Connecting words and sequencing
One of the most important ways to link ideas is to sequence them. Sequencing
refers to the order in which events happened. Sequencing is often made easier by
using connecting/transition words.
Complete the table below by adding the words we worked with and discussed
during our last lesson. The table already contains some of the most common words
and expressions used to sequence when writing or speaking.
Beginning
First of all,
To start off with,
Initially,
To begin with,
Continuing
Then,
After that,
Next,
As soon as / When + full
clause,
...but then
Immediately,
Secondly
Interruptions and Adding
New Elements
Suddenly,
Unexpectedly,
Ending
Finally,
In the end,
Eventually,
Instructions: Complete the story by using the words in the table above.
Sometimes more than one solution is possible/correct.
My friend and I visited Rome last summer. (1) )
first
of all we flew from Alta to Oslo in second class. (2)
Then
from Oslo to Rome in first class. This flight was amazing! (3)As soon as
we
arrived in Rome rather late in the afternoon, we (4) immediately
went
to the hotel to check-in, leave our luggage and refresh. (5) After that
, we
went out to find a typical Italian restaurant for dinner. (6) Suddenly
, a car
appeared out of nowhere and almost hit me!
(7) But then
the rest of the trip had no bigger surprises.
(8) Next
,we began to explore the city. (9)Then
the
afternoon, we visited the Colosseum and some museums. At night, we went to
some clubs or strolled around the streets. One night, (10) when
I was
buying some Italian gelato, I ran into a friend from my old school in Alta. He told
me that, in morning they had visited the Vatican and (11)__after that______
the Villa Borghese. Sometimes the world is small! (12)Finally
, we
caught our flight back to Norway. We were tired but happy and ready to go back
to school again.