INSTITUCIÓN EDUCATIVA NORMAL SUPERIOR

“Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación”

PASCA CUNDINAMARCA
GUÍAS DE CLASE
ASIGNATURA: INGLÉS GRADO: DECIMO GUIA 2: DEL 11 AL 22 DE MAYO

TEMA: Connectors
⮚ Reconoce las palabras y frases que funcionan para conectar oraciones e ideas en un texto.
LOGROS: ⮚ Identifico conectores en una situación de habla para comprender su sentido.

EXPLICACIÓN:
 En las gráficas se puede evidenciar conectores en inglés y en español para entender mejor cuáles son y cómo se usan.

⮚ CONNECTORS, also known as conjunctions or linkers are words that join ideas or sentences, being an essential part of academic
writing. Connectors are useful for 1) organizing information, 2) conveying the correct meaning, 3) varying and expanding vocabulary,
4) showing something important is coming up next-signals.

⮚ LOS CONECTORES son palabras o grupos de palabras que sirven para unir ideas expresando claramente el modo en que se
relacionan entre sí. ... Su principal función, como su nombre lo indica, es conectar distintas partes de un texto, ya sean palabras,
frases o, incluso, párrafos completos.

Ejemplos del uso de algunos conectores en oraciones cortas.

⮚ At last she passed the math exam. (Al final ella paso el examen de matemáticas)
 ⮚ Reading books help to learn new information, furthermore, it helps to keep the brain cells fresh. (Leer libros ayuda a
aprender nueva información, además, ayuda a mantener frescas las células cerebrales.

⮚ The notebook finally reached me last night. (El cuaderno finalmente me llegó anoche.)

⮚ My mother was talking to my father Meanwhile, my son was making lunch. (Mi madre estaba hablando con mi padre,
mientras tanto, mi hijo estabahaciendo el almuerzo)

⮚ Besides the guitar, she plays the piano. (Además de la guitarra, ella toca el piano.)

⮚ he worked hard, and in the end, she passed the exam. (él trabajó duro, y al final, ella aprobó el examen.)

⮚ Samuel writes short stories, in additon, he writes articles for a newspaper. (Samuel escribe cuentos, además, escribe
artículos para un periódico.)

En los siguientes links, encontrará videos explicando el uso de los conectores. Verlos como ayuda extra para comprender mejor
el uso de conectores.

⮚ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtjiJqFWXVE
⮚ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwps3mPLZGo
⮚ https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar/beginner-grammar/conjunctions-or-so-because-although
ACTIVIDADES
PRÁCTICAS: En el siguiente cuadro encuentra algunos conectores de frecuencia, señalados con color amarillo.

Saturday was a great day! First, I met my friends at the sports centre. Then, we had lunch at Chez Café.
Next, we went to a museum and saw some amazing dinosaurs. Finally, we went to a fantastic science
fiction film.
 1. Teniendo en cuenta la información sobre los conectores de frecuencia, complete el siguiente texto. Guíese por el
ejemplo.

GINA’S BLOG
Yesterday, it was my birthday and it didn’t start well. I went to the park to meet my friends, but they weren’t there. I decided to look for them. 1

first, I went to the shopping centre opposite the park, but they weren’t there. 2 _______________, I looked for them at the library, but they
weren’t there. 3 _________________, I tried the sports centre and the restaurant near the park, but my friends weren’t there. 4 _______________,
I went home, and my friends there... with a birthday cake, ice cream, music and games. It was a surprise party for me! In the end, I had a great
birthday.
 2. Utilice las palabras del cuadro para llenar los espacios del siguiente texto. Hay cuatro palabras que no necesita. Guíese
por el ejemplo.

actually / at last / fortunately / next / after / during / instead / still / afterwards / finally /
meanwhile / until / at first / first / naturally / while

The day we moved house was one of the busiest days of my life. It was in December. (a) naturally, we had been packing for

a long time, but there was (b) ......................... an awful lot of work to do on the actual day. (c) ....................... , everything went

smoothly. The removal men arrived and began loading their van. (d) ......................... they were emptying room after room, my

wife and I were trying to clean up. We hardly noticed the fact that it had begun to snow. Then things began to go wrong.

