WRITING IN PARAGRAHS

WRITING IN PARAGRAHS

Beginning toWork

In this UNIT you will recognize and write complete sentences.

-learn how to begin and end a sentence.

- learn the common features of

paragraph.

-identity the topic of paragraph.

- identify strong and weak paragraphs

Poll

Secondary school students have part-time jobs.

• It's common

• It's not common

• I'm not sure/It depends

Poll

Part-time jobs pay a good salary.

• It's common

• It's not common

• I'm not sure/ It depends

Poll

After graduation, both men and women want to find a full-time job.

• It's common

• It's not common

• I'm not sure/It depends

Open Ended

Ask your parents, siblings whether they have ever had part time/full time jobs? What are their jobs? ( you have 5 minutes) and then, write down you answer.

Open Ended

What kind of job do you think is best for a secondary school /university student?

Multiple Choice

You are going to read paragraph called Part-time

jobs and Secondary School,

What do you think the paragraph is about?

• a. useful secondary school subjects

• b. Working and studying at the same time

• c. How much money a part time job pays

Multiple Choice

Which sentence tells the writer most important idea?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 8

Multiple Choice

what do sentences 3,4 and 5 do?

• a. They show new ideas

• b. They give examples.

• c. They show different opinions.

Open Ended

Do you agree with the writer? Why / Why not?

Multiple Select

Choose the ones that could be sentences.

• after school

• we love writing in English

• his friends are not in his class

• the man in the striped suit

• at three o'clock in the afternoon

Language focus: Capital letters and final punctuation

Sentences in a paragraph...-start

with a capital letter

Part-time jobs can be stressful.

o end with a full stop (.) question mark (?l or exclamation mark (l)

Many students work as tutors.

How old were you when you got your first job?

I will never work in o restaurant again!

Note: Exclamation marks are not as common in academic witting as they are in casual writing. Don't use them too often. Never use more than one exclamation mark at the end of a sentence in academic writing.

The company offered me o part-time job!!

when writing to friends

The company offered me a part-time job. = when writing in school

 Unscramble the sentences and write them on the lines below' Begin and end each sentence correctly.

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in a shop / my sister / works

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is / a useful subject / computer science

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. don't / I / like / working with people

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can't find / many students / a job / easily

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more women / are / after university / working ?

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first job / was / my / wonderful / a / experience

Witting focus: What is a paragraph?

A paragraph is a group of about 6-12 sentences about one topic. Every sentence in a strong paragraph is about the same topic. All of the sentences explain the writer's main

idea (most important idea) about that topic. When the writer wants to write about a new

main idea, he / she begins a new paragraph.

A paragraph can give information, tell an opinion, explain something, or even tell a short

story. The sentences are arranged logically, so the reader can easily understand what the

writer wants to say.

In academic writing, a paragraph has a topic sentence that directly tells the reader the

main idea. The other sentences in the paragraph, called supporting sentences, give more information about the topic. They add specific details and explanations,

In academic English, the topic sentence is usually (but not always) first or last.

Say whether these following letters have strong or weak paragraph.

Poll

When I need a good place to study , I go to the library, it’s always quiet there, so I can concentrate. It’s easy to find the books I need, and I can search for information on the Internet because there are several

computers. The other people in the library are also reading or working, so the mood is good for studying. I study better and faster in the library than in any other place.

• Strong

• Weak

Poll

I need to buy a motorbike. With a motorbike, I could get to job more quickly. I takes two hours to get to work by train. That’s very slow. A motorbike is much faster. If I had a motorbike, I could save a lot of time. Taking the train is not fast enough for me.

• Strong

• Weak

Poll

First, insert a blank CD into the computer. Then, select the song list that you want to copy. You will see a button that says, 'Click here to burn.’ Click on that button. Then just wait a few minutes. That’s all!

• Strong

• Weak

Poll

• weak

• strong

Poll

Mobile phones are very popular . They are really convenient .They're small and light.

• weak

• strong

Poll

• weak

• strong

Multiple Choice

Read this paragraph about a student's first job. what is the topic?

• a. Working in a laboratory

• b. Getting my first job

• c. What my first job taught me

Multiple Select

Which additional sentences could be connected to the paragraph?

• I answered the phone and opened the post.

• On weekdays I did my homework for school.

• I once worked delivering pizza, too.

• I learned how to choose and order new clothing.

Fill in the Blanks

Look at these sentences for a paragraph about having a part-time job in secondary school. Cross out the ones that are not connected, On a separate sheet of paper, write a paragraph using the the directed sentences. They are already in the right order but are not yet correctly punctuated.

Open Ended

Hand in your paragraph to your teacher.