4
Complete the sentences with because, because of, due to or
since. Some of them
can be used more than once. Sometimes there is more than one possible answer.
- Because of their love for the country, about 3000
Azerbaijanis became martyrs during the 44-Day
Patriotic War.
- Thousands of Azerbaijanis had to leave their historical lands ★★★ the Armenian occupation.
- Our happiness was ★★★ the long-awaited liberation of the
occupied territories.
- Our success was ★★★ the heroism of the Azerbaijani people.
- All the Azerbaijanis got very happy when they learned about the liberation of Shusha
★★★ it is considered to be the heart of Garabagh.
- ★★★ the towns have been destroyed, the government is going to
rebuild new ones.
- A lot of refugees had to move to Baku ★★★ the war.
- Young people joined the army ★★★ they wanted to help their
motherland.
5
Complete the sentences with because, because of, due to, since, therefore, so
and as a result. Use each word only once.
- We could see the flags of Turkey everywhere because Turkey is the closest country to us.
- My math teacher couldn’t join the fights ★★★ his age.
- ★★★ we were living close to the border, we had to leave our houses for a while.
- The news was long-awaited, ★★★ all the family started crying.
- Our army fought 44 days. ★★★, we ended the occupation.
- The victory was ★★★ the bravery and courage of the Azerbaijani soldiers.
- The enemy didn’t agree to give back the occupied lands; ★★★, the war continued.
6
Complete the sentences with a reason or result.
- I want to write my posts in English. Therefore, I am planning to take a language course next
week.
- Since ★★★, I have started learning it.
- We should support our army because ★★★.
- We became victorious because of ★★★.
- Our soldiers didn’t give up. As a result, ★★★.
- Our victory is due to ★★★.
7
Imagine that it is the anniversary of Victory Day.
- Write a post to share on a social network website. Use because, because of, due to, since, therefore, so and as a result.
- Present your post to the class.