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Eleven cards. Whole phrases, never separate words.
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Learner produces as whole units the linking phrases whose article cannot be derived from any rule.
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Eleven cards. Whole phrases, never separate words.
Six linking phrases. Three keep an article, three take none.
______, the policy has worked well.
Why the phrases are worth twenty minutes, and the one real distinction inside them.
You cannot work these out. Two look almost the same and take different articles.
✓ on the whole
✓ in general
There is no reason for that difference. There is only the phrase.
Each one appears in almost every essay, so a wrong version repeats down the whole page.
Ten phrases, each with the wrong version, its job, and a Task 2 sentence.
✗ on whole
summarising
On the whole, public transport has improved.
✗ in the general
summarising
In general, students prefer shorter lessons.
✗ as result
showing an effect
Fuel prices rose. As a result, fewer people drove.
✗ in long run
looking ahead
In the long run, this will save money.
✗ for the example
giving an example
Some cities, for example Tokyo, have solved this.
✗ in the conclusion
concluding
In conclusion, both plans carry a cost.
✗ on other hand
contrasting
On the other hand, the cost is very high.
✗ in future*
looking ahead
In the future, more people will work at home.
✗ at the first
sequencing
At first, the change was unpopular.
✗ in the fact
correcting
In fact, the opposite happened.
Both are correct. They do different jobs.
In the end = finally. In the end, they agreed.
At the end = at the final point of something. At the end of the meeting, they agreed.
Ten phrases against four jobs. Repetitions on the correct form.
Terms
Definitions
Six phrase slots, no list to choose from.
A Task 2 skeleton
first, many people opposed the new rule.
general, however, opinion has changed.
Some cities, example, have already adopted it.
the other hand, small towns still object.
Costs have fallen, and a result more councils are interested.
conclusion, the rule is unpopular now but will be accepted.
Two sentences, two different phrases, articles included.
on the whole · in general · as a result · in the long run · for example · in conclusion on the other hand · in the future · at first · in fact
Sentence 1: open a paragraph with one of them. Sentence 2: close the same paragraph with a different one.
Write each phrase exactly, article included.
Two sentences, one per line.
Write them exactly as they appear.