Listening: Listening for Specific Information & Detail B1 - Lesson 3: Identifying Reasons and Explanations in Conversations

B1 REASONS

Identifying Reasons

ការស្វែងរកហេតុផល

🎯 Scenario: Planning the Company Picnic.
Tom: Wants to go outdoors.
Lisa: Has concerns about the plan.

L

Lisa Because

Statement: No picnic.
Reason: Heavy rain.
Link: "Because"

T

Tom Since

Statement: Let's do Sunday.
Reason: Save money (Discount).
Link: "Since" (Same meaning as 'because').

L

Lisa Due to

Statement: Worried about traffic.
Reason: The marathon.
Link: "Due to" (Formal way to say 'because of').

Connector Definitions:

"Because"

Used to give a reason. Usually comes in the middle of a sentence.

"Since" / "As"

Synonyms for 'because'. Can be used at the start of a sentence.

"Due to"

Means 'because of'. Usually followed by a Noun (e.g., Due to the rain).

"So"

Shows the RESULT, not the reason. (It rained, SO we stayed home).

Connect the Problem to the Reason:

No Picnic (Saturday)

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Select Reason... Heavy Rain Save Money

Bad Traffic (Sunday)

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Select Reason... Marathon Heavy Rain

Complete the Sentence:

"We chose Sunday ... it is cheaper."

because

due to

so