Your goal
Explain reading preferences and give reasons with because and so.
Read the story
On rainy evenings, Rosa waits for a bus outside the indoor market where she works. She usually fills the wait by looking at delivery messages, even after her shift has ended. One evening, her phone battery runs out, and she notices a small book exchange inside the station. The shelf contains gardening guides, travel essays, and several short novels. Rosa chooses a slim book about a woman who runs a village laundry. She likes the cover, but she also checks the first page before taking it.
Rosa has not finished an English book for pleasure in a long time. In her classes, she reads carefully and writes down unfamiliar vocabulary. She assumes that reading outside class must follow the same pattern. On the bus, she opens her notebook after the second sentence. By the next stop, she has copied seven words and has almost forgotten what is happening in the story. She closes the notebook because she wants to discover why a parcel has arrived at the laundry without an address.
The following evening, Rosa tries a different approach. She reads two pages before deciding whether to check a word. When an unfamiliar expression does not prevent her from following the action, she continues. When a word seems important, she looks at the surrounding sentences first. She writes down only two expressions to check at home. The story becomes easier to follow because she gives the events her attention. She is reading to enjoy a particular story, and she can choose when to study its language.
At lunch on Friday, her colleague Ben asks about the book. Rosa explains the missing address and the unusual parcel, but she does not reveal what happens next. Ben prefers accounts of real journeys, so he recommends a collection about train trips. Rosa says that she enjoys ordinary settings where a small event changes a familiar day. They agree to exchange recommendations rather than give each other reading deadlines. Before returning to work, Rosa tries to recall the two expressions in her notebook and uses one to describe the market.
Rosa finishes the laundry story the next week. Some pages were more interesting than others, and she skipped a long description of the building. At the station, she returns the book and opens the train collection. Its first chapter is longer, so she checks whether the style suits her. She reads three pages while the rain taps the window. Her bus arrives before she finishes the scene. This time, she places a ticket between the pages because she wants to continue the journey tomorrow.
A conversation to practise
Ben: Why did you choose that story?
Rosa: I like ordinary settings because I can imagine being there.
Ben: I prefer journeys, so I brought this train collection.
Rosa: Let me try the first page before I choose.
Understand the story
- Why does Rosa first visit the book exchange?
- What goes wrong when Rosa copies every unfamiliar word?
- What do Rosa and Ben agree to exchange?
Practise the language
- Complete with because or so: Rosa closes the notebook ___ she wants to follow the story.
- Complete with because or so: Ben enjoys journeys, ___ he recommends the train collection.
- Rewrite using so: Rosa marks the page because she wants to continue tomorrow.
Vocabulary & explanations
English
Your goal
Explain reading preferences and give reasons with because and so.
Useful vocabulary
- exchange
- A place or activity for giving one thing and receiving another.I found a travel book at the book exchange.
- slim
- Thin rather than thick.The slim notebook fits in my coat pocket.
- unfamiliar
- Not known or recognised.I checked an unfamiliar word after the chapter.
- parcel
- An object or group of objects wrapped for delivery.The parcel arrived without a name.
- surrounding
- Located around something.The surrounding sentences helped me understand the phrase.
- reveal
- To make something known.Please do not reveal the ending.
- recommendation
- A suggestion that something is worth trying.Your recommendation helped me choose a new novel.
- skip
- To move past something without doing or reading it.I skipped the index and opened the first chapter.
Reasons and results: because and so
Because introduces a reason: Rosa continues because she likes the story. So introduces a result: She likes the story, so she continues. Keep the cause and result in the right order. Do not use because and so together to join the same two clauses.
- Rosa checks the first page because she wants a suitable book.
- The chapter is interesting, so she keeps reading.
- Because Ben enjoys travel, he chooses a book about trains.
Make it yours
Write a reading invitation of 80–100 words about an invented book. Describe its setting without giving away the ending. Use because, so, one comparative, and one frequency adverb to explain who might enjoy it.
Check and remember
Recall two reading words and explain because versus so. Without looking back, recall the three steps Lena used to improve the shelf.
Français
Votre objectif
Expliquer ses préférences de lecture et exprimer des raisons avec because et so.
Vocabulaire utile
- exchange
- Lieu ou activité permettant de donner et de recevoir des choses.I found a travel book at the book exchange.
- slim
- Mince, peu épais.The slim notebook fits in my coat pocket.
- unfamiliar
- Inconnu ou peu familier.I checked an unfamiliar word after the chapter.
- parcel
- Colis emballé pour être livré.The parcel arrived without a name.
- surrounding
- Qui se trouve autour de quelque chose.The surrounding sentences helped me understand the phrase.
- reveal
- Révéler, faire connaître.Please do not reveal the ending.
- recommendation
- Conseil proposant quelque chose à essayer.Your recommendation helped me choose a new novel.
- skip
- Sauter une partie sans la faire ou la lire.I skipped the index and opened the first chapter.
Raisons et conséquences : because et so
Because introduit une raison : Rosa continues because she likes the story. So introduit une conséquence : She likes the story, so she continues. Respectez l’ordre de la cause et du résultat. N’utilisez pas because et so ensemble pour relier les deux mêmes propositions.
