Joining ideas together: Addition, equation and conclusion If you take the TOEIC® Test of Spoken English, you might be asked to give a recommendation, state your opinion about something or describe the cause and / or effect of something. Your language will flow more naturally and your ideas will be clearer if you are able to 'join' your ideas together using conjunctions such as and, so, because, but, etc., and other expressions.
Each of the paragraphs below contains a gap. This gap can be completed with one or more of the words or expressions below each paragraph. Decide which of them can be used. |
| 1. Visitors to another country should respect the local environment. __________ they should respect the local customs. |
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| 2. __________ bringing much-needed money to developing countries, tourism provides employment for the local population. |
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| 3. Tourism brings much-needed money to developing countries. __________, it provides employment for the local population. |
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| 4. The company lost a large share of its market to a competitor. __________, it had to close down two of its factories. |
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| 5. The acting in the movie was terrible, the story was boring and the sound quality was very poor. __________, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. |
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| 6. When we made a loss for the third year in a row, two hundred factory workers lost their jobs __________ half the sales department. |
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| 7. During the war, many young men went abroad to fight. __________ the number of children being born dropped sharply during this period. |
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| 8. Economic activity in the area has declined __________ poor government investment. |
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| 9. __________ my home town is mainly industrial, there is very little reason for tourists to visit it. |
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| 10. 'The Clockwork Gallery' toy museum is not only popular with children: it is popular with adults __________. |
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| 11. __________ offering a generous salary and other benefits, the company received very few applications for the job. |
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| 12. There is only one hotel in the town and it is always full. __________, if you want a room there, you should book well in advance. |
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