Unit 4 How do you get to school?

Writing topic sentences

The girl

on the right is from Japan.

Example 1

The girl in red comes from America. The girl in

white T-shirt is from Spain. The girl who has

beautiful blonde hair is from the U.K.

The girls in the picture are from different countries.

topic sentence1.

is usually the____sentence of a paragraph.Topic sentence first

of a

paragraph.

2.Topic sentence tells____________the main idea

概括段落主要意思

Topic sentence tells of a paragraph.the main idea

Example 2

My family members have different hobbies.

My father loves collecting stamps. My mother

is interested in cooking. My sister likes

watching TV, and my grandparents enjoy

traveling.

I enjoy_________.

Example 3

every day Saturdaysweekends

Topic sentence should

not be _________or _________.too broad too narrow主题范围恰当

I can sleep late on Saturday

mornings. I needn’t do my homework on

weekends. Instead, I can do everything I like. I

can go shopping, visit my friends and go to the

movies with them. On Saturday afternoon, I

usually go for a ride with my brother.

C. Books tell us famous places, great persons and many other things.

A. We can learn a lot by reading newspapers.

B. We can learn a lot from books.

Example 4

Topic sentence should be simple and clear.简单清晰

_________________________ When we read

books we can know some famous places like

Tibet, London, New York and so on. We can also

meet great persons and learn from them by

reading books. Books also tell us new ways to

do things and make us know ourselves better.

Topic sentence should of a paragraph.

tell the main idea

_________________________ She gets up

early in the morning and then reads English

for half an hour. In class, Alice listens to the

teachers carefully and takes notes at times.

After finishing her homework, she teaches

herself new lessons every night. On

weekends, Alice usually goes to the city library

to read books.

Example 5

A. Alice is a student.B. Alice is a friendly student.C.Alice is a hard-working student.

_____________________________ I got up at

6:30. At 7:30a.m. I arrived at the office. First, my

boss asked me to write thirty postcards for him.

Then I had to go to the post office. After that, I

went to have a meeting. By 12:30 p.m., I was

very tired, so I decided to have a long relaxing

lunch. A. I had a busy day yesterday.

B. I was very happy yesterday morning.

C.

D. I was busy writing postcards yesterday morning.

I was quite busy yesterday morning.

Example 6

Mike

Mike cars.

Example 7

likes cars.

Mike cars.

is interested inis crazy for

Cars Mikeare ’s favorite.

He has collected many magazines on cars and he

is interested in nearly everything about cars. He

likes watching TV advertisements on cars and

goes to all the car shows. He also spends a lot of

time working on his old car. We don’t call him

Mike any more, instead, we call him Mr. Car.

Tips on writing topic sentences

4.Topic sentence should

be ______ and_____.simple

3.Topic sentence should

not be ________or_________.too broad too narrow

clear

is usually the ____sentence of a paragraph.1.Topic sentence

first

2.Topic sentence should

______________ of a paragraph.tell the main idea

There’re many ways to learn English.

Exercise 1

There’re many ways to improve our English.

We can learn English in different ways. _______________________________We can

learn English by reading English newspapers and

story books. If you like singing, you can learn to

sing English songs. It’s a very interesting way to

improve your English. Watching English movies is

also a good way. We can even talk with foreigners.

Students in my class have different plans for vacation.

Exercise 2My classmates have different vacation plans.

_________________________________________

Many of my classmates plan to have a rest at home

on vacation. They want to watch TV, rent videos and

sleep a lot. Some students in my class are going

outside to enjoy themselves. They’re going to the

beach, going hiking or going fishing. Others are

spending time with their family members like

babysitting or visiting their grandparents. A small

number of students in my class are still studying

hard for vacation.

Competition

Task: Write a proper topic sentence for the paragraph.

In North America, most students go to school on

the school bus. Some students also walk or ride

bikes to school. In other parts of the world, things

are different. In Japan, most students take trains to

school, although others also walk or ride their

bikes. In China, it depends on where you are. In

big cities, students usually ride bikes to school or

take buses. In places where there are rivers and

lakes, like Hongshanhu and Kaishandao, students

usually go to school by boat. That must be a lot

more fun than taking a bus.

Exercise 3

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use different transportation to go to school. (get to school in different ways) .

Students around the world (in different parts of the world / in different places)

The ways

_______________________________________________

In North America, most students go to school on the

school bus. Some students also walk or ride bikes to school.

In other parts of the world, things are different. In Japan,

most students take trains to school, although others also

walk or ride their bikes. In China, it depends on where you

are. In big cities, students usually ride bikes to school or

take buses. In places where there are rivers and lakes, like

Hongshanhu and Kaishandao, students usually go to school

by boat. That must be a lot more fun than taking a bus.

students go to school are different from place to place.

Summary

4.Topic sentence should

be ______ and_____.simple

3.Topic sentence should

not be ________or_________.too broad too narrow

clear

1.Topic sentence is usually the ____sentence of a paragraph.first

2.Topic sentence should

______________ of a paragraph.tell the main idea

Homework

Some extra materials for practicing writing topic sentences.

_______________________________________M

ost Chinese like rice. Many Chinese people enjoy

meat or fish and eat them at every meal. Some

like vegetables and can’t stand a meal without

vegetables. Others like noodles or dumplings and

eat them quite often. A small number of Chinese

people love fast-food: a hamburger or pizza and a

soft drink.

Exercise 4

Chinese people have different eating habits (like

to eat different food /have different tastes on food)

.

The eating habits of Chinese people are different

from person to person.