Cause và Effect Essay

I. Structure 1: the Block Structure

II.
III. Structure 2: the Point-by-Point Structure

IV.
1. Introduction
 “Nowadays/today/these days……..(Paraphrase the topic)

 “This essay will discuss the main reasons of this epidemic and then
describe the possible effects of the problem.” 

2. Body paragraph 1 – Causes ( Topic sentence. Cause1- explain-

example. Cause2- explain- example…)

3. Body paragraph 2 – Effects ( Topic sentence. Effect 1- explain-

example. Effect 2- explain- example…)

4. Conclusion

 
Từ vựng và cấu trúc ngữ pháp hay có thể áp dụng trong bài Cause -
Effect

 A cause of/ A reason for

 Affects/ influences
 Leads to/ gives rise to/ brings about
 To be affected/ influenced by
 To be caused by/ produced by/ result from
 To be a consequence of/ to be a result of/ to be due to/ the effect of
 As a result of/ As a consequence of
 Consequently,/ Thus,/ Therefore,/ Hence,/ For this reason
 Owing to/ On account of/ Because of/ Due to the fact that
 One of the causes/ The reason is that
 Because/ Since/ As
 Due to this/ Because of/ Owing to/ Lead to
 As a result/ Lead to the problem/ Can attribute to
 Make/ Create/ Change/ Effect/ Affect/ Result
 Risk of/ Leading to

Example of cause/effect IELTS writing task 2 question:

Today more people are overweight than ever before.

What in your opinion are the primary causes of this?

What are the main effects of this epidemic?

Generating ideas
After you’ve read the question, you can clearly determine the
problem: growing number of overweight people.

But before you start to write your essay, it’s a good idea to think of 2-3
causes and 2-3 possible effects of the problem.
Causes of obesity:

1. inactive lifestyle (relying on cars instead of walking, fewer physical

demands at work, inactive leisure activities)
2. unhealthy eating habits (eating fast-food, drinking high-calorie
beverages, consuming large portions of food, eating irregularly)

Effects of obesity:

3. physical health problems

4. depressions and mental disorders

Effects of obesity:

1. physical health problems

2. loss of productivity
3. depressions and mental disorders

Band 9 answer
essay structure:

 Introduction
 Body paragraph 1 - causes
 Body paragraph 2 - effects
 Conclusion

Model essay
Nowadays the number of overweight people is constantly increasing. This essay
will discuss the main reasons of this epidemic and then describe the possible
effects of the problem.
In my opinion, the foremost causes of obesity are inactive lifestyle and
unhealthy eating habits. Today more and more people rely on cars instead of
walking, have less physical demands at work and prefer inactive leisure
activities. This results in burning less calories and gaining weight. Moreover, the
problem is accentuated by the growing number of people, who eat irregularly
and consume large portions of high-calorie food. For example, about 50% of the
adult population in Europe with so-called disordered eating suffer from obesity.

The possible effects of this problem include physical health problems and loss of
productivity. First of all, obesity results in incorrect functioning of the human
body and contributes to the risk of developing some chronic illnesses. For
example, as body fat percentage increases, the person’s metabolism worsens,
which in turn may result in diabetes or heart diseases. Secondly, overweight
people are very unhealthy and often suffer from stress and tiredness. This
lessens their work capacity and results in lower productivity. For example, it has
been proven that an obese person needs to put more effort to complete some
task than a person with normal weight.

To sum up, obesity is a big problem that affects a lot of people nowadays. It’s
mainly caused by inactive lifestyle and eating disorders and results in severe
health problems and loss of productivity.

(251 words)

HOMEWORK

 Social media addiction: Do personal or cultural factors play a bigger

role in whether someone becomes addicted to social media in the first
place? What are the effects that such an addiction can have on a
student’s life?