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Cause and Effect

Causes are things that produce an event or condition; effects are
those that follow. A cause-and-effect essay explains how various
phenomena relate to each other in terms of origins and
consequences.
(Source: https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_writing- for- success/s14- 08- cause- and- effect.html)

ACTIVITY 1. Match the causes in column A with the effects in column B.

Afterwards, rewrite the sentences on the next page.

COLUMN A COLUMN B

1. Since we ran out of gas, 1. I had to mop the floor,

2. Since rotational brownout happens 2. so I was late for work.
in the city, 3. so he was promoted.
3. The weather forecast called for a 4. so we ran out of cash.
rain, 5. we had to go to the nearest
4. Because our place is already in gasoline station.
Alert Level 1 status, 6. I was able to submit my projects
5. As the fire swallowed hundred before the deadline.
houses, 7. so he brought his raincoat
6. Gian closed the deal with a multi - 8. children are allowed in the malls.
national company, 9. several families had to find
7. I forgot to set my alarm another place to live.
8. The pizza was buy 1 take 2, 10. My mother does not buy ice cream
9. since I spilled the soup on it anymore.
10. Because my older sister helped me
with my projects,

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Rewrite the sentences here:

1. .

2. .

3. .

4. .

5. .

6. .

7. .
8. .

9. .

10. .

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ACTIVITY 2. Combine the sentences to show cause - effect/effect- cause relationships;

use the vocabulary structure presented in the SIM. Rewrite the sentence on the space
provided.

1. He failed the national achievement test. He is too lazy to study.

2. The rain was coming. The event was cancelled.

3. Carla got the virus. She was quarantined.

4. She was tardy ten times a month. She was suspended.

5. They did not catch the train. They missed the flight.

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6. He worked so hard for the past 20 years as an OFW. He owned a vast land.

7. We left the office very late. We missed the bus.

8. His parents were confined in the hospital for several weeks already. He felt very
exhausted.

9. The visitors arrived a day before the event. The organizer was so stressed.

10. I did not complain about the incident to the police. The police did not act on
it.

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ACTIVITY 3.

A. Write at least 3 causes of the following questions:

(from https://owlcation.com/humanities/100-Cause-and-Effect-Essay-Topics)

1. What causes students to think that online schooling is boring?

a.

b.
c.

2. What causes a video game to be popular?

a.

b.
c.

3. What causes online shopping for people to spend more money?

a.

b.
c.

4. What causes social media to lose its popularity?

a.

b.
c.

5. What causes the increase in cases of obesity?

a.
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b.
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ACTIVITY 3.

B. Write at least 3 effects of the following questions:

1. What are the effects of children growing in poverty?

a.

b.
c.

2. What are the social effects of people having cell phones?

a.

b.
c.

3. What are the effects of reading from a computer or tablet rather than paper
and books on a child ' s learning skills?

a.

b.
c.

4. What effects does parent involvement in schools have on education?

a.

b.
c.

5. What effect does social media have on teen relationships?

a.
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b.
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Performance Task 1. Develop a 500 to 800 - word essay with three paragraphs showing
a cause and effect relationship utilizing the template below. You may choose any of
the following topics or suggest your own topic to write.

Topics to choose from:

1. Dating at Young Age
2. Telling lies: Its Causes and Effects
3. Causes and Effects of Terrorism
4. Stress Impact on Health
5. Growing up with a Single Parent / Growing up with Separated Parents 6.
Teacher ’ s choice or student ’ s choice

(Title)

(Introduction)

(Body)

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Your essay will be rated based on the following rubric:

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Performance Task 2. Oral Reading Fluency - READ ALOUD

Oral reading fluency means being able to read a text quickly, accurately, and

Directions: To practice reading fluently: 1. Set

a timer for 30 seconds;
2. Read the passage as quickly and accurately as
possible ; 3. Mark the last word you read when the timer
goes off ;
4. Practice more until you are able to read the entire passage for the whole 30 seconds,
without missing a word.
5. Refer to your teacher for his / her modified instructions ( if any ) and for the
submission process.

Something in a thirty-acre thermal thicket of thorns and thistles

thumped and thundered threatening the three-D thoughts of Matthew
the thug – although, theatrically, it was only the thirteen-thousand
thistles and thorns through the underneath of his thigh that the thirty-
year-old thug thought of that morning.
(Source:https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/al/globalpad- rip/openhouse/academicenglishskills/pronunciation/actpronunciation/
tongue_twisters/)

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