Uzswlu the English language faculty 1 English language integrated skills department №1

Task II. Complete sentences 1-10 using the appropriate discourse markers.

a admittedly

b all things considered

c arguably

d as luck would have it

e even more importantly

f ideally

g undoubtedly

h thankfully

I predictably

m sadly

1.Due to the emergence of China as a leading economic power, Mandarin will__thankfully__ ___ become the foreign language of choice in future years. I am sure of it.

2. I'd like to study at a British university but I'm not sure I'll be able to.

For financial reasons, I may have to stay here instead.

3. My friend wants to improve her speaking and_as luck would have it

____, our school has just set up an English conversation club.

4 ._ideally______ , English is a more useful language to learn than Italian. I still prefer Italian, though.

5. _admittedly___, I could have got a better mark if I had spent more time studying and

less time partying.

6. Pronunciation is___undoubtedly___ the most difficult aspect of speaking English.

7. To have a good grasp of English you must know about collocations. __arguably____,you must practise speaking English and use those collocations as much as you can.

8.I passed the exam with the grant.__ even more importantly_____, My parents do not have to pay tuition fee.

9. The sky is getting gloomy. I think it .....predictably

.rains.

10___all things considered ______, we all got Covid 19 with the whole family.