SENIOR 1 CONNECTORS MY MOTHER COOKED A DELICIOUS

SENIOR 1 CONNECTORS

MY MOTHER COOKED A DELICIOUS MEAL BECAUSE IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY

I WAS BORED, SO I DECIDED TO LISTEN TO MUSIC

I AM A LITTLE TIRED BECAUSE I PLAYED TENNIS WITH PAUL

IT WAS HOT, SO I SWAM IN THE POOL

SHE WROTE PETER A LETTER BECAUSE SHE MISSED HIM A LOT

CHRIS DIDN’T SLEEP WELL AT NIGHT, SO HE WAS SLEEPY NEXT MORNING

MY MOTHER COOKED A ______ IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY

I WAS BORED, ________ TO LISTEN TO MUSIC

I AM A LITTLE TIRED _______ TENNIS WITH PAUL

IT WAS HOT, ______ IN THE POOL

SHE WROTE PETER A ________ MISSED HIM A LOT

USE BECAUSE We use “BECAUSE” when we want to give a reason Examples: a. Michael was tired because he worked all night. b. Why was he tired? c. Because he worked all night. SO a. b. c. We use “SO” when we want to show a result. Examples: Michael worked all night, so he was tired. He worked all night, so what happened? He was tired.

PUT IN BECAUSE OR SO 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Ruby enjoys cooking ____ she invited all of her classmates over for dinner. Everyone enjoys a good home – cooked meal _____ everyone went to Ruby’s house. Lorena and Tammi shared a plate of food _____ they like the same things. Taka ate two plates full of food _____ he was very hungry! Maria is a professional bartender _____ she mixed drinks for everybody. 6. There were lots of lemons on the table _____ Sam brought a big bag full of lemons. 7. Sara is a musician _____ she played the piano and sang to entertain everyone. 8. Leo and Kazu danced in the middle of the livingroom _____ they love to dance. 9. Filiz asked for the recipe _____ she loved the dinner. 10. Delma also loved the dinner _____ she asked for the recipe too.

11. Ruby's recipe is a secret family recipe _____ she couldn't give it away. 12. Filiz and Delma were disappointed _____ Ruby wouldn't share the recipe, but they understood why. 13. Ruby worked very hard to prepare the meal _____ she was very tired. 14. Lenny, Sandy and Sassy cleaned off the table _____ the dishes could be washed. 15. Abrahim, Hiro and Kadir offered to wash the dishes _____ poor Ruby was really tired. 16. All the classmates said, "Thank you!" _____ they enjoyed the dinner. 17. It was getting late _____ everybody started leaving. 18. Ruby slept for two days _____ she was exhausted! 19. When we are giving a reason, we use ____. 20. When we are showing results, we use ____.

TASK Write a paragraph about someone who has gone to another town. Include name, why he or she did it, and how everyone felt. My uncle Hugo went to work in Santiago as a taxi driver because he did not make enough money for the family in Peralillo. Now he is working in a factory. He misses his family very much, so he is planning to return home.