Unit 37 Linking 2, exercise 2

Replace the highlighted words and phrases with a word or phrase from the box.

  • as soon as
  • at first
  • eventually
  • in recent years
  • in the past
  • initial
  • subsequently

example: In the end Eventually, the factory was closed down.

  1. There was a change in management. Afterwards Subsequently, there were many job losses.
  2. This kind of situation would never have happened a long time ago in the past.
  3. Since 2015 In recent years the economy has not seen much growth.
  4. The first initial report suggested that there had been problems with safety checks.
  5. Just when As soon as the meeting began there was a lot of disagreement.
  6. To begin with At first, researchers found it difficult to get enough information from the general public.