Worksheet

Unit 03 : Back to nature sequence 02 : Stop and consider

Lesson: cause effect relationship

Consider the following sentences

1- Fish is dying because fertilizers which contain phosphorus and sulphur are spilled into the
rivers→………………
2- Fertilizers which contain phosphorus and sulphur are spilled into the rivers; as a result, fish is
dying.→……………..
3- The Earth is getting warmer because because the volume of carbon dioxide has increased.→…….
4- The volume of carbon dioxide has increased; consequently, the Earth is getting warmer.→………..
a- What do the first and the third sentences express?

b- What do the second and the third sentences express?

Rule:
1- To express cause, we use ………………….
2-To express result , we use the following connectors: ………………….
Task 01:Rewritethe following sentences expressing the cause effect relationship. Use the
connectors you studied above
1- Many people catch Parkinson disease because Farmers use heavily fertilizers
……………………………………………………………………………..………………………….
…………………..
2- The land is polluted and poisoned because people don’t stop throwing toxic waste
……………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………….
3- Sea creatures are killed because solid waste is dumped directly into the oceans
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………..
4- Many countries decided to reduce carbon emissions because global warming becomes the biggest
challenge.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………..
Task 02: Match each cause of pollution with its corresponding effect in the table below. Use the
link words and make the necessary changes in punctuation.

cause connectors effect

a- Factories and vehicle release gases
into the air.
b- CFCs destroy the ozone layer
c- The atmosphere is loaded with
acids.
d- The UV rays reach the surfave of
the earth
…; as a result, 1- The UV rays are not filtered.
2- The atmosphere is full of
….; as a consequence pollution.
…; therefore 3- People suffer from skin cancer.
…;thus
4- Acid rain destroy forest.