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NotesSpanish B HLTopic 4.2Connectors & cohesion
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Connectors & cohesion (Spanish B HL)

IB Spanish B · Unit 4

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Contents

  1. 1What cohesion is
  2. 2Build a cohesive paragraph
  3. 3Common errors
What it is: Cohesion means your ideas are linked. Connectors show how: adding, contrasting, giving a reason or a result.
JobConnectorsExample
Addademás, también, inclusoEs barato; además, es rápido.
Contrastsin embargo, aunque, en cambioEs caro; sin embargo, vale la pena.
Reasonporque, ya que, comoComo llovía, no salimos.
Resultpor eso, por lo tanto, así queEstudié mucho; por eso aprobé.
Examplepor ejemplo, es decirHago deporte, por ejemplo, natación.
Orderen primer lugar, luego, por últimoEn primer lugar, quiero darte las gracias.
Concludeen conclusión, en resumenEn resumen, merece la pena.
Remember: Use a different connector for each link. Five y in a row reads like a list.

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One idea, one paragraph

1

State the point

Leer mejora el vocabulario.

2

Develop it

Además, ayuda a concentrarse.

3

Give an example

Por ejemplo, leo antes de dormir.

4

Link to the next idea

Sin embargo, las pantallas lo complican.

Point → Develop → Example → Link

Join them: Hago deporte. Es bueno para la salud. No tengo mucho tiempo libre.

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Do

  • Use porque inside a sentence.
  • Open a result with Por eso,.
  • Vary connectors across the text.

Don't

  • Start a sentence with Porque… alone.
  • Link everything with y and pero.
  • Use sin embargo without a contrast.

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El transporte público es barato, ______ ….

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