15.09.2010

1. UNIT-8: CAUSE & EFFECT PARAGRAPH

2. Cause… wh y something happen s .

3. Effect… what happens .

8. Find the cause in the sentence below. My sister was scared of the mouse , so she screamed for help .

15. The little girl sat on her mother’s lap because she was sleepy, What is the cause?

16. The boy was hungry, so he ate a hamburger . CAUSE? EFFECT?

17. The baby laughed because she liked her toy. EFFECT? CAUSE?

18. He broke a class rule, so he had to write sentences on the board. CAUSE EFFECT WHICH PART OF THE SENTENCE IS BOXED?

19. The boy knew the answer so he raised his hand. Cause Effect

20. When the child was bored, he tapped his fingers. Cause Effect

21. They wanted a drink because the sun was hot. Cause Effect

22. Find the cause. The kid fell… because of the water.

23. Find the effect. She hurt her knee when she fell down.

24. Find the effect. He grabbed his head when he started to fall.

25. Find the cause. He screamed when he flew up in the air.

26. Find the effect. He was late for school so he ran.

27. Find the cause. The girl cried when she fell down.

28. Find the effect. It was harder to ski when the little guy hitchhiked.

30. LET’S GO ON WITH THE ORGANIZATION OF CAUSE & EFFECT PARAGRAPH

37. WHAT ABOUT THIS?

40. TRANSITIONS FOR CAUSE & EFFECT PARAGRAPH Cause/Reason: for the (simple) reason that, because (of the fact), as, owing to (the fact), due to (the fact that), in that since, Effect/Result: as a result (of this), consequently, for this reason, thus, because (of this), in consequence, as a consequence, so, therefore,

41. because therefore consequently so since as a result due to 1- Gülsen got home late. She missed her TV program. 2- Seçil missed the bus. Sh e woke up late. 3- My brother does not sleep very well. The neighborhood is noisy. 4- I can’t speak English very well. I didn’t enjoy my trip to England. 5- Air fares are going down. More and more people are able to afford air travel. 6- The dog ate the ball. They couldn’t play ball. Combine the pair of sentences below into ONE sentence, using appropriate cause or effect transitions from the list at the bottom. There is one extra. Pay attention to punctuation rules.