1. Unit 3 – Vocabulary
Describing Cause and Effect (p34)

2. Interviews (10 mins) Find out:
Some basic facts – Major, Year at university, Hometown
Future predictions – Work, Travel, Family, Marriage, Children, Retirement
e.g. What do you think you will do when you graduate?
Name
Details
MinSeok
2nd year student, majoring in Anthropology, like to work in related field, definitely won’t have children

3. “I missed the last train. As a result, I’ll have to walk home.”
Cause
I missed the last train
Effect
I’ll have to walk home
“I missed the last train. As a result, I’ll have to walk home.”
as a consequence, lead to, cause, as a result of, because (of), due to, result in, lead to

4. Make Cause and Effect Sentences:
drank too much
had a terrible
headache the next
day.
got an A+ in
my exams
my parents bought
me a car
failed his exams
had to repeat
the class again
split up with my
girlfriend
got very drunk
told me she
wanted to get
married
left the country
kissed my
punched him in
the nose
as a consequence, lead to, cause, as a result of, because of, due to, because, result in, lead to

5. Listening
Speaker 1
Why does the speaker think TV will have a bigger impact upon sport in the future?
Why does he think more sports people will come from Asia and Africa in the future?
Speaker 2 – Thinks the number or people living alone will rise dramatically in the next few decades.
What 2 things does she think this will lead to?

6. Listening
Speaker 3 – Thinks an increasing number of retired people from Europe or the USA will retire in developing nations.
Why does the speaker think this will happen?
How will this effect the nations they retire in?
Speaker 4 – Believes there is a growing demand for digital content.
What effect is this having now and in the future?

7. Write 4 cause and effect sentences with your group
More people have cars
Write 4 cause and effect sentences with your group
1. More people have cars because they are earning more money.
2. This leads to more traffic on the roads and causes more pollution.
3. As a result, the government spends more money.
Because of this, taxes are slowly rising.
4. This, in turn, results in people having to pay higher taxes.
5. As a consequence, people have less money.
as a consequence, lead to, cause, as a result of, because of, due to, because, result in, lead to