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1、Unit 7Social Problems,Unit Objectives,Definition of cause&effect,Function of cause&effect,Features of cause&effect,Organization of cause&effect,How to choose right examples,Transitional phrases,Warm-up Activities-college students taking part-time jobs,Definition of cause&effect,Sound reasoning or lo
2、gic is naturally the most important quality of any analysis.In presenting cause and effect,we should try to be objective.Overstating or understating our position would only make the analysis unconvincing.It seems convenient to state the effect first and then explain the causes.The reverse order,howe
3、ver,is to be preferred when one cause leads to various effects.1.To state an effect and devote the rest of the paragraph to examining the causes.2.To state a cause and then mention or predict the effect.,Function of cause&effect,Cause and effect serves as a useful means to describe or analyze phenom
4、ena,problems,influences,etc.2.We often find ourselves in situations where we need to discuss causes or effects in order to better understand what is being discussed:places,people,features,advantages or disadvantages.3.How to express cause-and-effect relationships effectively is crucial to meaningful
5、 communication.,Effect,Cause 1,Cause 2,Cause,Effect 1,Effect 3,Effect 2,Features of cause&effect,Fill out the forms with the appropriate and relevant information,Like English in high school,be easy to find a job after graduation,have an uncle who once majored in English,be good at language learning,
6、less income,employers do not like it,save energy,more free time,Study the following words and phrases and divide them into the following 2 groups.,now that,the reason for,thanks to,because,since,as,due to,because of,owing to,consequently,therefore,so,as a result,thus,it follows that,accordingly,henc
7、e,so that,Sample 1-P67,Questions1.This paragraph is developed around the problem of“the lack of parking”complained about by US city residents.2.Single effect and multiple causes.In this way,the writing shows a logical cause-and-effect pattern,which might consequently attract more concern or efforts
8、in the problems solution.3.The 3 causes are presented from the most direct to the most indirect.,1._2.More cars are constantly produced.3._,Causes,Effect,Lack of parking in cities,Over a million cars are abandoned on the streets.,Both city governments or governmental agencies have financial headache
9、s,Superficial/direct,Deepest/indirect,Sample 2 P68,Questions1.The problem addresses refers to the issue of terrorist attacks.This issue has brought about at least three major aspects of consequence or effect.2.The paragraph addresses the cause rather than effects right at the beginning.3.No.It follo
10、ws a pattern of single cause and multiple effects.Unlike Sample 1 in which effect is addressed first and causes are traced backwards,Sample 2 states briefly at the beginning the issue of terrorist attacks as a direct cause,and then dwells upon three major effects,some factual and some predicted.,Cau
11、se,Effects,The terrorist strikes,1.The Americans feel very anxious and panicky.,2.The government trends to make political errors.,3.The public would wind up ignoring the one warning that really matters.,Lack of regulation,Tigers power/beauty/mystery,Cause,Effects,Effect-cause,Disasters happening to children,Tigers privately kept as pets in Texas,Lots of undertrained tiger owners,Neglect of commitment abandonment,Transitional phrases,Keys,Thank You!,2023/3/26,2023/3/26,