Practicing the Usage of Transitions Practicing the Usage of Transitions

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Practicing the Usage of Transitions Practicing the Usage of Transitions
Transition exercise by Steve Gould
Exercise 1
Insert the best alternative
1 Polls show that Tony Blair is the most popular Prime Minister this century.
________________ ,there are even members o his own party who are uneasy with his
approach.
In particular However For instance
2 There are some sli!ht variations in temperature, but ________________ "# to "$%&
should be expected.
consequently otherwise as a rule
3 The two main &hannel 'slands, ________________ (ersey and Guernsey, are much
closer to )rance than to *n!land.
for example namely in particular
4 't was announced that nurses+ wor,in! hours would be increased by "-..
______________ , even ewer trainee nurses are expected to /oin the proession.
As a result So that Likewise
5 Sales o &0s have experienced a small but steady all over the past 1" months.
_____________ , vinyl records have seen an increase in their share o the mar,et, up to
1.$..
Above all Correspondinly In contrast
6 The 1ice &hancellor explained that in li!ht o the current inancial climate and because
o unexpected bad debts, it would be necessary to pe! salary levels at their current level
or all !rades o sta. ______________ , no2one was !ettin! a pay rise.
!evertheless In other words Similarly
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7 't is clear, thereore, that the situation in Bra3il will improve only slowly.
______________ the economic problems bein! experienced in (apan, the outloo, is
sli!htly more optimistic.
Furthermore In comparison "ith reference to
8 'n order to try to reduce car use in the inner cities, the !overnment has announced new
restrictions on company par,in! spaces and ______________ , a new tax on individual
car use.
as well as in addition in the same way
9 *ssays must be handed in by the deadline, ______________ they will not be mar,ed.
obviously otherwise as a result
1 ______________ it has been shown that ractures can occur at even relatively low
pressures, the use o the material should not be completely discounted.
!evertheless #ecause $ven thouh
Exercise 2
Transitions !" #or" $ac%ean
Using the fo&&o'ing 'or(s) com*&ete the artic&e +e&o', -nce "o. ha/e finishe() "o.
can c&ic0 1correct ans'ers1 to chec0 "o.r ans'ers,
According to, But, On the other hand, In contrast, That is because, Although, However, For exampl
4p, down ... sideways even. The latest crime statistics have somethin! or everyone and
have led to some conusion.
there is not /ust one set o i!ures but two.
The recorded crime statistics relect those oences in the oicial i!ures compiled by the
56 police orces in *n!land and 7ales.
the British &rime Survey 8B&S9 is based on interviews with the public. This
year is the lar!est sample ever at more than 6:,::: people havin! ta,en part.
The B&S pic,s up crimes that may not be reported to the police li,e low2level assaults
and criminal dama!e. To urther add to the complexity, police orces are be!innin! to
adopt a new set o standards over the way they record crime.
This, accordin! to the !overnment+s number crunchers, adds a -. increase to the
recorded crime i!ures.
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These i!ures also include inormation on the public perception o crime and police
detection rates which, on the ace o it, seem to vary widely.
The !overnment is not ma,in! too much o that act but merely says police oicers
should be ;uestionin! why detection rates in similar areas should be dierent.
the recorded crime i!ures 8ater subtractin! the -. increase or new reportin!
criteria9 crime overall has increased by "..
, the British &rime Survey says it has allen by ".. The line rom the
!overnment is that this relects a stable situation, with crime not increasin! ater several
years o declinin! crime i!ures, in particular 15. down since 1<<<.
within that overall picture by pic,in! a year in the past, the !overnment has
been able to point to si!niicant declines in certain types o crime. accordin! to
the British &rime Survey, domestic bur!lary is down by 6<. since 1<<$.
't also maintains that the chances o bein! a victim o crime remain at around the lowest
levels since the British &rime Survey came into bein! in 1<=1.
, robbery 2 demandin! or ta,in! somethin! with the use or threat o violence 2
has apparently soared by "=. accordin! to the >ecorded &rime i!ures compared with
the previous year. The British &rime survey shows this type o oence at even hi!her
levels but !overnment statisticians say the comparison is not as air because o a
relatively small sample the year beore.
robbery only represents ". o total crime, street crime is a politically hi!h
proile issue. More than 5:. o street crime happens in ?ondon 2 and it is a crime that
has a stron! impact on the victim.
The !overnment believes this rise is uelled by a combination o teena!ers preyin! on
other youn! people, thets o mobile phones on the streets and crime uelled by the use o
class @ dru!s li,e heroin and crac, cocaine.
The Metropolitan Police recently released some i!ures that appeared to show the
!overnment+s street crime initiative, launched in )ebruary, is reducin! street crime.
Somethin! the !overnment will want to see everywhere else when the next crime i!ures
are released.
Exercise 3
'ma!ine these " para!raphs are part o a lar!er essay on 7endyAs. Bour /ob is toC
1. 'nsert transitional words D phrases within the )'>ST P@>@G>@PE to ma,e it
more cohesive D less choppy. To do so, youAll need to determine what ,ind o
relationships exist between sentences and phrases D choose transitions that are
appropriate. Bou may chan!e punctuation as needed.
". Provide a smooth transition sentence to be!in the S*&FG0 P@>@G>@PE and
smoothly connect it to the precedin! para!raph. H@lsoI doesnAt cut it. Geither
does the more !rammatically correct H'n additionJI 8Gotice the !ood transition
that opens the 1
st
para!raph9.
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'n spite o such ne!ative statistics, ' will continue to re;uent 7endyAs in the
Student 4nion buildin!. The ries are excellent. They are rarely too !reasy. They are
usually resh and crispy. They arenAt too crispy. The bur!ers are si33lin! hot. The
warmth o the bur!er is accentuated by the coolness o the mayonnaise D other
condiments. @ )rosty ma,es a !ood dessert. 0inner at 7endyAs is not healthy. The ood
tastes !reat.
@lso, 7endyAs has !reat service. ' particularly appreciate the li!htenin!2ast in!er
wor, o the 7endyAs cashier as he punches studentsA orders into the ma!ic box. 7hen
he ;uic,ly enters my order, ' am conident that he ta,es his wor, very seriously.
?i,ewise, the other 7endyAs employees are proessional D courteous. They too
ac,nowled!e the need to wor, ;uic,ly D eectively, and their service relects such an
understandin!.
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Exercise 4: Gow. 4se what you have learned to complete the proceedin! sentences.
2((ing:
7e have seen the movie twice, _______ now we want to see it a!ain.
_______did my brother brea, his le!, _______ he _______ bruised his rib.
My riend spea,s Korean and *n!lish. She _______ spea,s &hinese.
&heatin! is dishonest. _______ it hinders students rom learnin!.
Students should be on time. _______) they must be prepared.
Bou must complete this essay by - p.m. _______you must do the exercises on pa!e 5$.
Exam*&es:
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' have been to many countries. . _______) ' have been to >ussia, &anada, Mexico, and
Spain.
Ee oten eats stran!e oods. . _______) he once ate cow brains.
' li,e to travel. . _______) ' en/oy places with old cathedrals.
' love ruit. . _______) ' li,e bananas, pineapple, and berries.
My riend hates s,iin! or several reasons. . _______is that she disli,es bein! cold. .
______________that she oten alls.
3ontrast
Bill earned an @ on his essay, . _______Susan !ot a B.
7e wanted to leave at =C::. . _______) Mi,e arrived too late.
She hates housecleanin!. . _______) she doesn+t mind coo,in!.
Students should attend class. . _______) they may lose their status.
' am not !oin! out toni!ht. . _______) ' will stay home and watch a video.
7omen usually en/oy shoppin!. . _______) men oten disli,e it.
2&ternati/e
Ee ,nows that he should do his homewor,, _______he never does it.
' need to wear readin! !lasses. _______) ' hate how ' loo, in them.
' ,now you don+t li,e to study. _______) you must pass your exam.
There are many beneits to exercisin!. _______) you must ta,e some precautions to avoid
in/ury.
_______the boo, is diicult to read, it is very interestin!.
_______the boo, is diicult to read, it is very interestin!.
_______Kate is !ood at tennis, she lost the match.
_______Kate+s s,ill at tennis, she lost the match.
4imi&arit":
Math was hard or me in hi!h school. _______) it is hard in colle!e.
Eouseplants re;uire much care and attention. _______) outdoor plants must be cared or
properly.
>oc, climbin! ta,es much practice and s,ill. _______) learnin! to write well re;uires a
!reat deal o practice.
#es.&t:
(anet passed her exam, _______) she is very happy.
Tim was late. _______) we could not !o to the concert.
(ames is not eelin! well. _______) he will not be here today.
The committee voted a!ainst the proposal. _______) we must consider another idea.
' or!ot that the ca,e was in the oven. _______) it burned.
Tina lost her ,eys. _______) she could not drive home.
Time or 4e5.ence:
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_______) ' thin, that she is studyin! hard.
_______) ' believe that she is a bri!ht student.
_______) ' ,now that she has !reat potential.
_______) ' eel that she deserves to win the scholarship.
_______) we should oer her some inancial help.
(e was wor,in! hard to clean the house. _______) his brother was watchin! television
3on(ition:
' must study hard, _______' will ail my exam.
_______you are comin! _______not, ' am still !oin! to @my+s party.
_______you want to !et !ood !rades, _______you must do your homewor,.
Ex*&aining or Em*hasi6ing:
The boo,store sells cards. , _______) they have the best cards around.
(ames is , _______the irst person ' have ,nown who has been to @rica.
Ee was late to class a!ain. , _______) he didn+t wa,e up on time.
The plan needed only two thin!s to succeedL, _______) time and money.
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