Protect our oceans: reading and connectors
Read the article on page 92 of your book. Then read our own text about the river. A persuasive text tries to make you agree and act. Find the purpose: to make readers protect the river. Look at the key facts and the final sentence. Connectors join ideas. Because gives a reason: We must protect the river because it gives us water. So gives a result: Plastic harms fish, so we mustn’t throw it away. Although shows a contrast: Although plastic is useful, it can harm animals. But also shows a contrast: Plastic is useful, but it stays in the water for a long time. Check: although starts a part of the sentence, but joins two parts.
| Connector | Use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| because | reason | We save water because it is precious. |
| so | result | It was hot, so we drank water. |
| although | contrast | Although it was hot, we played. |
| but | contrast | It was hot, but we played. |
The River Nile gives water to millions of people, plants and animals. Plastic bags and bottles can harm fish and birds, because animals can eat them or get stuck in them. Although plastic is useful, it stays in the water for a very long time. So we must not throw plastic into the river. We should use a reusable bottle instead of a new one every day, and we should put every bottle in a bin. Small actions are not small when millions of people do them. Protect our river, because it protects us.
Connector chain. Write four sentences about water or rubbish, one with because, one with so, one with although and one with but. Read them aloud and check that each connector fits.