no longer safe to swim in. _______________ pollution is slowly destroying the planet.
10	Your grades have been very poor all year. _______________ you need to work really hard.

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