Quick Review: Linking Words & Past Habits
One more habit worth checking before B2: linking ideas smoothly.
Notice
- Although it was raining, we went out.
- I used to live in a village, but now I live in a city.
- She would spend every summer at the beach.
Rule
Although/despite/however connect contrasting ideas. Used to/would describe past habits and states. Fluent B2 writing depends on combining all of these naturally in the same paragraph.
Practice
- ___ the rain, we went for a walk. (+ noun)
Answer: Despite - I ___ (use to) live in the countryside.
Answer: used to - It was expensive. ___ , we bought it.
Answer: However - My grandfather ___ (would) tell us stories every night.
Answer: would - ___ she was tired, she kept working. (+ clause)
Answer: Although
Connect
Practise spotting linking words and past-habit language in real texts.
CEFR: Reading — understand how writers connect ideas across a text, a skill B2 pushes much further.
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