Use the folliwing words to fill in the blank specs below. They are all connecting words to do with time or to show cause and effect Write down
only the number and the word
afer earlier before therefore at the same time
consequently
furthermore
Sipho did not have an easy life. His mother had died of AIDS
and
2 he had to move in with his grandmother Boon 3.
of his uncles moved in as well. That made his life very difficult 4
were members of a gang and 6 drank too much. Sipho had to be very
careful not to anger them as they would beat him up
His grandmother had a positive influence on his life. She taught him to
control his thoughts, 6 she taught him to replace negative thoughts
with dreams of a better life. He used this technique to take him away from his
sorrow and make the best of his situation
He 7 found that Yvonne, who seemed to have everything was very
unhappy, Her father was an alcoholic and
her mother divorced
him, he used to beat her when he had been drinking Her mother was also
very strict. Sipho came to realies that one's background and possessions
have very little to do with happiness. He 9 shared his grandmother's
wisdom with Yvonne, In the hope that it would help her to make the best of
her situation,
10. Sipho learnt that there was no difference between Yvonne's
drunken, abusive father and his drunken uncle Tsepho.
Total: 10 marks
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