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Subject-verb agreement
Exercise 3.6. Read the paragraph. Correct ten mistakes in subject-verb agreement.
The first one has been done for you.
Beauty and Sacrifice
Ice dancing is a beautiful sport, but it require a number of sacrifices. For young dancers,
most days is composed of skating, school, and homework. Competitive dancers needs to
practice for five to six hours everyday. Dancers usually skate early in the morning, so
they always need to go to bed early. A dancer who do not get enough sleep will not
perform well. In addition, ice dancing cost a lot of money. Dancers must pay for
lessons, ice time, and ice time, and costumes, which can be thousands of dollars. This
make the sport very expensive. Ice dancing are also difficult on the body. If dancers
does not skate carefully, they can get hurt. Many dancers gets injuries from falling on
the ice or repeating the same motions too many times. It is not easy being a competitive
ice dancer, but the sacrifices is worth it to those who love this glamorous sport.

Organizing an opinion paragraph

An opinion paragraph is a paragraph in which you explain how you feel about a topic.
For example, you might explain whether you agree or disagree with a particular idea.
The goal of writing an opinion paragraph is to help the reader understand your opinion.
Begin your opinion paragraph with a topic sentence that dearly expresses your opinion.
Then give reasons and examples that support your opinion. End your paragraph with a
concluding sentence that restates your opinion.
Topic sentence:Competing on a sports team helps children learn important life skills.
Reason 1: They learn to be responsible.
Example: When children play on a team, they have to be on time and work hard.
Reason 2: They learn to work on a team.
Example: On a team, children learn how to make decisions as a group.
Concluding sentence: Children learn many valuable skills by playing sports.
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Exercise 3.7. Read the opinion paragraph. What is the writer's opinion of Kung
fu? Underline the topic sentence, reasons and examples.
Kung Fu
Kung fu is the perfect sport for young children. First of all, it does not cost much to
participate. For example, a typical uniform is less than fifty dollars, and weekly lessons
are not expensive compared to other sport. In addition, children learn the benefits of
discipline and setting goals. The colored belts for completing a level keep kids
motivated, and each child is able to succeed at his or her own pace. Finally, Kung fu
teaches children how to protect themselves in the real world. Children do not learn to
fight but acquire important moves and motions that they can use to defend themselves if
necessary. Kung fu not only is cheap, but also teaches many important skills and
lessons. For these reasons, parents should consider Kung fu as a sport for their children.

Complete the outline with information from the paragraph. Discuss your answers
with a partner.
1. Topic sentence: _________________________________________________
2. Reasons and examples:
Reason l: First of all, it does not cost much to participate.
Example: _______________________________________________________
Reason 2: ________________________________________________________
Example: _______________________________________________________
Reason 3: ________________________________________________________
Example: _______________________________________________________
3. Concluding sentence: _____________________________________________
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In this assignment, you are going to write an opinion paragraph on "What does it take to
be successful?" Use information from the Reading Text and your work in this unit to
support your ideas.

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A. BRAINSTORM Choose one of the topics and think about your answer or
opinion about the topic. Then follow the steps below.
1. Write your opinion about the topic
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2. Brainstorm as many ideas as you can about the topic you chose in your notebook.

B. PLAN Follow these steps to plan your paragraph

a. Topic sentence: Write a topic sentence that clearly expresses your opinion
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b. Reasons and examples: List reasons and examples to support your opinion
Reason 1: ________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
Example: ______________________________________________________
Reason 2: ________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
Example: ______________________________________________________
Reason 3: ________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
Example: ______________________________________________________
c. Concluding sentences: Write a concluding sentence that restates your opinion
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

C. WRITE Use your outline from Activity B to write a paragraph.

Use collocations with adjectives and prepositions. Look at the Self-Assessment
checklist below to guide your writing.
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D. PEER REVIEW Read a partner's essay. Answer the questions and discuss
them with your partner.
1. Is the opinion clearly expressed in the paragraph?
2. Is there a clear topic sentence? Underline it.
3. Are there reasons and examples to support the writer’s opinion?
4. Is there a concluding sentence? Underline it.

E. REWRITE Review the answers to the questions in Activity A. You may want
to revise and rewrite your paragraph.

F. EDIT Complete the Self-Assessment checklist as you prepare to write the final
draft of your paragraph. Be prepared to hand in your work or discuss it in class.

Self-Assessment

Yes No

□ □ Is the punctuation correct?

□ □ Are all the words spelled correctly?

□ □ Does the paragraph include vocabulary from the unit?

□ □ Are adjective+ preposition collocations used correctly?

□ □ Is the subject- verb agreement correct?

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