SSP Istanbul, Practice

 By Nate Feldman

Use since, because, for this reason, or another reason.  In some cases, more than one answer may be correct.

1. ___________________I am your teacher, I will give you lessons.

2. I am very tired today. __________________, I will take a nap after I go home.

3. One reason I am tired is because I didn't sleep well last night.  _________________is because I am working too hard these days.

4. I will tell you my secret _________________you are my friend.

5. I can cook very well.  _____________________, I will be your personal chef.  

6. I got the job because I went to a good university.  ____________________is because my scores in classes were very high.

Class Notes:

Pro:

*We can do anything we want (i.e. watch movies or drama while in the car; you can drink alcohol)

*If you don’t have a driver’s license it’s convenient

*We won’t need personal drivers

*You can answer your phone

*company makes more money

*We can be more relaxed (we can have a good time during traffic)

*Convenient for older people

*Some drivers have to carry things from shopping

*cuts costs for companies

 

Con:

*It hits animals

*It’s expensive

*It takes away jobs (i.e. Uber drivers)

*It’s expensive to repair when its broken

*They do not stop suddenly

*It’s a difficult system

*It’s not flexible

*The movement in the car can be rough

*We can lose the good feeling of driving

*If there is a system error in bad weather, an accident may occur and we might die

*It is driven by a computer, so there is a risk of being hacked

 

Vocab:

*human features: things that are similar to humans

*compelling: a strong reason to do something

*barrier: something that blocks you or prevents you from something

*accessible: available

(i.e. the gym on this campus is accessible to ELS students)

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