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Downloadable worksheets: "CONNECTORS" - Grammar Guide for Upper Intermediate and Advanced students Level: advanced Age: 13-17 Downloads: 3777   Because, however, or, but, and, so, unless, although/even though, despite, and yet: Conjunctions and Connectors (2 pages, plus KEY) Level: advanced Age: 10-17 Downloads: 2281   Contrast Clauses (although/ even though, but/yet, however, in spite of/despite) Level: intermediate Age: 12-17 Downloads: 2104   Connectors of Reason & Result, Purpose and Contrast - Rephrasing Level: intermediate Age: 12-17 Downloads: 1828   LINKING WORDS :AND - BUT - OR - SO - BECAUSE ( KEY INCLUDED) Level: elementary Age: 12-14 Downloads: 1692   Purpose Clauses (so/so that, to/in order to/so as to) Level: intermediate Age: 12-17 Downloads: 1435

Meet the Greeks      Choose the correct homophones from each list.   wonone day theretheir was a Greek boy named Tarsus. He lived in army barracks in Sparta. He often felt sosew homesick but he had to pretend that life was grategreat and he was happy. eweyou need to knowno that Tarsus was only ten years old. He still couldn't readreed or rightwrite but he was able to run miles in his bare feet over rocky terrain. Tarsus wanted to be a general in the Greek army sewso he trained very hard and always tried his best. When Tarsus was hungry he woodwould stealsteel food. In the Spartan army, if youewe were courtcaught steelingstealing then youewe were severely punished. This was knotnot because eweyou had done a bad thing but rather because you were stupid enough to get caughtcourt!     Complete the sentences filling in the correct conjunction.   before       and        because       unless       but   We went to war  defeated the enemy. In Sparta you were allowed to steal  you were not allowed to get caught. Spartan soldiers could not stay at home  they had to stay in the army barracks. You had to be extremely fit  you could fight in the Spartan army. Spartan women were also fit  it was believed that they would then have healthy children.     Read the clues and then fill in the crossword with words that have the opposite meaning.     7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6   1. PEACE 2. GIRL 3. DEATH 4. YOUNG 5. SOFT 6. WORST 7. NEVER 8. OVER