1、In this lesson you will learn:Clauses of reason with since,as and because.The story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.Warming up Have you heard some western stories?What are they?Have you ever heard the story called Goldilocks and Three Bears?What do you think the story is about?Lets look at some pi
2、ctures!Pre-reading Please skim the story and find the sentences which have“as”,”since”and“because”.Please work in pairs and predict the main idea of the story.Sentences which show reasons Since baby bear was very small,he had a small dish.As the porridge was very hot,they decided to go for a walk wh
3、ile their porridge was cooling down.She didnt like it because it had too much salt.Grammar Q:when do you use“as,since”and“because”?Grammar explanationsAn adverbial clause of reason explains the cause of an action in the main part of a sentence.We use conjunctions like because,as,and since to give a
4、reason.Look at the position of the conjunctions.With as and since,we place these words at the beginning.Since emphasizes the main clause,we translate it into 因为or 既然。As also indicates reasons,but it has weak tone than since and it is not as formal as since.(表示原因的状语从句解释主语中动作的原因。原因状语从句由because,as 和sin
5、ce引导。这三个连词的位置不同,as和since引导的从句通常在主句之前。)since 侧重主句，常常翻译为“因为”，“既然”。As 也表示原因，但语气比since弱一些，没有since正式。e.g.As Goldilocks was too heavy,she broke Baby Bears chair!Since Baby Bear was very small,he had a small dish.With because,we often place it later in the sentence.The tone is strong.(Because 引导的从句通常在主句之后。
6、语气通常比较强）e.g.she didnt like the bed because it was too hard.Exercise Write sentences in your notebooks connecting the following ideas using because,as,or since.he asks you,please tell him the reason.I had a cold,I was absent from school.I didnt pass the exam,I didnt prepare it very well.answers Since
7、 he asks you,please tell him the reason.As I had a cold,I was absent from school.I didnt pass the exam,because I didnt prepare it very well.While-reading Please read this story again and put the sentences below in right order with your partners.Exercise The three bears decided to go for a short walk
8、.Goldilocks tried the bears chairs.Goldilocks looked through the kitchen window.Goldilocks fell asleep.Goldilocks tried the bears porridge.The three bears made some breakfast.Goldilocks broke Baby Bears chair.Goldilocks went inside the bears house.Goldilocks lay down on the bears beds.answers 2,6,4,
9、9,5,1,7,3,8Post-reading Please works in pairs and retell the story and try to rewrite the story.Do not forget to use the words“as”,“since”and“because”.Some of our students will be invited to come in front of the class to tell us the story when you finish the tasks.Homework Write a story by using the word“as”,“since”and“because”.
