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Asignatura: Idioma Avanzado Intensivo

Prof. Neida Días

Trabajo 3

Elaborado por: Nardys Canache

 

 

Partsof a Paragraph

Topic Sentence Supporting Details Closing Sentence

 

The Paragraph

 

A paragraph is a self-contained unit of a discourse in writing dealing with a particular point or idea, or the words of an author. The start of a paragraph is indicated by beginning on a new line and ending without running to the next passage. Sometimes the first line is indented, and sometimes it is indented without beginning a new line.

 

Three essential parts compose any paragraph: a topic sentence, supporting sentences and a concluding sentence.

Topic Sentence: it states the main idea of the paragraph. It contains the name of the topic that is to be carried out. This sentence has to be precise, but avoid telling everything in the first sentence or your reader will lose interest. The topic sentence serves to limit the topic to one or two areas that will be discussed entirely in the space of one paragraph. The area is what we call the controlling idea.

Supporting Sentences: they come after the topic sentence, making up the body of a paragraph. They help develop the topic sentence. It means that these sentences explain the topic by giving reasons, examples, facts, statistics, and quotations.

Closing Sentences: it´s the last sentence in a paragraph, it indicates that the paragraph is ending and sums up important points to remember or reprises the main idea. You write it restating the main idea of a paragraph but using different words.

Kindsof Paragraphs

Definition Classification Description Compare and Contrast

Definition Paragraph: When writing a definition paragraph, you take a thing or an idea and explain what it is.

Classification Paragraph: When writing a classification paragraph, you group things or ideas into specific categories.

Description Paragraph: In a description paragraph, you are writing about what a person, place, or thing is like. Sometimes, you may describe where a place is located.

Compare and Contrast Paragraph: In a compare and contrast paragraph, you write about the similarities and differences between two or more people, places, things, or ideas.

Writing Practice Exercise #1

 

General Instructions: Please read the instructions for each part of the exercise.  (a)   Write one topic sentence for each of the following topics:  Your hometown  A place you would like to travel to.  (Another topic of your own choosing)  (b)   Choose one of the above topics and write ONE complete paragraph about it. You should use a good topic sentence and adequately detailed supporting sentences. You do not have to include a concluding sentence if you do not wish to do so.

 

Too young to drive?

 

How important is a driver´s license?

In the U.S. it is very important. In most places, it is necessary to drive to get to work, to school, and to most social activities.

Almost all large cities have public transportation systems, but even in those cities a lot of people have cars and use them often. Because cars are so necessary for independence, young people in the U.S. see a driver´s license as a sing of being grown up. Getting a license means that you are an adult, with many of the privileges of adults.

How old should a person be to get a driver´s license? Compared to many other countries, the minimum driving age in the U.S is low. In 38 out of the 50 states, a person can get a driver´s license at the age of 16. And in most states, the age is even lower. In Hawaii and Mississippi, for example, you can get a license at age 15. And in Louisiana, Montana, and New Mexico, you can get a license at 15 if you’ve taken an approved driving course.

Some people in the U.S. think the driving age is too low, and they want to raise it. They say a person should be at least 18 to drive. After all, they argue, a car is a dangerous weapon that can kill people, and people younger than 18 often aren’t very responsible. They note that drivers in the 16-24 age group have the most accidents.

Other people think the driving age is fine as it is. They believe that teenagers drive just as well as older people. Besides, they say many teenagers have jobs, so they need to drive. Understandably, most young people don´t want the driving age to change. This is the way things are in the U.S., but what about the rest of the world? U.S. Culture and Trends is conducting a world wide study.         

 

Writing Practice Exercise #2

 

Definition Paragraph:

Here is taking about the age of the driver license, the limit age, the different permitted ages, and the responsibility that young people should have.

As we can see there is different laws in the American states and there is different opinions about the matter.

 

Classification Paragraph:

1-      the most important idea is that: “A car is a dangerous weapon that can kill people”

2-      People younger than 18 often aren´t very responsible.

3-They note that drivers in the 16-24 age group have the most accidents.

 

Description Paragraph:

The U.S is a very big country, there are 50 states and almost all have different laws. Almost all have large cities and use public transportation. In the U.S the purchasing power allow people comfortably live and have a car.

 

Compare and Contrast Paragraph:

How old should a person be to get a driver´s license?

Compared to many other countries, the minimum driving age in the U.S is low. In 38 out of the 50 states, a person can get a driver´s license at the age of 16. And in most states, the age is even lower. In Hawaii and Mississippi, for example, you can get a license at age 15. And in Louisiana, Montana, and New Mexico, you can get a license at 15 if you’ve taken an approved driving course