Unit 2: Causes and effects

February 12

Have you ever had a blind date in your life?

Let's see what can happen in a blind date...

Listening & Writing Exercise

1.     What was the story about? 

2.     Analyze four different problems John and Scarlet faced during their date and describe them by showing cause and effect relationship.

Writing strategy: use cause and effect connectors to describe the problems (as, since, because, because of, due to, therefore, as a result, consequently, so)

Cause and effect

Connectors or linking words

Recognizing connectors or linking words will help you analyze the logical relations existing among themes or ideas in the text.

Cause and Effect Linking Words

Work at lab

Study more about Connectors and Linking Words in the links below:

Linking Words
Reason & Result Linking Words Explanation and Exercise
Connectors Exercises
Linking Words: Lesson in Spanish

Homework

Reading exercise: read the text and do the exercises 

Pulp friction

Writing exercise: Read the text and do the exercises

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