Lists :

• How to use 'unless' and 'otherwise'
  - unless = if not
  I'll see you at the gym this evening, if you're not too tired. OR: I'll see you at the gym this evening, unless you're too tired.
  - otherwise = apart from this / if not
  The sea was very rough and we couldn't swim all week, but otherwise / apart from this we enjoyed ourselves.
  It also has the meaning of if not, in the sense of if this does not happen, or if this were not the case, when it is used as a linking device...
  (BBC)

  

• Conjunctions : Presentation (grammar.ccc.commnet.edu)

• Mots de liaison - classés (bebos.chez-alice.fr)

• Mots outils :
  POUR COMMENCER / POUR DEVELOPPER UN SUJET / POUR EXPRIMER LE BUT / etc...
  (Henry Quinson - Fraternité Saint-Paul)

• Discourse Marker - examples and explanations (secure.ldc.upenn.edu)

• Discourse markers - examples and explanations (spotlight.ccir.ed.ac.uk)

• Transition Words and Phrases (literacyrules.com)

• Combining sentences -
  "Putting related ideas and information together in one sentence instead of two or three sentences." (harcourtschool.com)
  - with examples

• HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR THOUGHTS - Essential Linkwords + interactive activities
  (English On Line)

• Link words / Transitions by category - PAS d'exercices (the_english_dept)

• Linkwords - a list
  - How to take part in a debate ( with a selection of EnglishOnLine's linkwords) - (the_english_dept)

• Les mots de liaison - liste (sitasima)

• Transitions and linkwords : time, reason, purpose, condition and contrast - examples
  (claweb.cla.unipd.it)

• Transitional Devices (Connecting Words) :
  To Add - To Compare - To Prove - To Show Exception - To Show Time - To Repeat - To Emphasize - To Show Sequence - To Give an Example - To Summarize or Conclude
  (owl.english.purdue.edu)

• Basic Coordinating Conjunctions - Introduction (web2.uvcs.uvic.ca)

• Basic Subordinating Conjunctions - Introduction (web2.uvcs.uvic.ca)

• yet / still / already : position and use (BBC)

INTERACTIVE exercises :

• Linking words - interactive book
  (mrsassier.perso.sfr.fr)

  

• Linking words - Multiple-choice exercise - Interactive
  "Which word should be used to link the two halves of the sentence?"
  (home.wanadoo.nl/ijmvermeer)

• Linking words 2 - Interactive
  "For each gap choose the right linking word from the list given at the top of the exercise."
  + Linking words 3 + Linking words 4 + Linking words 5
  (home.wanadoo.nl/ijmvermeer)

• Conjunctions : Exercises (englishpage.com)
  Coordinating Conjunctions - Basic gap-fill exercise. (10 questions)
  Subordinating Conjunctions - Basic multiple-choice exercise. (8 questions)
  Subordinating Conjunctions - Sentence-writing exercise. (6 sentences)

• Mots de liaison - avec exercice interactif (anglaisfacile.com)

• The Hen and the Ducklings - "Read the little story then play the game."
  Activity created by: Renée Maufroid

  

• Mots de liaison et formules à utiliser pour organiser son expression écrite
  - exercices interactifs (Yvan Baptiste)
  
  

• How to use the right link-words - interactive exercises (welcomeaboard.free.fr)

• Putting sentences together - Interactive games (BBC)

• Whereas. - "Read and compare" - Activity created by Renée Maufroid
  
  
  
  
• But... - Matching / Flashcards (Java / non-Java) / Concentration / Word Search
  Activities created by Renée Maufroid
  - ex : "I like peanut butter BUT I don't like gaining kilos."

• So or Because (a4esl.org)

• Make a Valentine - animated - Use "because" / "and" (Starfall)
  
  
  
  
  

• Linking Words Exercises (eolf.univ-fcomte.fr)
  - Matching and MCQ exercises
  - Mixed up sentences (VOA examples)
  - Cloze exercise

• Basic Coordinating Conjunctions - Introduction & 1 exercise - ex :
  "Jaewon was cold, ... he put on a coat."
  (web2.uvcs.uvic.ca)

• Basic Subordinating Conjunctions - Introduction & 2 exercises - ex :
  "Paula got the job, ________ she had no experience."
  1) as 2) even though
  In the second exercise, "combine the sentences using the subordinating conjunction in parentheses. For example:
  "I put my coat on." "It was cold." (because) ---> I put my coat on because it was cold."
  (web2.uvcs.uvic.ca)

• HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR THOUGHTS - Essential Linkwords + interactive activities
  (English On Line)

• Mots de liaison (adverbes, prépositions, etc) - 24 exercices (Yvan Baptiste)

• TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF LINKWORDS (Académie de Nantes)
  
  

• Exercices interactifs (the_english_dept)

• Linkwords - Matching exercise - Trouver la suite logique des phrases. (durand.ch)

• How to use the right link-words - advanced (welcomeaboard)
  
  

• CONTRAST (although / even though / but / despite / yet...)
  " On the left is the first half of a sentence. On the right is the second half.
  One of the halves contains a linking word or expression.
  Can you match the first and second halves of the sentences?" (interactive)
  (British Council)
  
  

• A quiz about contrasting information -
  "whereas / in spite of / although" (BBC)
  
  

• Although, Though, Despite and However Using English)

• Although - Short-answer quiz (wwwedu.ge.ch/cptic)

• GRAMMAR GAMES - As if & as though (British Council)
  
  

• Conjunctions - Short-answer quiz - Link Words of Contrast :
  but - while /whilst / whereas - (al)though - however - even though
  You can see the grammar usage.
  (wwwedu.ge.ch/cptic)

• Conjunctions - Short-answer quiz - Link Words of Contrast :
  yet - still - nevertheless - nonetheless - all the same - whatever - however
  - with : USAGE of LINK-WORDS (wwwedu.ge.ch/cptic)

• Mots de liaison : a) for example b) as a result c) therefore d) however - exercise
  (Better English)

• Mots de liaison : a) because b) because of c) so that d) to - exercise (Better English)

• Connectives :
  therefore - however - otherwise - consequently - furthermore - moreover - hence - nonetheless - besides - although - thus - though - unless
  (a4esl)

• Still-Yet (a4esl)

Exercises TO PRINT :

• Extending Sentences using Connectives
  ENGLISH: Sentence Level: Joining Sentences
  (Primary Resources)

  

• Miss Plump's routines - Guided Composition 4 (Elementary)
  "Look at the pictures and write about Miss Plump s routines.
  Use simple present and linking words (First, then, after that, later, and, in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening)
  Try to give as many details as possible."
  (theenglishyouneedblog.blogspot.com)

  

• Connectives Collection Sheet
  "Use these boxes to build up a Connectives Library ."
  (Primary Resources)

  

• Storytellers - Student's Worksheet - with Teacher's Notes (insideout.net)
  Type of activity: Speaking. Group work.
  Aims: To practice using linkers.
  Task: To invent and tell a story using linkers.

  

• Discourse markers - a worksheet (BBC)
  Let me see / Mind you / Well / Listen / You see...
  

Cartoons :

• I said to her, 'Look, either that bloody dog goes, or I do!'
  (cartoonstock.com)

  

Songs :

• As - Stevie Wonder
  "Just as hate knows love's the cure...
  As now can't reveal the mystery of tomorrow...
  Just as all that's born is new..."
  (lyrics007.com)
  
  Listen to the song.
  (YouTube)

• Conjunction Junction - a song you can listen to. (school-house-rock.com)
  or on YouTube