Cause and effect

studying university
hard degree

saving travelling
money

exercise weight loss

winning the wealthy

lottery lifestyle
great fun at the
weather beach

sale shopping

years of success and

practice reward

healthy long life

eating
Cause and effect
excessive flood
rain

fast food obesity

smoking lung cancer

driving and car accident

texting
waste air pollution
gases

lazy at work unemployed

drought famine

oil spill wildlife in

danger
Useful vocabulary

because
so
as
since
due to
make
cause (verb)
cause (noun)
therefore
as a result
Instructions
1. Cut the “cause & effect” and “useful vocabulary’’ cards. You can laminate them.
2. Let students find the best matches. There are more possible scenarios.
3. Help them with vocabulary to describe what they see in the pictures.
4. Show them how to use cause & effect vocab.
5. Ask them to draw the word cards and create sentences based on the pictures.

Examples:
He is fat because he eats too much.
She didn't hear her alarm clock, so she was late for work.
She can't eat nuts as she is allergic to them.
She must stay at the hotel since she has lost her keys.
All planes were delayed due to the bad weather.
Fast paced lifestyle and too much stress makes us sick.
Global warming causes climate change.
Pilot's mistake was the cause of the crash.
She arrived late to the railway station, therefore she missed her train.
He didn't work hard enough. As a result, he got fired.