‫Welcome back.
‫We're now going to look at some more general vocabulary for the ALS test.
‫And again, it's something that will be specifically useful to you in the speaking and writing sections
‫of the Eilts test, and it is connectives.
‫So in this lesson, we'll be looking at some examples of connectives that you need to be able to use
‫for the ALS test.
‫Let's take a look at our vocabulary list, so we have starting from the top, but also because as well
‫as consequently whereas on top of that, so just to make clear, connectives are used in the middle
‫of a sentence to connect ideas together or to give extra detail, all in a similar way to opinion openers.
‫They could also be to possibly show a contrast in thinking or opinion.
‫So here are six connectives that I think you can definitely use in your child's test.
‫And if they're used very well, I'm sure they could help to boost your score.
‫So let's go to our first example, which is.
‫But also.
‫And here is some examples in use, driving cars can be great fun, but also saves you a lot of time.
‫We can see that this connected, but also is joining these ideas together.
‫These two ideas, driving cars is fun and it saves you time.
‫So we using this connective but also to connect two ideas together.
‫And let's take a look at the second example.
‫The weather in winter is very cool, but also often quite windy.
‫So once again, we have two ideas, very cool and often windy.
‫So I'm using the connective to join these ideas together.
‫Let's take a look at the next connective because often considered a slightly simpler connective.
‫But that doesn't mean that you shouldn't use it in your child's test because is often used to explain
‫and give reason for something.
‫I don't get much chance to travel because I have a very busy schedule.
‫And highlighted in blue is the collocation, a very commonly used phrase, busy schedule.
‫So we're giving reason.
‫I don't travel much because I'm too busy, because we use it to give reason to our ad speaking or writing.
‫Okay, let's move on to the second example.
‫The drink is very sour because I added lots of lemon and lime juice so that we have some examples for
‫because and now we'll have a looked at as well as this connective is used to add extra detail in our
‫speaking or writing.
‫It's certainly true Brazil is hot as well as very beautiful.
‫And the second example, buying a house can be very stressful as well as very expensive.
‫You could also say that as well as is very similar to and the connective end.
‫But we want to show off our language skills.
‫So using as well as is probably better in your child's test.
‫So as well as for adding extra detail to your speaking or writing and the next example, consequently,
‫so we use consequently at a quite high level connected when we're giving cause and effect type thinking
‫in our speaking or writing, consequently is what we use to begin discussing the effect of something.
‫For example, it rained.
‫Consequently, I used my umbrella.
‫That's just a quick example for you that so cause and effect.
‫Let's take a look at the examples.
‫In the last few years, food prices have increased and consequently people are spending less.
‫So we have this sort of problem.
‫The food prices have increased and what was the effect?
‫Consequently, people are spending less.
‫So once again, we're giving a cause, a problem and the effects.
‫But before we discuss the effect we use consequently and the next example, due to global warming,
‫sea levels have risen and consequently land is being lost to the sea.
‫So we have this problem of global warming and sea levels.
‫What's the effect of it?
‫Consequently, land is being lost.
‫So we have just two examples for the use of consequently to show the effect of something I would say
‫consequently is a slightly higher level connective.
‫So if you can use it accurately in the out test, I would suggest doing so because it shows a level
‫of fluency in English and our next connective is where as which is used to show and contrast a difference
‫in thinking or the opposite of something.
‫Here are some examples.
‫Art is considered a more creative subject, whereas science is more academic.
‫The countryside is very peaceful, whereas cities are often noisy and chaotic.
‫A few examples of the connective where us and finally we have on top of that and we use this phrase,
‫this sort of long connective phrase on top of that to add extra detail.
‫It's almost the same as using and but it's more interesting.
‫So we should try and use it to add some examples.
‫First, the flight was canceled.
‫Then on top of that, I lost my wallet.
‫So the flight was canceled.
‫And on top of that, I lost my wallet.
‫So extra detail managers should treat employees well and on top of that, treat them with respect.
‫I've highlighted this treat with respect, says we often use these words together.
‫We give someone respect or we treat someone with respect.
‫OK, so that's our final example for connective on top of that.
‫Here are all six connectives for you.
‫Practice using them in your speaking and writing Trion write some example sentences using these connectives.
‫If you have any questions, please go to the Q and A section.
‫See you in the next lesson.