Unit 01. Family Life. Lesson 6. Writing

Unit 1 : writing
Write a paragraph about how people in your family share housework
What is a paragraph ?
A paragraph is a group of sentences about one main idea. This means that each paragraph has a topic (what you are writing about) and a focus (what you want to say about that topic). In a good paragraph, all of the sentences will be connected to the topic and focus.
Topic sentence
My best ever vacation was in Egypt two years ago
Topic
Focus
A trip to Egypt
My best ever vacation
Supporting sentences

The supporting sentences give examples, explanation, information and opinion to support the main idea of the paragraph. Therefore, all supporting sentences should help the reader to understand the topic and focus of the sentence.
Topic sentence : My best ever vacation was in Egypt two years ago
Can you make a supporting sentence ?

Supporting sentence : We spent the first three days in Cairo and from there we visited the Pyramids and the Sphinx. The Pyramids were amazing.

The concluding sentence is the last sentence in the paragraph. It is often similar to the topic sentence and reminds the reader of the topic and focus of the paragraph, but it should use different words.

Topic sentence : My best ever vacation was in Egypt two years ago
Can you make a concluding sentence ?
Concluding sentence : It was a fantastic vacation



CHOOSE THE BEST TOPIC SENTENCE FOR THIS PARAGRAPH

________________________________. Mine is ten years old, and it is always breaking down when I need it. It costs a lot of money for repairs each year. Also, the heater doesn’t work any more, so it is cold in the winter. I really wish I could change it.
My car is very old
I wish I could buy a new car
My car costs a lot of money
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Structure of a paragraph
Topic sentence
Supporting sentences
Concluding sentence
Focus and the topic
Firstly, In addition, Also, Finally

For one thing, Another thing is that, Also, However
To sum up,
Overall
Look at the sample text in the book and find out the topic sentence, the supporting sentences and the concluding sentence
Writing task
Write a short text (100 – 150 words) about how your family share housework.
Deadline : next Wednesday morning