Cause & Effect Essay Activity

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    Cause & Effect Essay prepared by prof. El. AMAYOUD

    1. Read the text and underline the linking words or phrases in the essay below.2. Replace the underlined linking words with the following ones in the box.

    Congestion in Abu Dhabi

    Although Abu Dhabi is one of the most modern cities in the world, it is facing a problem of traffic

    congestion. Many residents spend hours stuck in traffic every day. This is a complex problem with many serious

    causes and effects.

    There are many reasons why we suffer traffic jams every day. For one thing, there is the rapid growth of

    the population. As a result of this, the number of cars is increasing annually. For another, there are more female

    drivers and younger drivers today than in the past. Moreover, the increase in the number of trucks and

    commercial vehicles causes traffic congestion. These vehicles move very slowly, sometimes stopping to unload

    goods, and blocking traffic; in addition, Road works are a final major problem that can lead to streets being very

    crowded.

    Traffic congestion also has many effects. To begin with, one of the most important is parking problems;

    for example, people find it difficult to park their cars, especially in the city center. Long delays in getting to and

    from work are another result, leading to less productivity from employees. There are also more accidents, because

    people become frustrated or angry due to the traffic jams. Finally, pollution in the city center worsens as because

    of car emissions, and the city becomes a less attractive place to live; therefore. Shops are forced to close in the

    city center and have to relocate to malls or to the outskirts of the city, where parking is available.

    In conclusion, although Abu Dhabi has good roads and modern infrastructure, it is suffering from traffic

    problems. There is no simple solution to this problem because it has many causes, but the effects are damaging

    both the city and the people who live there. The government should try to remedy this problem.

    3 . There are four paragraphs. What is the purpose of each one?

    4. Underline the thesis statement in the introduction.

    5. Underline the topic sentence for the causes.6. Write a number (1, 2, 3) next to each cause (main point ).

    7. Underline the topic sentence for the effects.

    8. Write a number (1, 2, 3 , etc. ) next to each effect (main point ).

    9. Underline the future statement in the conclusion.

    10. Youre going to write a cause & effect essay. Write a list of causes and effects of the following

    topic: students taking up smoking

    11. Use your ideas from exercise 10 to write four paragraphs.

    another effect despite furthermore for one reason

    consequently one more cause besides to start with

    in particular another effect last but not least thus all in all

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