Because Of

Lead-in

  • What would you say if someone asks why you’re tired after school/work?
  • How do you explain why you go to bed early on weekdays?

Presentation

Pre

  • Have you ever had to cancel plans with your friends because you weren’t feeling well? How did they react?

Top Down

  • What is the text about? Read it and find out.
  • The text is about a person who stayed home because of the rain and bad weather.
  • The text is about a group of friends planning a birthday party at the park.
  • The text is about a person who stayed home because of a headache and missed plans with friends.
  • The text is about a person who stayed home because of the rain and bad weather.
  • The text is about a group of friends planning a birthday party at the park.
  • The text is about a person who stayed home because of a headache and missed plans with friends.

Yesterday was supposed to be a fun day, but I ended up staying home because I wasn’t feeling well. I had been planning to go to the park with my friends all week, but I couldn’t join them because of a terrible headache that started in the morning. I tried to rest and hoped it would go away, but it only got worse as the day went on. My friends called me several times, wondering why I wasn’t there, and I had to explain that I stayed home because I wasn’t able to move without feeling dizzy.

I felt bad because I had been looking forward to playing soccer with them. They were a bit disappointed, but they understood it was all because of my health. Later in the afternoon, I even missed a movie we had planned to watch together because of the headache. Normally, I would have pushed through and joined them anyway, but this time, I knew I had to rest because I didn’t want to make things worse.

Today, I’m feeling much better because of the rest I got, and I’m planning to meet up with them tomorrow. We’ve made new plans to hang out because we all have some free time, and this time, I’m hoping nothing will get in the way!

Bottom Up

  • True or False
  1. The person stayed home because of a backache.
  2. The friends were upset and didn’t understand why the person missed the game.
  3. The person went to the park later in the afternoon after feeling better.
  4. The person planned to watch a movie with their friends but missed it because of their health.
  5. Resting helped the person feel better the next day.
  6. The person rescheduled plans to hang out with their friends on the same day.
  1. The person stayed home because of a backache. False
  2. The friends were upset and didn’t understand why the person missed the game. False 
  3. The person went to the park later in the afternoon after feeling better. False
  4. The person planned to watch a movie with their friends but missed it because of their health. True
  5. Resting helped the person feel better the next day. True
  6. The person rescheduled plans to hang out with their friends on the same day. False

Post

  • Talk about a situation when you had to miss something important because of how you were feeling.
    • How did it make you feel, and how did you explain it to your friends or family?

Target Language

Because and Because Of

Use Because and Because of to express motive.

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Because

  • I went back to the restaurant because I forgot my wallet.
  • They started a business because they needed money. 
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Because of

  • I went back to the restaurant because of my wallet.
  • They started a business because of money. 
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Controlled Practice

  • Match the halves.
  1. I stayed home…
  2. The game was canceled…
  3. She was late for school…
  4. We couldn’t go swimming…
  5. He didn’t eat his lunch…
  6. The roads were closed…

(   ) because of the rain, the players can’t play when it’s raining.
(   ) because there was a snowstorm.
(1) because I wasn’t feeling well.
(   ) because she missed the bus.
(   ) because of the strong lightnings.
(   ) because he wasn’t hungry.

  1. I stayed home…
  2. The game was canceled…
  3. She was late for school…
  4. We couldn’t go swimming…
  5. He didn’t eat his lunch…
  6. The roads were closed…

(2) because of the rain, the players can’t play when it’s raining.
(6) because there was a snowstorm.
(1) because I wasn’t feeling well.
(3) because she missed the bus.
(4) because of the strong lightnings.
(5) because he wasn’t hungry.

Freer Practice

  • Use the target language (because and because of) and complete the sentences according to your own ideas.
  1. I missed the bus…
  2. She couldn’t finish her homework…
  3. The meeting was canceled…
  4. They were late for class…
  5. My laptop stopped working…
  6. The dinner got burnt…

Production

  • Write a short paragraph explaining how and why your daily routine changed last week. Use “because” and “because of” to give reasons for the changes.

Example: I didn’t go to the park because of…

Homework

Complete the sentences with either “because” or “because of.”

Example: She was late ___ the heavy traffic. > She was late because of the heavy traffic.
  1. They couldn’t attend the meeting _______ they were sick.
  2. We stayed inside _______ the rain.
  3. I didn’t go to the party _______ I had a headache.
  4. He missed the bus _______ he woke up late.
  5. The picnic was canceled _______ the bad weather.
  1. They couldn’t attend the meeting because they were sick.
  2. We stayed inside because of the rain.
  3. I didn’t go to the party because I had a headache.
  4. He missed the bus because he woke up late.
  5. The picnic was canceled because of the bad weather.

Match the sentence on the left with the correct reason on the right using “because” or “because of.”

  1. I didn’t sleep well.
  2. She smiled.
  3. They were quiet.
  4. We left early.
  5. The show was postponed.
  6. He was upset.

(   ) _______ her friend’s joke.
(1) because of the noise outside.
(   ) _______ his team lost.
(   ) _______ the rain.
(   ) _______ they were nervous.
(   ) _______ there was traffic.

  1. I didn’t sleep well.
  2. She smiled.
  3. They were quiet.
  4. We left early.
  5. The show was postponed.
  6. He was upset.

(2) because of her friend’s joke.
(1) because of the noise outside.
(6) because his team lost.
(5) because of the rain.
(3) because they were nervous.
(4) because of there was traffic.

Put the words in the correct order

Example: have partner. you your an argument polite when Be with > Be polite when you have an argument with your partner.

  1. missed she bus because late the was she
  2. because focus couldn’t noise I the of
  3. home stayed tired was I I because
  4. canceled weather meeting bad of the because was
  5. traffic heavy late because the arrived we was
  6. fail didn’t because they team hard worked the
  1. She missed the bus because she was late.
  2. I couldn’t focus because of the noise.
  3. I stayed home because I was tired.
  4. The meeting was canceled because of bad weather.
  5. We arrived late because the traffic was heavy.
  6. The team didn’t fail because they worked hard.

Find and correct the mistakes.

Example: She couldn’t come because of she was sick. > She couldn’t come because she was sick
  1. They didn’t go to school because the snow.
  2. He stayed home because of he was tired.
  3. The project was delayed because the deadline.
  4. I missed the call because of I was in a meeting.
  5. We had to cancel our trip because of the weather was bad.
  1. They didn’t go to school because of the snow.
  2. He stayed home because he was tired.
  3. The project was delayed because of the deadline.
  4. I missed the call because I was in a meeting.
  5. We had to cancel our trip because the weather was bad.

Writing

Write a short text about 4 things that went wrong and the reasons why.

Example: Last week, I missed the bus because…