Kelas XI K13

1st meeting

With a partner, read the conversation given below:

Meci : Hi Rafli! What are you doing?

Rafli : Hey Meci! I am reading an article on smoking.
Meci : Smoking. Why?
Rafli : For presentation in Science class.
Meci : So tell me what you learnt about smoking.
Rafli : Did you know that smoking is one of the main causes of sickness in smokers? For
example:

1. Smoking weakens the lungs due to which there is a build up of poisonous substance.

2. Smoking causes heart attack, strokes, ulcers.

Meci : Really? It sounds scary.
Rafli : It is! If we do not educate people about effects of smoking, there will be a lot of
people suffering from these diseases.
Meci : You are right. We have to do it.

1. Discuss with your partner.

2. What do you think is happening in the-above conversation?

3. Do you think smoking is dangerous?

4. Do you think it should be banned?

Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat Cause and Effect atau Kalimat Kausalitas

Kalimat cause and effect biasa juga disebut dengan kalimat sebab-akibat

atau kalimat kausalitas adalah kalimat yang dibangun dengan melibatkan
tindakan yang membuat sesuatu terjadi dan hasil dari tindakan tersebut.
Paling gampang ditandai dengan kata hubung yang menandakan sebab
akibat, misalnya: because, for, since, when, dan as.

Contoh 1

I was lost so I opened Google Maps (Saya tersesat sehingga saya membuka

Google Maps)

Cause : I was lost

Effect : I opened Google Maps

Conjunction : so

Contoh 2

The journey was quite quick because the road was clear. (perjalanan cukup
cepat karena jalanan bersih dari hambatan )

Cause : the road was clear.

Effect : the journey was quite quick

Conjunction : because

Contoh 3

As it is raining again, I will have to stay at home. (karena hujan sedang

turun lagi, saya akan tinggal di rumah)

Cause : it is raining again.

Effect : I will have to stay at home.

Conjunction : as

Contoh 4

Since she had not paid the rent,she was told to vacate the flat. (Karena dia
belum membayar sewa, dia diberitahu untuk mengosongkan ruangan.)

Cause : she had not paid the rent.

Effect : she was told to vacate the flat.

Conjunction : since

Contoh 5

When the ocean is extremely polluted, coral reefs die..

Cause : the ocean is extremely polluted.

Effect : coral reefs die.

Conjunction : when

Hal yang perlu diperhatikan adalah jika kata hubung terletak di awal kalimat,
kita perlu menggunakan tanda baca koma. Akan tetapi, jika kata hubungnya
berada di tengah, kita tidak perlu menggunakan koma.

As it was getting late, We decided to book into a hotel.

  Let’s talk a look at the sentence structure of cause and effect.

    Due to, because of, owing to, and thanks so are followed by a noun

Due to

Because of
Noun
Owing to

Thanks so
    Because, since, as, for are followed by a verb.

Due to

Because of
Subject + verb
Owing to

Thanks so

Examples:

Owing to her hard work and intelligence, we won the trophy.

Thanks to Siti and John’s effective planning, the event went well.

Because of his hard work, he managed to get the best student award.

I have a stomachache because I ate to much food.

There was a lot of homework and test, as a result most of the students were unhappy and couldn’t go
anywere during the weekend.