- Rosa checks the first page because she wants a suitable book.
- The chapter is interesting, so she keeps reading.
- Because Ben enjoys travel, he chooses a book about trains.
À vous de jouer
Rédigez une invitation à lire de 80 à 100 mots sur un livre inventé. Décrivez le cadre sans révéler la fin. Utilisez because, so, un comparatif et un adverbe de fréquence pour expliquer à qui il pourrait plaire.
Vérifier et retenir
Retrouvez deux mots sur la lecture et expliquez la différence entre because et so. Sans revenir au texte, rappelez les trois étapes utilisées par Lena pour améliorer l’étagère.
Español
Tu objetivo
Explicar preferencias de lectura y dar razones con because y so.
Vocabulario útil
- exchange
- Lugar o actividad para dar algo y recibir otra cosa.I found a travel book at the book exchange.
- slim
- Delgado, poco grueso.The slim notebook fits in my coat pocket.
- unfamiliar
- Desconocido o poco familiar.I checked an unfamiliar word after the chapter.
- parcel
- Paquete preparado para su entrega.The parcel arrived without a name.
- surrounding
- Que está alrededor de algo.The surrounding sentences helped me understand the phrase.
- reveal
- Revelar, dar a conocer.Please do not reveal the ending.
- recommendation
- Recomendación de algo que merece probarse.Your recommendation helped me choose a new novel.
- skip
- Saltarse algo sin hacerlo o leerlo.I skipped the index and opened the first chapter.
Razones y resultados: because y so
Because introduce una razón: Rosa continues because she likes the story. So introduce un resultado: She likes the story, so she continues. Mantén el orden correcto de causa y resultado. No uses because y so juntos para unir las mismas dos partes.
- Rosa checks the first page because she wants a suitable book.
- The chapter is interesting, so she keeps reading.
- Because Ben enjoys travel, he chooses a book about trains.
Hazlo tuyo
Escribe una invitación de lectura de 80 a 100 palabras sobre un libro inventado. Describe el entorno sin revelar el final. Usa because, so, un comparativo y un adverbio de frecuencia para explicar a quién podría gustarle.
Comprobar y recordar
Recuerda dos palabras sobre lectura y explica la diferencia entre because y so. Sin volver al texto, recuerda los tres pasos de Lena para mejorar el estante.
العربية
هدفك
شرح تفضيلات القراءة وتقديم الأسباب باستخدام because وso.
مفردات مفيدة
- exchange
- مكان أو نشاط لتقديم شيء والحصول على آخر.I found a travel book at the book exchange.
- slim
- رفيع وغير سميك.The slim notebook fits in my coat pocket.
- unfamiliar
- غير معروف أو غير مألوف.I checked an unfamiliar word after the chapter.
- parcel
- طرد مغلف لإرساله أو تسليمه.The parcel arrived without a name.
- surrounding
- محيط بشيء.The surrounding sentences helped me understand the phrase.
- reveal
- كشف شيء أو إظهاره.Please do not reveal the ending.
- recommendation
- توصية بتجربة شيء.Your recommendation helped me choose a new novel.
- skip
- تجاوز شيء دون فعله أو قراءته.I skipped the index and opened the first chapter.
الأسباب والنتائج باستخدام because وso
تقدم because السبب: Rosa continues because she likes the story. وتقدم so النتيجة: She likes the story, so she continues. حافظ على الترتيب الصحيح للسبب والنتيجة. لا تستخدم because وso معاً لربط الجملتين نفسيهما.
- Rosa checks the first page because she wants a suitable book.
- The chapter is interesting, so she keeps reading.
- Because Ben enjoys travel, he chooses a book about trains.
دورك الآن
اكتب دعوة للقراءة من 80 إلى 100 كلمة عن كتاب متخيل. صف المكان دون كشف النهاية. استخدم because وso وصفة مقارنة وظرف تكرار لتوضيح من قد يستمتع به.
راجع وتذكّر
تذكر كلمتين عن القراءة واشرح الفرق بين because وso. دون الرجوع إلى النص، تذكر الخطوات الثلاث التي اتبعتها لينا لتحسين الرف.
Check your answers
Story answers
- Her phone battery runs out while she is waiting for the bus.
- She almost forgets what is happening in the story.
- They agree to exchange reading recommendations.
Language answers
- because — Wanting to follow the story is the reason for closing the notebook.
- so — The recommendation is the result of his interest in journeys.
- Rosa wants to continue tomorrow, so she marks the page. — Put the reason first and introduce its result with so.
Français
- Le désir de suivre l’histoire explique pourquoi elle ferme le carnet.
- La recommandation résulte de son intérêt pour les voyages.
- Placez la raison en premier et introduisez sa conséquence avec so.
Español
- Querer seguir la historia es la razón por la que cierra el cuaderno.
- La recomendación es el resultado de su interés por los viajes.
- Coloca primero la razón e introduce el resultado con so.
العربية
- الرغبة في متابعة القصة هي سبب إغلاق الدفتر.
- التوصية نتيجة اهتمامه بالرحلات.
- ضع السبب أولاً ثم قدم النتيجة باستخدام so.