Date: Tuesday September 23rd, 2014

Practice N

Topic: Cause and Effect.

ACTIVITY 1: MATCH the beginning of each sentence in Column A with the correct ending in Column B. Add any necessary
words. Look at the example.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

Careless driving
Eating too many sugary things
Skin Cancer
Heart attacks
One ____________ of using a computer all day
Bad posture
A sudden rise in temperature
Malaria can ____________ from
Obesity can be the ____________ of
Crimes in inner cities have increased
Letting children always do what they want
Accidents in the home

A. overheating and a lack of exercise.

B. can be _____________ to tiredness and distraction.
C. can and does _______________ in tooth decay.
D. is to cause headaches and eye problems.
E. being bitten by a mosquito.
F. is a major ____________ of chronic back pain.
G. _____________ of high unemployment and a lack
of recreational facilities.
H. can be ___________ by sunbathing for long periods.
I. is a major cause of road accidents.
J. can and does ___________ to behavioural problems at
home.
K. have increased as a ____________of our modern
stressful lifestyle.
L. can and does _______________ avalanches.

ACTIVITY 2: USE because of/ due to in order to REWRITE the matched answers in ACTIVITY 1. Look at the example.
1. Careless driving is a major cause of road accidents.
Due to careless driving, there are road accidents.
Cause

Effect

2. ____________________________________________________________________________________________.
3. ____________________________________________________________________________________________.
4. ____________________________________________________________________________________________.
5. ____________________________________________________________________________________________.
6. ____________________________________________________________________________________________.
7. ____________________________________________________________________________________________.
8. ____________________________________________________________________________________________.
9. ____________________________________________________________________________________________.
10. ____________________________________________________________________________________________.
11. ____________________________________________________________________________________________.
12. ____________________________________________________________________________________________.

Teacher Martha Bocanegra