Prime Time 5/6, Writing, Arbeitsheft

81 Working with words: Emphasising a certain point a) Complete the sentences with suitable words from the table below. There might be more than one correct answer. 1.  , making a present yourself will take a lot of work, but if you enjoy that sort of thing then both you and the gift recipient will appreciate the present. 2. The investment has been paying off, as Netflix released roughly 126 original series and films in 2016 alone. 3.  , Amazon is able to collect lots of data as they make sales. 4. Japan must be a paradise for children, to judge from the great number of toys which are manufactured there. 5. Doris didn’t like any kind of conflict, which meant that she shouldn’t contest anything he said or did. 6.  , the fund, which is now worth almost $30 billion, is regarded as an example of good business practice. 7. Maybe they would both think about it before they jumped at each other next time – in front of the children. 8.  , he had tried to protect Katie by building a world that was safe for her and watching over her from a distance. 9. In 1577 Crichton was in Paris, but his career on the continent is difficult to follow. 10. The silk fabrics of France hold the first place, the more expensive kinds. Useful language: Emphasising to a certain point admittedly clearly especially generally importantly in fact indeed in particular obviously particularly undoubtedly without (a) doubt b) Then, go online and find two more example sentences for each word. Working with words: Combining and contrasting a) Order the words from the box into words you can use to combine ideas and words you can use to contrast ideas. 75  76  also  •  although  •  and  •  as well as  •  but  •  despite/in spite of  •  even though  • furthermore  •  however  •  in addition/additionally  •  in comparison  •  in contrast (to)  • moreover  •  nevertheless  •  on the contrary  •  on the other hand  •  similarly  •   still  • though  •  too  •  whereas  •  while  •  yet Combining Contrasting Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv