COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT LINKING

WORDS sometimes
( several answers are possible)
1. _________we forgot our passports, _________ we missed the
shuttle to the airport,_____________the pilots were on strike
_____ , we had to go back home_____we were desperate.
2._________you work more, you won’t pass your exam !
3.______________spending all your time on social networks, you
should start looking for a job ______ you want to earn a living !
4. You must be polite _____________ customers come into the
shop, _____________ you must always stay calm even ____they
are too demanding _____________ keep these customers !
5. Nancy has to go on a diet ____________she has put on five kilos
recently, _____________her sister is as skinny as a model. 6. I
was doing the housework __________my husband was doing dome
DIY jobs outside . 7.
____________there are many natural disasters, not much is done
by governments to stop global warming, _______ many people are
getting more and more worried about their children’s future. 8.
There was a big accident on the motorway, ____________ all the
traffic was diverted to small roads ______________I arrived at
work late, ________my boss was furious ! 9.
____________all the efforts made thousands of beehives are
disappearing every year.
10. More and more people can’t afford to go on holidays ________
it is too expensive, __________ they try to take their children on
one day trips to zoos or theme parks.
11. I am extremely shy ____________my sister is very extrovert !
12. Lots of Americans had to leave their houses __________of the
violent hurricane « Florence »__________some didn’t want to go
13. Alice was baby-sitting __________her boyfriend was working at
the pizzeria_______________get money for their holidays .
14. We were invited to a big reception at the casino, _______we
couldn’t go ____________ we were not in town.
15. _____________, my job isn’t well-paid, ______my boss does
not respect us, _______________it is very far from home , ____
___________ I have got an interesting job interview coming soon ,
_____I have decided to quit.
16. I was working on my computer_______the electricity went out
17. ___________we hurry , we will miss our train, I’m sure
18._____________there is a demonstration in Paris , some shop
windows get destroyed by hooligans
19. _____________the time they spent on the case , the police
didn’t manage to solve the murder of our neighbour !
20. You can watch TV ______you want, but not too late !
21. _________ it is sunny , it can be quite chilly in the mornings.
 KEY

1 firstly then/ moreover finally so and

2. unleess
3. instead of if
4. when/ whenever moreover if IN ORDER TO

5. BECAUSE whereas/but
6. while
7. altough yet / however
8. tehrefore/ so / that’s why that’s why / so and
9. despite/ in spite of
10. because , yet/ however ( or that’s why / therefore / so
with another meaning)

11. whereas
12. because yet/ however
13. while IN ORDER TO
14 . YET/ but because
15. firstly then moreover and finally so/ therefore
16. when
17. unless
18. when/ whenever
19. despite /in spite of
20. if
21. Although