Tham khảo tài liệu 'finding main idea 9', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | -------------- WHY DO THINGS HAPPEN A Answers Cause 1 Ed s father was always in the garage. Effect 1 Ed would spend hours watching. Cause 2 Ed would spend hours watching. Effect 2 Ed became fascinated by cars. Cause 3 Ed became fascinated by cars. Effect 3 Ed began tinkering with cars. Cause 4 Ed began tinkering with cars. Effect 4 Ed s father encouraged him. Cause 5 Ed s father encouraged him. Effect 5 Ed could tear an engine apart by himself. Cause 6 Ed could tear an engine apart by himself. Effect 6 He got a job as the chief mechanic. Variations When One Cause Has Several Effects Sometimes one cause may have several effects Several things may happen as a result of one action. In the following passage the writer explains several effects of the new marketing campaign Our new marketing campaign has been a tremendous success. Since we ve been advertising on the radio sales have increased by 35 . Our client references have doubled and we ve had greater client retention rates. Furthermore we ve been able to hire five new sales representatives and expand our territory to include the southwestern United States. According to the paragraph what were the effects of the new marketing campaign LOOK AT CAUSE AND EFFECT --------------------- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Answers 1. Sales have increased 35 . 2. Client references have doubled. 3. Client retention rates have increased. 4. Five new sales representatives have been hired. 5. Territory has been expanded to include the Southwest. When One Effect Has Several Causes Just as one action can have many results one action can have many causes as well. The following announcement is an example. TO All Commuters FROM The Station Management Unfortunately we will no longer provide an afternoon snack concession at the train station. Although poor sales are one of the reasons that this service will no longer be provided there are actually several reasons why the concession is no longer a viable option. In addition to poor sales the south wall of
