+ Plantel: CONALEP SAN MARTN

+ Periodo Escolar: 02-15-16

+ Ttulo del Material: Expresin de Causa & Efecto
+ Carrera: ASDI, EKIN, EMEC
+ Mdulo: Comunicacin Independiente en Ingls

+ Docente: Luis Enrique Romero Jordn

+ Fecha de realizacin: Febrero de 2016
+ Propsito del Tema: Establecer relaciones de causa & efecto en ingls.
+ Resultado de Aprendizaje: 1.2 Emite consejos o sugerencias relativas a
habilidades personales empleando estructuras modales.
+ Bibliografa: Communicate in English. Level 4. By Angella Llanas and
Libby Williams. 2012. Macmillan.

Cause & Effect

CONTENTS
Presentation of Cause and Effect
Activity 1: Identify the Cause
Activity 2: Identify the Effect
Connectors of Cause and Effect
Practice activities on line

Cause & Effect

What is a CAUSE?
It is why something happens. To find the
cause, ask yourself:
Why did this happen?

Cause and Effect

What is an EFFECT?
It is what happens. To find the effect, ask
yourself:
What happened?

Words to look for

Since
So
Because
Therefore
Due to the fact
Led to

The reason for

On account of
Consequently
Give rise to
Created by
Contributed to

to indicate the cause and effect in a

sentence.

The CAUSE is why

something happens.

The pins fall because the ball hits them.

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Identify the cause

I am as full as a tick.
What caused this to happen?
I ate a lot of food.

I made an A on my reading test.

What caused this to happen?
I studied for my test.

Can you identify the causes

in the following story?
Jane was lonely. She couldnt have a pet
because pets were not allowed in her building.
Then one day Jane saw an advertisement in the
newspaper.

If I had a bird feeder like the one in the ad,

Jane said, then I wouldnt be lonely anymore.
Jane was right.
Soon many birds began to come to her feeder.
She loved to sit and watch them.

Jane was lonely.

What caused this?
The fact that no pets were
allowed in her building.

What caused Jane to get the bird feeder?

The fact that she saw an

advertisement in a newspaper.

Why was Jane lonely no more?

The fact that she bought a

bird feeder.

The EFFECT is what happens.

The ball hits the pins,

so they fall down.
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Identify the Effect

Last week, I left my radio sitting out in the

rain. What will the effect be?
It will be ruined.
It wont work.

We have a test today, and last night I forgot

to study.
What will the effect be?
I might fail my test!

Can you identify the effects in the

following story?
Last night I watched a scary movie,
and I was scared. Every time I
saw a witch I would scream.
When the witch would laugh, I
would hide under blanket. I will
never watch a scary movie
again.

Every time I would see a witch,

what would the effect be?
I would scream

Every time when the witch would laugh,

what would the effect be?
I would hide under the blanket.

What effect did the movie have

on my mood?
I wont see any horror movies anymore.

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Two things have to happen in a cause

and effect sentence!
Look at the pictures below.
The needle pricks the balloon
What is the cause?________________
The balloon will burst
What will be the effect?_______________

Certain words join cause & effect

sentences.

I bought Dan a present BECAUSE it was his

birthday.
It was Dans birthday

What is the cause? ________________

I bought him a present
What is the effect?
________________
What is the word that join the cause and
Because
effect? _______

What other words help to join

cause & effect sentences?
The ice cream was melting AS A RESULT OF the hot
weather.
The hot weather
What is the cause?________________
The ice cream melted
What is the effect?________________
As a result of
What is the joining clue word?___________

Which words join the cause &

effect parts of a sentence?
I told Ellen to come home because it was time for
because
dinner. _________
The school was closed yesterday on account of
on account
of
the snowy weather.
___________
Sara could not go to the party due to the fact that
due to ____________
the fact
she was sick.
I saved ten dollars as the result of putting one
as theweek.____________
result of
dollar in my bank every

Write a cause and effect ending

for each sentence.
USE THE WORDS THAT JOIN THEM
Because, since, on account of, due to the fact
1.
2.
3.
4.

I had to wear boots to school

I like you
Alan had to stay after school
We are having a party

Further Practice
Check out the following websites for more practice:
http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/fwalters/causeconnect.html
http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/fwalters/paraeval1.html

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