Giving Reasons and Explanations - Conversation Practice
Practise giving reasons and explanations through two model conversations at A2–B1 level. Key phrases are highlighted in the dialogues and collected below each example. Two prompts help learners create their own conversations.
What’s in the worksheet?
- Two model conversations
- Highlighted phrases in context
- Key phrases below each dialogue
- Two prompts for pair practice
Connect a problem, its consequence and a practical change of plan.
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A simple way to teach it
Before the lesson
Use the two model conversations and key-phrase lists on the single learner page; the final prompts are open-ended and need no fixed answer key.
- Read the film dialogue and map the broken hose, urgent return home and temporary inability to use the machine.
- Trace the closed-road example from pipe problem to longer bus journey and the train alternative.
- Create a prompt-based explanation with two key phrases and a follow-up about what happens next.
Support and extension
Offer cause/effect/solution notes. Extend by distinguishing because plus a clause from because of plus a noun phrase.
Suggested approach. Adjust the pace and number of questions to suit your class.
