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Let's have a look to some tools for working with contrasting structures. FLASHCARDS Sentence connectors showing contrast As their name itself suggests sentence connectors are used to combine sentences. They also express the relationship between ideas. We can add variety and sophistication to our writing by using appropriate sentence connectors. To show the contrast between two ideas we can use the following sentence connectors. But, although, despite the fact that, however, nevertheless, despite, in spite of, yet His rope was thin  but  it was strong. He is fat  but  he runs fast. Although  the boy was injured, he didn’t give up. Nevertheless  is very formal. In a less formal style, we can use conjunctions like  but  or  yet. Nevertheless  and  however  don’t combine two clauses. They are used to emphasize the fact that the point expressed by the second clause contrasts with the first. In writing, they are separated from the rest of the sentence by a comma.

FOR THE REINFORCEMENT OF THE EXERCISE 3 PG. 20 WE DID IN CLASS. PAST SIMPLE VS PAST PERFECT. Ambos tiempos describen acciones finalizadas en el pasado, si bien con algunas diferencias. a) Past Simple Acción finalizada en el pasado; no se hace referencia a ninguna conexión con el presente. I  studied  law at the university of Madrid b) Past Perfect Equivale al "present perfect" pero tomando como punto de referencia un momento en el pasado. - La acción finalizó cerca de dicho momento pasado que es mencionado en la oración. Did you see him when you went to his office? No, he  had left - La acción finalizó justo en dicho momento pasado o incluso continuó después. He  had lived  in Paris for 10 years when he decided to buy his own flat (continuó viviendo en París) Simple Past – Past Perfect Simple Form Simple Past Past Perfect Simple 2nd column of irregular verbs Example: I spoke had   + 3rd column of irregular verbs

FOR THE REINFORCEMENT OF THE EXERCISES 2 AND 3 FROM PAGE 20 WE DID IN CLASS. Simple Past – Past Progressive Form Simple Past Past Progressive irregular verbs: see 2nd column of irregular verbs I spoke regular verbs: verb + ed I worked past form of 'be' + ing form of verb   I was speaking you were speaking he / she / it was speaking we were speaking they were speaking Exceptions Exceptions when adding 'ed' : §   when the final letter is  e , only add  d . Example: love - love d §   after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled Example: admit - admi tt ed §   final  l  is always doubled in British English (not in American English) Example: travel - trave ll ed §   after a consonant, final  y  becomes  i . (but: not after a vowel) Example: worry - he worr i ed but: play - he pla y ed Exceptions when adding 'ing' : §   silent  e  is dropped (but: does not apply for  -ee )