Identifying Causes and Consequences
Identifying Causes and Consequences
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CONSEQUENCES
◦ CAUSE: something which produces a result; a person or
thing which is responsible for a situation, action or
event.
because since
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Words that help to identify consequences
therefore so
◦ Ari and Harjanti Budiman are poor but have high hopes for children,
Ridwan and Liana. Ari is offered a government contract logging in
the rainforest. He thinks that cutting down ancient trees is wrong,
but money allows him to send Ridwan and Liana to school. Ridwan
and Liana do well at school, and eventually get good jobs with
good money. However, logging in the rainforest has caused habitat
loss and species extinction.
POSSIBLE CAUSES
What do you think caused the following events? DO you
think the cause are simple or complex?
1)Khalila got a detention
2)Emily’s grandparents came to live with her and her
family
3)Brazil did not win the football World Cup
Try to identify the cause and
consequences in the article..
◦ Use clues in the language
◦ Learn to ignore irrelevant material
◦ Focus on the bits you need.