(e) ....................... , a valuable table was dropped and its leg broke. (f) ........................., we lost the baby, and it was not
(g) ..................... she started to cry that we realized she had been put into the van by mistake. We worked hard all morning,

and by midday our old house was empty.

(h)...................... it continued to snow. We set off on the journey to our new house, driving slowly to avoid skidding in the icy

conditions. WE (i)........................ arrived at four o’clock, by which time it was dark, and three feet of

snow covered the ground. (j) .................... , we had quite a few people to help us unload, and by six o’clock

we were in. (k) .................., we wondered how we had managed to do everything. I’ll never forget that

day. (l) ................... , I still have nightmares about it!

3. Identifique la ruta del autobús y las atracciones turísticas donde se detiene el autobús. Utilizando los conectores de frecuencia
complete la siguiente tabla.

First / second / first of all / next / after that / then / last / finally…
Bus Route Place / Monument Type of Attraction
1 First stop is in London Eye Wheel
2
3
4
5
 6
7
8
9
10
11
12
 4. Haga coincidir la columna A con la columna B y C.

A B C

Buckingham Palace can be seen concerts. The Portobello Road Market.

The district of Notting Hill is the official London The Nelson’s Column.
residence

In Trafalgar Square can be seen The Clock Tower.

The Big Ben is famous for its Carnival and It is located is in Kensington
for Gardens.

In the Royal Albert Hall is also called of the British Monarchy.

En los siguientes links, encontrará ejercicios sobre el uso de los conectores.

⮚ https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar/beginner-grammar/conjunctions-or-so-because-although (Desarrollar el
ejercicio las veces que se necesario hasta que tenga éxito en la realización del mismo, posteriormente tomar pantallazo.)
⮚ https://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5346 (Desarrollar el ejercicio las veces que se necesario hasta que
 tenga éxito en la realización del mismo, posteriormente tomar pantallazo.)

ESTRATEGIA
Sustentación oral del correcto de os conectores en la preparación de la receta de la comida favorita.
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ANEXO ● Anexo lista de conectores para enriquecer el vocabulario de los estudiantes.

Linking Words

Linking Words (Result) Connecting Words (Emphasis) Linking Words (Addition) Linking Words (Reason)

Function: To provide the Function: To put forward a point or Function: To add to what has been Function: To provide reasons for what
result of what has been idea more forcefully previously stated has been stated or has occurred
stated or has occurred.
As a result Undoubtedly Additionally / an additional Because of

As a consequence (of) Indeed Furthermore With this in mind

Therefore Obviously Also In fact

Thus Particularly / in particular Too In order to

Consequently Especially As well as that Due to

Hence Clearly Along with

For this reason Importantly Besides

Due to Absolutely In addition

Definitely Moreover

Not only…but also

In addition to this

Apart from this

Linking Words (Contrast) Linking Words (Comparison) Connecting Words (Order) Connecting Words (Summary)

Function: To show how Function: To show how things are 1. Function: To indicate the order of Function: To sum up what has been
things are different similar what is being said previously stated

Unlike Similarly First/ firstly In conclusion

Nevertheless Equally Second/ secondly To summarise

On the other hand Likewise Third/ thirdly Altogether

Nonetheless Just as Finally In short

Despite / in spite of Just like At this time To sum up

In contrast (to) Similar to Following In summary

While Same as Previously Briefly

Whereas Compare / compare(d) to (with) Before To conclude

Alternatively By the same token Subsequently

Conversely In the same way 2. Function: To mark the end of an

ascending order
Even so Correspondingly
Above all
Differing from
Lastly and most importantly
Contrary to
Last but not least

3. Definition: To mark the beginning of

a descending order

First and foremost…

Connecting Words Connecting Words (Generalisation) Linking Words (Condition) Transition Words (Illustration)
(Concession)

Function: Connecting words
and phrases to accept a point
or idea with reservation
Admittedly
Function: To make a general Function: To provide a condition to Function: To provide examples
statement what has been stated
For example/ For instance
As a rule If
For the most part In that case
All the same In general/ Generally In case Such as

Up to a point On the whole Unless Including

Even so Overall Namely

In spite of In most cases In this case

Although/Even though Proof of this

Even if Like

However To demonstrate/ To clarify