Expressing cause and consequence — reuse it in speaking and writing

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

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

1. Objective

By the end, you will reuse “Expressing cause and consequence” in a sentence or situation of your own.

2. Discover

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

3. Understand

To produce, first write two simple facts. Then connect them by deciding clearly which is the cause and which is the consequence.

Je pars plus tôt parce que j’ai un rendez-vous.Le train est supprimé, donc je prends le bus.Comme nous avons fini, nous pouvons partir.Le dossier est incomplet ; c’est pourquoi il revient au service.Puisque tu connais l’adresse, guide-nous.La batterie est vide, alors je recharge mon téléphone.

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.