English Listening & Writing Exercise - Cause and Effect, Exercises of English

Download English Listening & Writing Exercise - Cause and Effect and more Exercises English in PDF only on Docsity! LISTENING & WRITING ACTIVITIES – CAUSE & EFFECT Listening 1. The Causes and Effects of Climate Change Climate change is a major problem in the world today. Scientists believe that climate change is mainly (1) ………………………. by an excess of greenhouse gases, like methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide. Humans put these into the atmosphere with our (2) ………………… activities. The excess of atmospheric carbon dioxide is caused by burning fossil fuels, which we use to (3) …..………………… our cars. Climate change is expected to cause many (4) ……………….. in the future, such as droughts, strong storms, and the loss of ecosystems. Scientists predict that the Arctic ice will be completely melted by 2050. However, there are lots of (5) ……………………. ways to help prevent this. Using less energy, taking public transportation often and (6) …………………. less are all easy ways to (7) ………………. …. climate change. Listening 2. The Causes of World War II World War II was a (1)………………….. conflict that began in 1939. The war began when German dictator Adolf Hitler (2)…………………… an invasion of Poland. Hitler’s goal was to take over Europe entirely. He also believed that the German race was (3) …………………………., and began to order the deaths of anyone who he didn’t think was “pure”. The main victims of Hitler’s regime were Jews. Immediately after the invasion of Poland, Britain and France declared war on Germany. Later, the United States and the Soviet Union (4) ………………….….. as well. They became known as the Allied Powers. Germany’s allies were Italy and Japan, and they became known as the Axis Powers. For six years, Allied soldiers tried to regain land and 95) ……..……………….….. concentration camps. The war’s end came in 1945, after Allied (6) ……………….. overpowered the German army and Hitler died by suicide. Over 60 million people died in World War II, making it the worst (7) ………………………. Listening 3. Listening Comprehension 1. What is the topic of the conversation? 2. What is the effect of illegal logging? 3. How does the govornment handle the situation? 4. What is the result of the action by the government? 5. How does the activist help preventing illegal logging? Listening 4. 1. What happened to Andi? 2. Why was he worried? 3. What was the result of the investigation? Writing. Combining Sentences of Cause & Effect. Combine these two sentences using (Since, Because, Because of, Therefore, 1. There was a fire last night – the family had to move out. 2. Kate forgot to set the alarm – she woke up late 3. The heavy rain last night. Some areas in the city are flooded. 4. A tiring basketball game - Gerry went straight to bed after he got home 5. Mr. Roberts has to attend a conference – there will be no English class this week.