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class day 21

“We need a short-term plan and a long-term goal.”

psychology health

  1. result
  2. cause
  3. increase
  4. decrease
  5. and
  6. money

Activity 2 Rewriting sentences

Read each pair of sentences 1-5 carefully.  

Combine them into one sentence using an adverbial clause of reason. This clause will explain why something happens. You can use conjunctions from

Activity 1 such as because, since, or as to form the clauses. Write your answers in your notebook or device. 

  1. Jing went on a holiday to Tahiti. She wanted to visit a place she’d never been to. 
  2. No one volunteered to collect the rubbish on the beach. My footy club signed up to do it. 
  3. Joe graduated from the University of Sydney with honors. His parents bought him a new car.  
  4. Australia is seen as a safe country. Many international students come and study here. 
  5. Many young Australians cannot afford a home. They are choosing not to have a family.

My answer:

  1. Jing went on a holiday to Tahiti because she wanted to visit a place she’d never been to. 
  2. No one volunteered to collect the rubbish on the beach since my footy club signed up to do it. 
  3. As Joe graduated from the University of Sydney with honors, his parents bought him a new car.  
  4. Australia is seen as a safe country since many international students come and study here.
  5.  Many young Australians cannot afford a home since they are choosing not to have a family.
  1. Economy:
    – inflation and raising interest rates à hitting yng.  ppl. harder
    – reduce their spending, like negotiating bills and delaying big buys
    – fin. stress is taking away young people’s chance for equal opp.
    – unstable jobs and short-term work
  2. Mental Health:
    – Trust in gov. and overall happiness w the country’s direction decreased ß ↗ money-related stress
    – gave up dream ß cost of living & mental health issues.
    – wealth gap à change the goals, hopes & well-being of future generations.
  3. Housing:
    – harder to afford homes & secure housing
    – risk of a generation feeling + believing the system is unfair