Contrast Language — When the Canal Stopped the World
Grammar: contrast language
Free ESL grammar exercise on contrast language themed around when the canal stopped the world. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.
What's on this worksheet
A Business English ESL grammar exercise on business, practising contrast language. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
The Ever Given crisis revealed just how fragile that model could be. Whereas JIT delivers lower costs and leaner operations, it also creates a single point of failure. While the canal was blocked, companies with no buffer stock found their production lines halted.
Grammar: Contrast Language
- whereas — direct
- Whereas JIT reduces costs, JIC prioritises resilience. — use at the start of a sentence to set up a direct opposition
- while — balanced
- While holding stock is expensive, it protects against disruption. — two things are true at the same time but pull in different directions
Sample items
- JIT keeps costs low, it creates supply-chain risk. (add one contrast connector)
- The canal was blocked for six days. ______, global trade lost billions each day.
- ______ holding buffer stock is expensive, it protects companies from disruption.
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