In this lesson, students practice expressing the effects of various causes, and the causes of various effects.
Function: Expressing Cause and Effect
Key Words: Because/since/as
Expressing Cause and Effect: Since I won’t graduate until June, I hope to find a job in advertising sometime next summer.
Read the following causes and determine what the effects might be.
Finish the sentences according to the prompts given.
1. While in university, I was interested in ___________________________; therefore, I chose to study ______________________________________________________________________.
2. During my school years I never really liked _________________________, so I _______________________________________________________________________.
3. Since rainy days make me feel ____________________, I often ____________________
_______________________________________________________________________.
4. As cooking is _____________________ in our culture, we ___________________________
________________________________________________________________________.
5. I find visiting museums __________________________, so ___________________________
_______________________________________________________________________.
6. Sports to me are ____________________________; therefore, ________________________
_______________________________________________________________________.
7. Since my free time is _______________________, I normally ________________________
_______________________________________________________________________.
8. Painting is something I ________________________________, with this in mind, _________
_______________________________________________________________________.
9. My hometown has ___________________________________, so I would recommend
_______________________________________________________________________.
10. I’ve always loved ____________________ music, so ________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________.
Read through the prompts again. What were the questions asked?
1. ________________________________________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________________________________
4. ___________________________________________________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________________________________________________
6. ____________________________________________________________________________________
7. _____________________________________________________________________________________
8. _____________________________________________________________________________________
9. _____________________________________________________________________________________
10._____________________________________________________________________________________
Read through the following effects and try to determine the cause.
1. I was soaking wet when I got to work.
Cause: _____________________________________________________________
2. I changed my major from math to English.
Cause: _____________________________________________________________
3. I have to manage my finances carefully.
Cause: _____________________________________________________________
4. Traveling is a big part of my life.
Cause: _____________________________________________________________
5. I never take a taxi.
Cause: _____________________________________________________________
6. Eating vegetables with every meal is something I do every day.
Cause: _____________________________________________________________
7. I usually go to bed very early.
Cause: _____________________________________________________________
8. I have 2 cats and 3 dogs.
Cause: _____________________________________________________________
9. We often invite people over for dinner.
Cause: _____________________________________________________________
10. We rarely use the air conditioner
Cause: _____________________________________________________________
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