Discourse analysis

Activity 2. Work with your partner. Write a new sentence with the same meaning, leaving out the words underlined, and including the words in capitals. You may need to write more than one sentence.

1. 
   Regular exercise keeps you fit, and it gives you a feeling of well-being (FUTHERMORE)
   

Regular exercise keeps you fit. Furthermore, it gives you a feeling of well-being

2. 
   Although she suffered a serious leg injury in 2005, Henderson has come back to dominate the 400m this season (DESPITE THIS)
   

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3. 
   As well as providing lonely people with company, pets have been proved to have a beneficial effect on many common medical conditions. (WHAT IS MORE)
   

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4. 
   Despite lower consumer demand the company has increased the profit by 6% (HOWEVER)
   

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5. 
   Bicycles ate pollution-free and silent, and take up very little parking space ( AS WELL AS THIS) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
   
6. 
   The heater has been tested for safety, but must be used according to the Instructions(NEVERTHELESS)
   

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7. 
   I don’t really like the design of this sofa, and in any case it won’t fit into the living room (BESIDES) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
   

Activity 3 Work individually. Underline the best word or phrase
What exactly is globalization? To some a extent / Moreover-the term means whatever-people want to mean. In economics, the term usually refers to the way the world has become one market, with free exchange of grants and capita! B At least / However, it is also used to describe cross-cultural contacts. C Furthermore / As well as being part of the same economic system, countries in different parts of the world share entertainment, food, and, d in some respect /owing to, similar attitudes to life. E Above all/Thus globalization often refers to the way TV and the Internet have created a unified world in which information can be exchanged very rapidly. In fact a “global economy” is only possible f as a result of/ however modern information technology. G Despite/Furthermore politics has also become “globalized”, creating cooperation between countries. H However/ Although, there are many critics of globalization,
who point out that while business has become global, there are still winners and losers: i consequently / nevertheless, the richer nations grow richer, and the poorer nations grow poorer. They also argue that j above all /as a result of the global power of large corporations and international financial institutions, many countries no longer control their own