LINKING WORDS

Have you ever travelled as a backpacker?

Have you ever travelledhitchhiking?

Have you ever met somebodywho travels like this?

Listen to Julie and Dan backpacking throughSouth America.

Where do they come from?

WRITE THE CORRECT ORDER FROM THE

FOLLOWING LIST.Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia

Ecuador Peru Uruguay Venezuela

USE OF SO AND BECAUSE

I have been lucky because I haven’t felt sick To talk about reason = BECAUSE.

The trail is very steep, so lots of people sufferfrom altitude sickness. To talk about consequence = SO.

EXERCISES

It is cold ,so/because I will shut the window.The door is opened ,so/because I will close it.She doesn’t like him ,so/because he isn’t honest.The water wasn’t clean ,so/because we didn’t swim.I’ll be home late ,so/because I have to work.I’m tired today ,so/because I couldn’t sleep yesterday.I have enough time ,so/because I’ll do it at my own pace.I think she is anxious,so/because she can’t handle an upset.

LISTENING

Choose the correct answer after listening to the first part of the sentence.

1.

a. Because they slept too much.b. So the bus trip was uncomfortablec. Because the bus trip was uncomfortable.d. So they are awake.

LISTENING

Choose the correct answer after listening to the first part of the sentence.

2.

a. Because it is cold.b. So it gets very cold at night.c. Because it gets very cold at night.d. So it doesn’t get cold at night.

LISTENING

Choose the correct answer after listening to the first part of the sentence.

3.

a. Because we didn’t want to see the sunrise.b. Because we wanted to see the sunset.c. So we didn’t see the sunrise.d. Because we wanted to see the sunrise.

LISTENING

Choose the correct answer after listening to the first part of the sentence.

4.

a. So it isn’t beautiful.b. Because it is beautiful.c. Because it isn’t beautiful.d. So it is beautiful.

LISTENING

Choose the correct answer after listening to the first part of the sentence.

5.

a. So I can’t go on vacation this year.b. Because I will go on vacation this year.c. Because I wanted to go on vacation last year.d. So I didn’t go on vacation last year.