2 English for Information Technology A2-B1 Vocational English Teacher’s Book

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This activity looks at a type of cohesion, the 

linking of ideas in a written or spoken text so 

that it forms a cohesive whole without 

unnecessary repetition. Cohesion can be 

achieved in several different ways; this activity 

looks at the linking of ideas between sentences 

using words such as this, it, he and another. For 

example, in line 5 of this text, They refers to 

computers, a word which appeared in the 

previous line.  

 

After going through the example with students, 

ask them to find the words in the text that the 

linking words refer to. Students could then 

check their answers in pairs.