Link question A link sentence most often appears

Link question • A ‘link’ sentence most often appears as the first sentence of a new paragraph. Sometimes the link appears as two or more sentences. • The first part of its role is to link back to something mentioned in the previous paragraph. • The second part of its role is to link forward to something mentioned later in the new paragraph. Link question 1

Link question • “b” links back to “a” and the idea that … • “c” links forward to “d” and the idea that … Link question 2

Link Question • Kaz Horrocks is a long-distance lorry driver. “I was bored in my old job, ” she says, “and I enjoy the solitude of driving. I love it when you see the year’s first blossom and know that spring is near. ” • Neither daffodils nor lambs are in evidence when I meet Kaz at six o’clock one dismal June morning. The lorry park is filled with disgruntled drivers checking their wagon covers and container doors in the middle of a monsoon. Kaz is worried that the road to Doncaster will be flooded and that she will have to detour around Macclesfield. This could mean an extra 70 miles, and miles equals time, and time equals money. Link question 3

How to answer a Link question • “daffodils nor lambs” links back to “year’s first blossom … spring” and the idea that springtime is a lovely time for Kaz. • “one dismal June morning” links forward to “middle of a monsoon” and the idea that the weather conditions for driving are terrible (1) Link question 4

Link Question • Bleary eyed students file in sleepy silence through the metal gates of Wallace Hall Academy. A boy trudges towards a table, dumps his back on the floor, sits down and puts his head in this hands. Another day of tedium. • But the school, in case you are thinking it is some kind of deadbeat, dreary establishment, will shortly come to life. A bell will ring, students will rise from their torpor, throw back their shoulders, smile at each other and march into their classrooms. They will engage, they will learn, they will even be nice to their teachers, who are decent human beings after all. Link question 5

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