Reading and Writing, Taj Mahal, Cause and Effect Relationships

 By Nate Feldman

Vocabulary Review:

complex   external    familiar   gradually  

internal    memorize   technique   visualize  

1. You will not become fluent in English overnight, but you can _________________, or slowly, improve.

2. I make students do vocabulary activities every day.  This __________________, or method, helps them to ________________, or remember, the new words easily.  

3. I can understand simple math, such as addition and subtraction very well, but calculus is more _________________to understand.

4. You look _____________________.  I think we've met before.  Remind me, what is your name?

5. When I want to be happy, I close my eyes and ___________________myself in a perfect place.  Then, I think I am there.

6. An ___________________issue with a company is something happening inside of it.

7. I care about people from other countries, but it is difficult to solve all of their problems as it is an ___________________issue here.


Cause-Effect Relationships:

*The cause of something is why it happens.  The effect is the result.  For example:

I ate lunch because I am hungry.

Cause: I am hungry

Effect: I ate lunch.

Note: The cause of something happens after the word because 

I was hungry, so I went to a restaurant.

Cause: I was hungry

Effect: I went to a restaurant

Note: The effect of something happens after the word so.

Activity: Write causes and effects using because and so.  Make five sentences.

Example: 

Because I am an ESL teacher, I meet people from different countries.

I live outside of the city, so it takes me an hour to get here in the morning.


+ addition

1+3=4 (one plus three equals four)

-subtraction                                               

4-3=1 (four minus three equals one)

*multiplication

4*3=12 (four times three equals twelve)

/division

12/3=4 (twelve divided by three equals four)

 

 

If you study hard, you will do well

Cause: study hard

Effect: do well

If it rains, I bring an umbrella

Cause: it rains

Effect: I bring an umbrella

 

I bought my friend a present.  Then, they said thank you. 

Cause: bought a present

Effect: they said thank you

 

I went to a good university.  Therefore, I got a good job.

I fell asleep in class.  As a result, the psycho teacher stabbed me in the neck. 

Al Nassr offered Rinaldo a lot of money.  As a result, he moved to Saudi Arabia to play with this club. 

By coming to ELS classes, your English will get better.

Cause: coming to ELS classes

Effect: your English will get better

By listening to me, you will learn new words

I got better at English by going to Mr. Nate’s class.

I got healthy by exercising. 

Cause: exercise

Effect: got healthy

 

A code: a word or numbers that have hidden meaning

Associated: a connection to something

Philadelphia is associated with cheese steaks and cream cheese. 

Mental map: directions to a place in your head 


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