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Question
Discuss in groups, reasons/ consequences/ effects:
The life of the cherry tree was threatened.
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Solution
- Reasons:
The life of the cherry tree was threatened by the goats, the grass-cutter's scythe, and the fungal diseases during monsoon. - Consequences:
Its leaves were eaten, it split up and its slender stem shrivelled up. - Effects: The little plant almost died.
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