1.

POINTING AT THE PARTS OF A PARAGRAPH

READ THE PARAGRAPH AND SOLVE THE QUESTIONS BELOW
 
Q. (1) There are three reasons why I want to learn English. (2) One reason is that
English has become an international language.(3) It is now used by most
international companies, including the company where I work, for business
communication.(4) Another reason why I want to learn English is so that I can
travel to English-speaking countries. (5) The United States, England, Australia and
many other countries all use English as their primary language. (6) Finally, I want
to learn English because I plan to move to the U.S. in the future. (7) I will become a
manager for my company soon. (8) For all these reasons, I am very excited about
learning English.
Identify the topic sentence. 
a. It is now used by most international companies, including the company
where I work, for business communication. 
b. I will become a manager for my company soon. 
c. There are three reasons why I want to learn English. 
Identify the conclusion sentence.
a. There are three reasons why I want to learn English. 
b. For all these reasons, I am very excited about learning English. 
c. The United States, England, Australia, and many other countries all use
English as their primary language. 
Identify the first supporting detail. 
a. Another reason why I want to learn English is so that I can travel to English
[speaking countries. 
b. One reason is that English has become an international language. 
c. Finally, I want to learn English because I plan to move to the U.S. in the
future. 
Identify the second supporting detail. 
a. Another reason why I want to learn English is so that I can travel to English
[speaking countries. 
b. One reason is that English has become an international language. 
c. Finally, I want to learn English because I plan to move to the U.S. in the
future. 
identify the third supporting detail. 
1. Another reason why I want to learn English is so that I can travel to English
[speaking countries. 
2. One reason is that English has become an international language. 
3. Finally, I want to learn English because I plan to move to the U.S. in the
future. 

2.   UNITY AND COHERENCE IN A PARAGRAPH

Unity means that all the sentences refer to the main idea, or the topic
of the paragraph.
       
Exercise 1:
1. Read the original student paper, then go to number 2!
 
I live in an apartment with my family. We have two bedrooms and a living room. We
have a garden and we have some flowers there. In weekdays I arrive home at five o'clock
and I have lunch. Then I do my homework and go to bed. I had a computer but now it
doesn't work. I have a brother and a sister and I think I am very lucky to live with them.
Sometimes our relatives visit us. Our apartment becomes very crowded sometimes but I
like it.
 
In a unified paragraph, we expect all the sentences to be about the main
idea of the paragraph. The main idea in this paragraph is "the
description of your house". If we examine the paragraph, we see that
some sentences do not describe the house, such as:
 
In weekdays I arrive home at five o'clock and I have lunch.
Then I do my homework and go to bed.
I had a computer but now it doesn't work.

2. Now, rewrite the main idea of the example paragraph so that it

covers all the sentences the student has written.
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 Coherence means that the sentences should be organized in a logical
manner and should follow a definite plan of development.
         Exercise 2:
A. Read the original student paper, ten go to B:
       
I live in a house in Izmit. It isn't old or modern. It's a normal Turkish house. We can
say it is near the sea. It takes about 10 minutes to go to the sea side on foot. We have
one bedroom, one living room. We also have two other rooms, too. We use them as a
dining room. Naturally, we have a kitchen, a bathroom, and a toilet. I live with my
parents. And our house has a little garden; my parents spend their time there to grow
vegetables and fruit.
 

First, let's see the order of the ideas:

1.    Where the house is
2.    Type of the house
3.    The location
4.    The rooms in the house
5.    The fact that he lives with his parents
6.    The garden
 
The paragraph is well organized until he says he lives with his parents.
It looks like this idea interrupted his description of the house. It should
be put somewhere else in the paragraph.

B. In the box below, rewrite the paragraph in the correct order of

ideas.

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         Exercise 3:
a. Choose one of the topics suggested in the box, and write your own complete paragraph.
b. Check the parts and the elements of the paragraph before you to upload it.

International trade a great opportunity – European markets – expensive education

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