Unit 7 reason result purpose

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Unit 7           A Successful Business

expressing purpose reason result

Today:

1 watching and speaking: young entrepreneurs (unit 7)

2 adjectives: speaking, writing, listening (pp 53, 54)

3 grammar explanation: reason, result, purpose (p 48)

4 grammar: extra practice material

5 work on your planner

Do schools kills creativity? Not for these teens!

While watching the next video pay attention to:

 What talents or characteristics have helped these young people to succeed?

Comment on the video.

Speaking in pairs:

These kids are very enterprising. What's your talent? 

In what way is it useful for you / others?

Using adjectives to describe creative inventions

1   read p. 53: Vocabulary spot, do vocabulary 1, 

    do 2 (orally: use them in a sentence), 

    do 3 (write down 5 sentences)

2 p. 54: listen (track 13) and do exercise 2

Track 13

Track 13

Grammar

Reason, result and purpose

In the next slide you can type your answers.

Which words indicate reason, result or purpose in these sentences?

1. Tim’s insecurity stems from poor education.
2. One of the aims of education is to make kids self-confident.
3. Having studied after grammar school made Tim way more confident.
4. Tim got to the top in the business world because he worked so hard.

1. Linking words

 Indicate cause & effect: because, so, so as to

She got to the top in her career because she spoke to all the right people.

She decided to do a course so as to be better able to find a job.

He is very ambitious, so he doesn't mind working hard.

2. Preposition(al phrases)

Indicating cause: because of, owing to, for

Rosie got the job because of her pleasant manner

Owing to the storms, all trains have been cancelled

I couldn't sleep for worrying

3. Verbs & verb phrases

Indicating consequences or results:

- have led to        Keeping 1,5 meters distance has led to a drop in covid cases.

- will result in      Vaccinating everyone will result in a return to normal life.

Introducing cause:

- to stem from        Ignorance stems from not having access to information.

- to be based on    My opinions tend to be based on scientific fact.

Participle clauses indicating cause & effect:

- having done         Having done all her homework, Abigail got a bonus on her final grade.

- having studied    Having studied English for 6 years, Thomas felt confident to travel the UK.

4. Nouns & noun phrases

These nouns can refer to cause and effect in a sentence. Study them and try to apply them properly:

• aim (doel)                                          The aim of the programme was to give students work experience.
• basis (basis, uitgangspunt)      Good technique is always at the basis of learning to skate fast.
• consequence (gevolg)                As a consequence of being late, Tammy had less time to take her exam. 
• explanation (uitleg)                      There was little explanation as to why he lost control of the vehicle before he crashed.
• motive (aanleiding, reden)        It was hard to discern a motive for why he committed the crime.
• outcome (resultaat)                     The outcome of their discussion is still unknown.
• purpose                                              What's the purpose of your visit? 
• reason                                                 His laziness is the reason why he is not as successful as he could be.
• result                                                   The success of her novel was the result of years of rewriting the plot to perfection.

Reason, result & purpose (p. 48)

Do exercises 1-2

Many mistakes? Do the online exercises (next slide)

test-english.com

Work on your planning

-do exercises

-read novel

-listen to Ted talk

Homework

Finish work mentioned in planner (Pp 47, 48, 53, 54-listening)

Do week task (Ted talk)

Read your novel