Exercise: Giving reasons

during your meetings. There are different ways in which you can explain the reasons for doing things. One approach is to focus first on the problem or reason for the action, then state the action that waas or should be taken for this approach. You need the phrase, which is why here's an example. People are turning up late hour meetings, which is why we should always start on time. Another approach is to focus first on the action that was taken and then give the reason why this is helpful for this approach. You need the word because here's on example, In future, we should always start our meetings on time because people have been turning up late. Let's practice this. Now you will hear a sentence using which is why or because in the pause changer, which is why sentence into a because sentence or a because sentence into a witches y sentence. You will then here a correct version. Good. Let's start. We need a bigger team because the project is expanding. The project is expanding, which is why we need a bigger team. Everyone is away next week, which is why we need to meet this Friday. We need to meet this Friday because everyone is away next week. This project requires someone with I t experience, which is why John should be involved. John should be involved because this project requires someone with i t experience. We need to act quickly because time is running out. Time is running out, which is why we need to act quickly. It's rather complicated, which is why we need another meeting. We need another meeting because it's rather complicated. We can't meet on that day because it's a national holiday. It's a national holiday on that day, which is why we can't meet. Then there's a rail strike, which is why John's not here. Jones not here because there's a rail strike good well done in business meetings. It's important that you explain the reason for things in a clear way, using which is why or because I can help you to do just that. If you found are exercise difficult, go back and do it again and good luck with making your meetings mawr effective