Basic linkwords Mots de liaison permettant d'établir la chronologie d'un récit : first (d’abord)

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then (ensuite)

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after that (après cela)

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finally / eventually (finalement)

Mots de liaison permettant de lier les idées entre elles : so (donc) conséquence that's why (c'est pourquoi) because (parce que) cause since (puisque) if (si) condition unless (à moins que) although (bien que) concession

and yet (et pourtant) but (mais) whereas (alors que)

opposition contrary to (contrairement à)

Exercice : Relie les phrases à l’aide des mots de liaison appropriés.  Attention  il faut parfois modifier la structure des phrases ! 1. One man is fat and has a lot to eat. The other one is skinny and has very little. 2. The skinny man is very poor. He can only afford a bowl and no food. 3. The fat man represents the western world. The small man stands for the developing countries. 4. The fat man is selfish. He doesn’t want to share what he has. 5. The situation in some developing countries is alarming. Little is done against hunger and poverty. 6. Rich countries don’t do anything. The situation won’t improve. 1. One man is fat and has a lot to eat whereas the other one is skinny and has very little. 2. The skinny man is very poor so /that's why he can only afford a bowl and no food. 3. The fat man represents the western world whereas the small man stands for the developing countries. 4. The fat man is selfish because /since he doesn’t want to share what he has. 5. The situation in some developing countries is alarming and yet little is done against hunger and poverty. Although the situation in some developing countries is alarming, little is done against hunger and poverty. 6. If rich countries don’t do anything, the situation won’t improve. Unless rich countries do something, the situation won’t improve. Corrigé