Connectors in English

Brian went camping as a young boy and greatly enjoyed the outdoors as a teenager. __________, he works as an adventure guide in the outback in Australia.

• Incidentally

• Even though

• As a result

• Although

__________, his favorite show as a child was "Where in the World is Carmen San Diego?"

• Although

• However

• In fact

• Even though

__________, Brian visited Mexico and during that trip he learned some Spanish.

• Previously

• Initially

• For instance

• As an example

__________ to his last traveling adventure, this vacation is much more demanding.

• Subsequent

• In

• In contrast

• Adjacent to

__________, Brian thought he would travel only through India, but he later decided to visit the Great Wall in China as well.

• As an example

• Initially

• In fact

• Adjacent to

__________, once he accrues more vacation time, he plans to travel through South America.

• Eventually

• Consequently

• Simultaneously

• As an example

__________ the heat and mosquitoes, the trip to New Guinea was exciting and fun.

• In contrast to

• Even though

• In spite of

• Consequently

The Amazon is the largest river in the world. __________, conservation is important in order to maintain the bountiful water supply for future generations.

• Indeed

• Even so

• Even though

• In contrast to

__________ the sun is shining in Kathmandu, it is still very cold outside.

• In contrast

• Occasionally

• Even though

• Consequently

__________ that mountain looks small, it takes 2 full days to climb to the top.

• In fact

• Although

• Specifically

• In contrast