Unit 18
Cause and effect
In the mid-19th century, steam power was discovered. Windmills soon disappeared as they were no longer needed. After seeing how sugar was made in the past we went into the modern factory and saw how sugar is made today. The machines were very noisy. Finally, we saw the by-products of sugar refining. Animal feed and building materials are made of the fibre which is left behind after the juice is taken out. Molasses and rum are made from sugar juice. Nothing is wasted. The sugar museum has old things and new
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Lydia’s report is organised in the order in which things happened. She uses link words such as first, then and finally .
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things. We saw some amazing, ancient machines as well as some sparkling modern ones. (The modern ones were quite noisy.) We heard about the history, tasted molasses and smelled rum. I got some syrup on my fingers which was very sticky. I enjoyed the museum. It’s a great place to visit and I learnt a lot.
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1 In what tense is Lydia’s report written? a) present tense b) future tense
c) past tense
2 Which photographs did Lydia enjoy? 3 Why did the sugar factory stop using windmills? 4 What does Lydia mean when she says, “Nothing is wasted.”?
• Explain that a by-product is something that arises in the process of making something else. For example, instead of throwing the sugar juice or leftover fibre away, it is made into other products that people want.
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