Unit 3 – Vocabulary Describing Cause and Effect (p34)

Interviews (10 mins) Find out: Some basic facts – Major, Year at university, Hometown Future predictions – Work, Travel, Family, Marriage, Children, Retirement e.g. What do you think you will do when you graduate? Name Details MinSeok 2nd year student, majoring in Anthropology, like to work in related field, definitely won’t have children

“I missed the last train. As a result, I’ll have to walk home.” Cause I missed the last train Effect I’ll have to walk home “I missed the last train. As a result, I’ll have to walk home.” as a consequence, lead to, cause, as a result of, because (of), due to, result in, lead to

Make Cause and Effect Sentences: drank too much had a terrible headache the next day. got an A+ in my exams my parents bought me a car failed his exams had to repeat the class again split up with my girlfriend got very drunk told me she wanted to get married left the country kissed my punched him in the nose as a consequence, lead to, cause, as a result of, because of, due to, because, result in, lead to

Listening Speaker 1 Why does the speaker think TV will have a bigger impact upon sport in the future? Why does he think more sports people will come from Asia and Africa in the future? Speaker 2 – Thinks the number or people living alone will rise dramatically in the next few decades. What 2 things does she think this will lead to?

Listening Speaker 3 – Thinks an increasing number of retired people from Europe or the USA will retire in developing nations. Why does the speaker think this will happen? How will this effect the nations they retire in? Speaker 4 – Believes there is a growing demand for digital content. What effect is this having now and in the future?

Write 4 cause and effect sentences with your group More people have cars Write 4 cause and effect sentences with your group 1. More people have cars because they are earning more money. 2. This leads to more traffic on the roads and causes more pollution. 3. As a result, the government spends more money. Because of this, taxes are slowly rising. 4. This, in turn, results in people having to pay higher taxes. 5. As a consequence, people have less money. as a consequence, lead to, cause, as a result of, because of, due to, because, result in, lead to