Focus 2 / 2.6 / Use of English Quiz / Linkers and time expressions

Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the words in CAPITALS.

He spoke to us after his meeting.

BEFORE

He didn’t speak to us                    .

Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the words in CAPITALS.

They said the name of the winner and we immediately cheered.

AS

We cheered                      the name of the winner.

Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the words in CAPITALS.

In the lesson, I noticed that my friend was sleeping.

DURING

I noticed that my friend was asleep                    .

Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the words in CAPITALS.

She travelled after she graduated from university.

UNTIL

She                     she graduated from university.

Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the words in CAPITALS.

At ten o’clock, all the scientists were in the lab.

BY

All the scientists were in the lab                .

Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the words in CAPITALS.

We were at the dinner table when the phone rang.

HAVING

The phone rang                      dinner.

Read the text and choose the correct answer.

Ada Lovelace

Ada Lovelace was born in London, in 1815. She was the first computer programmer more than 130 years        [while, before, by] modern computers arrived.        [When, During, Until] she was young, her mother wanted her to study mathematics.        [While, By, During] the age of seventeen, she was an excellent mathematician.        [When, Until, During] she was at a party, she met Charles Babbage, whose invention was the first simple computer. She became fascinated by the machine, which he called the Analytical Engine.            [After, Before, As soon as] possible, she began to think of ways to use the engine to solve mathematical problems. This is why people say she was the first programmer. She continued to work with Babbage        [until, during, before] her death at the age of thirty-seven.