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5. What does the word ‘remedy’ on paragraph 3 mean?
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6. How did the government react to the case?
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7. In your opinion, what could be the best solution for the case? Explain your answer.
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B. Cause & Effect. Below are what people experienced when they were having their vacation. Read
what they shared and understand the cause and effect relation indicated by signal words printed
bold.

CAUSE & EFFECT
One common reading structure that help to understand what you read is cause and effect.
A cause is “the reason why something happens," and an effect is “what happens because
of the cause."
The most basic way to understand cause and effect structure in a text is to identify the

proper signal words; because, so, for, since, as a result of, causes, lead to,
etc.

Example:
“Spain is always famous for its sunny, narrow, cobbled streets, and lovely old buildings.”
From the sentence, we notice the signal word ‘for’; meaning that it indicates cause and
effect relation.
Let’s break them down:

famous for sunny, narrow, cobbled streets, and lovely old buildings
(cause/effect) (cause/effect)

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My Most Meaningful Trip

Spain is always famous for its Sunny, narrow, cobbled streets, and lovely old buildings. I've
always dream to have a great vacation there. And finally, my dream came true. Here I was in a
country passionate flamenco.
We had some splendid time for myself and my friend Kevin since we had a chance to explore
the beautiful city of Barcelona. With the Catalan Hospital of St. Cross and Paul went to the Sagrada
Familia. When we were admiring the magnificent temple, we were a little bit surprised because
the phone rang Kevin. But the shock was yet to come. In the second, Kevin stopped smiling. He
started to become pale and so I began to be afraid. He ended the conversation short: "Yes, thank
you" – he was replying the phone while looking at me with infinite sadness in his eyes. This one
call led to a complete change of itinerary.
"What happened?" - I asked. "My father ... he ..." - Kevin hesitated. - "He is dead." This
sentence caused him tears. I could not believe my ears: "But ... how?" - I managed to whisper.
"You can stay here, enjoy your dream trip. I'm going back, "- he said. Never would I have left: "I'm

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