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Exercises

20.1 Look at these pages from the personal diary of Laura, a businesswoman who travels a lot,
then do the exercise.

Mon Paris - day 5 Up early. Said goodbye to Fri
12 Pompidou Centre then Nick and left. 5aw bad 16
theatre accident on motorway.

Tue Been away 6 days! Answered all the mail, Sat
13 Paris OK, but miss home. then felt I could watch W! 17
.

Wed Left Paris 10 am. Lots ofphone calls! Sun
14 Huge pile of mail waiting! Sandra, Joyce - and 18
Manchester, then Dougy all in a row! Lazy day!
Thu Glasgow. Met Maura at book tickets for Dublin Notes
15 Nick?. - 24th!

Fill in the blanks with connectors. An example is given.
).
I 1 .Prior. to going to Manchester, Laura was in Paris.
2 Her next trip after Glasgow is on 24th. .................................................. she can have a
quiet time at home.
3 She was in Paris for over a week. ................................................. she got home there
was a big pile of mail waiting for her.
4 ............................... ..she was at Nick's place on the 16th, she met Maura.
5 She went to the theatre in Paris on Monday. ................................. , she had been to the
Pompidou Centre.
6 ..: ............................. she had said goodbye to Nick, she left.
7 ......................... she had answered all her letters, she felt she could watch TV for a
while.
8 ................................................. she put the phone down it rang again. This time it was
Dougy.
Make more sentences with connectors you haven't used, based on the diary information.
Think of things that are true for you in these situations and complete the sentences. Add
more sentences if you can. An example has been done.
1 While I'm asleep, I usually dream a lot.
2 After I've eaten too much,. ..
3 The moment I wake up, I. ..
4 Throughout my childhood I...
5 I'm doing vocabulary right now. Earlier on, I was...
6 Once I've finished my language course, I'll ...
7 Before I go on holiday, I always.. .
8 Following an argument with someone, I always feel
Follow-up: If you can, get hold of a news report in English. Underline all the time
connectors and see if there are any which you can add to those on the left-hand page. If there
are, write a whole sentence in your notebook showing how the connector is used.

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