Aims –

• Topic: health
• Vocabulary connected to cause and effect
• Synthesising information

0900 – 1000
Lead-in: Discussion questions:
What are the major health problems globally, and in your country?

What has been the most important medical advance in the last 20 years?

What are the most important factors for good health? (This could be done as a
pyramid discussion task)
• a healthy diet
• regular exercise
• a positive attitude
• good genes
• luck

What kinds of thing can cause bad health? (try getting students to write down
ideas, as a diagnostic for what’s coming next. E.g. Air pollution can lead to
problems like asthma.)

1 show photos and ask students what they can see, how they would feel and
what they would do in the situations.

• photo of someone abut to bungee jump: http://blog.buckitdream.com/wp-

content/uploads/2017/11/bungee-jumping-imagesv2.jpg

• photo of someone in a shark cage: http://blog.buckitdream.com/wp-

content/uploads/2017/11/bungee-jumping-imagesv2.jpg

• photo of someone at a job interview: https://cdn.wallstreetmojo.com/wp-

content/uploads/2017/02/interviewing_resize.jpg

2 Ask: What do you know about adrenaline? When, how and why is it produced in
the body?

3 Students read paragraph 1 and synthesise the information in it by completing

the diagram.
4 Recognising cause and effect. Students note down which event (a or b) from
Paragraph 1 is a cause, and which is an effect.

5. Underline the language of cause and effect. Optional: go through the following
phrases:

6. Read Paragraph 2 and change the cause/effect language.

1000 – 1100
7. Complete the sentences using the prompts.

8. Writing a paragraph about malaria – its causes and effects.

1. Read this paragraph from an essay. Use it to complete the
diagram.
2. Look again at Paragraph 1 and the diagram you completed.
Which event (a or b) is a cause? Which event is an effect?

1 a the release of adrenaline in the body effect

b a sudden feeling of fear or danger cause

2 a the release of adrenaline

b the state of readiness that is needed to deal with a situation

3 a the hypothalamus sends out a chemical signal to your adrenal glands

b the adrenal glands release the hormone adrenaline

4 a the hormone adrenaline is released

b raised heart rate, faster breathing, and tightening muscles

5 a the body is now ready to physically react

b faster breathing, widening eyes and tightening muscles

3. What phrases were used in Paragraph 1 to talk about cause

and effect? Underline them.

The release of adrenaline in the body is usually a result of a sudden feeling of fear …
4. Read this paragraph. Replace the cause and effect language
with a word/phrase from the box.

a result of consequence consequences for effect reason for

5. Write sentences showing cause and effect. Use the words in

brackets.

1 life more stressful / more people suffering from stress-related problems

(consequence)
Life is more stressful, and as a consequence, more people are suffering from stress-
related problems.

2 increased global temperatures / global warming (result)

Increased global temperatures …

3 low life expectancy / high levels of childhood poverty (effect)

Low life expectancy is …

4 a drop in blood sugar / there are reactions in the nervous system (result)

There are reactions in the nervous system …

5 a lot of healthcare is now delivered outside the hospital / hospital stays are
shorter (result)

A lot of healthcare …

6 people have high protein intakes / energy levels are reduced (consequence)

Reduced energy levels …

Writing a paragraph including cause and effect.