MEDIA MENGAJAR

PATHWAY TO
ENGLISH
FOR SMA/MA GRADE XI

Kurikulum 2013 yang Disempurnakan

By: Th. M. Sudarwati and Eudia Grace
Chapter 7

BECAUSE OF YOU
 CHAPTER 7
BECAUSE OF YOU

Cause-Effect

Expressing
Expressing Effect
Cause
 EXPRESSING CAUSE
because (conjunction) /'bı'kɒz; 'bı'kǝz; 'bı'kʌz/
for the reason that
“Why does the brain tissue not feel pain?” “Because it lacks pain
receptors.”

because of (preposition)
as a result of
Roads can be much harder to travel because of heavy snow.

due to (preposition) /'dju: tu; 'du: tu/

caused by
When our muscles warm up due to exertion, we sweat more.
 EXPRESSING EFFECT

(be) caused by
The illness is caused by a virus.
effect cause

can + verb 1
Heavy snowfall can paralyse transportation.
cause effect
 EXPRESSING CAUSE AND EFFECT
Expressing Cause
Reflection of light in water droplets in
the Earth’s atmosphere causes
rainbows.
Rainbows occur because of various
forms of water in the air.
In hot weather or when our muscles
warm up due to exertion, we sweat
more.
Snowfall can decrease the electricity
generated by solar panels.
Expressing Effect
Rainbows are caused by the
reflection of light in water droplets in
the Earth’s atmosphere.
Rainbows can be caused by various
forms of water in the air.
In hot weather, more sweat is caused
by the rise in muscle temperature
from exertion.
The electricity generated by solar
panels can be decreased by snowfall.
 WAYS TO LINK CAUSES AND EFFECT
because, therefore, as a result, consequently

Effect Cause
A tsunami generally occurs because a tectonic plate on one side of a fault sinks
suddenly during an earthquake.

Cause Effect

• The land absorbs heat from the sun. Therefore, the air above it becomes hot.
• The air above the land becomes hot. Consequently, the heated air expands and
rises.
• The heated air expands and rises. As a result, an area of low pressure forms over
the land.
 WAYS TO LINK CAUSES AND EFFECT

Cause first causes

leads to
Cause Effect A tsunami gives rise to disturbances.
results in
brings about

is caused by
Effect first is due to
A tsunami disturbances.
is the effect of
Effect Cause
results from
Write a long dialogue based on this situation such as;
1. UN BASED COMPUTER
2. FLOODING
by using cause and effect conjunction