Sequence connectors FAD UNAM

Sequence connectors

FAD UNAM

Teacher: Luis Roberto Sánchez Mendoza

" First, think. Second, dream. Third, believe. And finally, dare"

Walt Disney

What is a connector?

Connectors are words that LINK other words, sentences and phrases together.

These are used with the purpose to give order to ideas or events happening at certain moments

When to use sequence connectors

When we need to give instructions

When we want to tell a story

To express how to do something

To give continuity to a sequence

When writing a thesis, a research paper or essay

While researching, reporting and answering

Types of sequence connectors

Ending

Timed

Intro

They introduce ideas or demonstrate which action occured first during a sequence

They specify the moment or place of an action during the sequence

They remark the last event during a sequence. They also mention which action come second-to-last during an event.

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Connectors of simultaneity

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Now, classify:

Intro

Ending

Eventually

To summarize

Timed

In short

In conclusion

For a start

As soon as

Meanwhile

To conclude

Subsequently

And

All in all

To start with

In addition

At this point

Then

At this point

Other types of connectors

CONTRAST: Although (aunque) Even though (a pesar de que) But (pero) Despite (a pesar de) In spite of (pese a) However (sin embargo)

Other types of connectors

RESULT Consequently (entonces) As a result (como resultado) Therefore (por lo tanto) So (entonces /informal)

Watch the episode and write an abstract using connectors