Prime Time 8, Speaking, Maturatraining

Support material: Expressing cause and effect Talking about old and new (see page 64 for key) a) Group the following words and write them into the appropriate boxes. 1 fashionable innovative latest modern old-fashioned brand-new conservative contemporary conventional dated current old-school old-style out-dated out-of-date recent state-of-the-art traditional trendy unfashionable up-to-date Old New b) Form two groups of synonyms. to demolish • to destroy • to keep • to modernise • to preserve • to raze to the ground • to rebuild • to reconstruct • to refurbish • to renovate • to repair • to tear down Synonyms of destruction: Synonyms of reconstruction: Expressing cause and effect Form a sentence with each of the following phrases. A possible cause of … . • This has been linked to … . • The result/consequence of … . • A failure to do so might lead to … . • This might cause … . • Consequently … . • Because of this, … . • As a result of this, … . • This will bring about great changes to … . • That would lead to … . • Doing that would mean taking risks … . • What would happen if … ? • Just think of the consequences if … . • If we did that, the consequences would be … . 2 23 10 Tradition and change Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv