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Writing

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1. REVIEW

A topic sentence is a complete sentence; that is, it contains at least onesubject and one verb.

A topic sentence contains both a topic and a controlling idea. It names thetopic and then limits the topic to a specifc area to be discussed in the

spaceo a single paragraph.

a topic sentence is a complete sentence and is neither toogeneral nor too specifc.

Example:

A lunar eclipse is an omen o a coming disaster. Too Specifc

Superstitions have been around orever. Too general

People hold many superstitious belies about the moon. Best TS

2. SUPPORTING SENTENCES

Supporting sentences explain or prove the topic sentence. ne o thebiggest problemsin student !riting is that student !riters oten ail to support their ideasade"uately.

#hey need to use specifc details to be thorough and convincing.#here are several $inds o specifc supporting details% examples, statistics,and"uotations.

Exercise:

Step & 'ead Paragraphs A and ( about red)light running. *otice thedi+erentspecifc supporting details that have been added to Paragraph (.

Step -ocate the topic sentence in Paragraph (. ircle the topic andunderline the controlling idea.

Step / 0hich supporting sentences in Paragraph ( contain the $inds o

details listed belo!1 2ive the sentence numbers o each $ind.

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An example%A statistic%

A "uotation%

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Exersice 2

'e)!rite the jumbled sentences to create !ell)structured paragraphs !itha topic sentence, supporting details and a closing sentence.

Paragraph

&) In addition, art!or$s are highly susceptible to light.) #he provision o a suitable environment or cultural arteacts can ma$ethe di+erence bet!een preservation and destruction./) #he environment o art and arteacts has a major impact on theirpreservation.3) #hereore, preventive conservation is the most direct anduncomplicated !ay o caring or !or$s o art.4) It includes the e+ect o di+ering levels o relative humidity andtemperature, the presence o insects and mould.

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Reading and Speaking

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!"T 1

#E$E% &E$$E" ST'"(

)iscussion *uestions

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!"T 2

!)+E"S,T,ES

'ead the "uotations belo! about dealing !ith adversity. #hen !or$ in

pairs and discuss their attitude to!ard adversity they express. 0hat do

they mean and do you agree !ith them1

6I7m not araid o storms or I7m learning to sail my ship.6 -ouisa 8ay

Alcott, !riter

6bstacles don7t have to stop you. I you run into a !all, don7t turn

around and give up. 9igure out ho! to climb, go through it, or !or$

around it.6 8ichael :ordan, athlete

60hen it gets dar$ enough, you can see the stars.6 -ee Sal$,

psychologist

6#he greatest glory in living lies not in never ailing but in rising

every time !e all.6 *elson 8andela, statesman

6Adversity causes some men to brea$, others to brea$ records.6

0illiam A. 0ard, !riter and educator

6A certain amount o opposition is o great help to a man. ites rise

against, not !ith the !ind.6 -e!is 8umord, philosopher

)iscussion *uestions

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/. ome up !ith di+erent !ords that symboli?e adversity and hope. @se

your imagination !ith your analogies.

Adversity%

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$odern communication technology is driving workers in the corporate world

cra%y. &hey feel buried under the large number of messages they receive daily.n addition to telephone calls, office workers receive do%ens of email and voicemail messages daily. n one company, in fact, managers receive an average of()) messages a day. "ecause they do not have enough time to respond to thesemessages during officehours, it is common for them to do so in the evenings oron weekends at home.

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@sing your $no!ledge about topic sentence, supporting sentence and

concluding sentence, !rite a complete paragraph about =elen eller and

her adversities. ou can use the texts and expressions studied on this

class as example.

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