Expressing cause and consequence — practise in context

Expressing cause and consequence: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: cause-consequence-comprendrePass mark: 80%

1. Objective

By the end, you will manipulate forms related to “Expressing cause and consequence” without copying the model.

2. Discover

Read the examples for “Expressing cause and consequence — practise in context” as sentences you could genuinely hear or use. What links the ideas?

3. Understand

While practising, ask yourself whether the phrase explains the origin of the fact or what results from it. This simple test helps distinguish cause from consequence.

Le bus est en retard, donc je préviens mon collègue.Comme le magasin ferme bientôt, dépêchons-nous.Je prends un parapluie parce que le ciel est noir.Puisque tu as déjà payé, garde le reçu.Il a oublié son mot de passe ; c’est pourquoi il ne peut pas se connecter.La salle est complète, alors nous attendons dehors.

Watch out

First identify the relation between the ideas: cause, consequence, contrast, condition, time… Choose the connector from the meaning, not the other way around.

4. Guided practice

5. Independent practice

6. Write / speak

Write three personal sentences where the target structure genuinely helps express your meaning. Change the context each time.

7. Check your learning

8. Remember

For relation entre propositions, identify the context first, then the form carrying the useful information. Always check your answer in a complete sentence.

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9. Now I can…

I can recognise “Expressing cause and consequence” in a new example.
I can justify my choice and create an example.