Heroes Unit 3 Language in use Language practice Many people were dying because they did not get to hospital quickly enough. There were few doctors, so he had to work very hard on his own. He wrote books so that they could learn about how he treated the sick. Complete the passage with because, so or so that. Yury Gagarin (1934 1968) was an astronaut of the Soviet Union who became the first human in space. At school, the teachers liked Gagarin ________________ he was clever and worked hard. In 1960, Gagarin became one of the twenty astronauts in a space programme. Gagarin trained hard ______________ he could travel into space. Gagarin was not tall, ______________ he got the chance to fly the small spaceship, the Vostok I. On 12th April 1961, Gagarin took off for space. After almost two hours, he landed safely back on earth. He became famous around the world and travelled a lot to tell people of his experience in space. Join the sentences with because, so or so that. There may be more than one answer. Norman Bethune wanted to help people. He became a doctor. Norman Bethune invented new tools for operations. He could help the wounded soldiers. We know what life was like in the capital city of the Northern Song Dynasty. Zhang Zeduan painted a picture about it. Work in pairs. Ask and answer. Facts Reasons Norman Bethune went to Spain. He wanted to help the wounded soldiers. Many people think Shakespeare is Britain's greatest writer. People still love reading his works. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon. They wanted to learn more about the moon and space. Florence Nightingale made hospitals clean. A lot of people died in dirty hospitals. Why did Norman Bethune go to Spain? He went to Spain because he wanted to help the wounded soldiers.