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Writing Part 2 (Assignment)

The document provides exercises for writing topic sentences that include a topic and a controlling idea for various paragraphs. It includes examples of how English speakers incorporate words from different languages into their daily lives, contrasts attendance requirements in European and North American universities, and describes how different cultures build homes using available materials. The exercises aim to enhance writing comprehension and paragraph development skills.

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Writing Part 2 (Assignment)

The document provides exercises for writing topic sentences that include a topic and a controlling idea for various paragraphs. It includes examples of how English speakers incorporate words from different languages into their daily lives, contrasts attendance requirements in European and North American universities, and describes how different cultures build homes using available materials. The exercises aim to enhance writing comprehension and paragraph development skills.

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WRITING COMPREHENSION

Exercise 3. Writing topic sentences. Write good topic sentences for the following
paragraphs. Remember to include both a topic and a controlling idea.
Paragraph 1
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English speakers relaxing at home, for example, may put on kimonos, which is a Japanese word.
English speakers who live in a warm climate may take an afternoon siesta on an outdoor patio
without realizing that these are Spanish words. In their gardens, they may enjoy the fragrance
of jasmine flowers, a word that came into English from Persian. They may even relax on a
chaise while snacking on yogurt, words of French and Turkish origin, respectively. At night,
they may shampoo their hair and put on pajamas, words from the Hindi language of India.

Paragraph 2
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In European universities, students are not required to attend classes. In fact, professors in
Germany generally do not know the names of the students enrolled in their courses. In the
United States, however, students are required to attend all classes and may be penalized if they
do not. Furthermore, in the European system, students usually take just one comprehensive
examination at the end of their entire four or five years of study. In the North American system,
on the other hand, students usually have numerous quizzes, tests, and homework assignments,
and they almost always have to take a final examination in each course at the end of each
semester.

Paragraph 3
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For example, the Eskimos, living in a treeless region of snow and ice, sometimes build
temporary homes out of thick blocks of ice. People who live in deserts, on the other hand, use
the most available materials, mud or clay, which provide good insulation from the heat. In
Northern Europe, Russia, and other areas of the world where forests are plentiful, people usually
construct their homes out of wood. In the islands of the South Pacific, where there is an
abundant supply of bamboo and palm, people use these tough, fibrous plants to build their
homes.

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Exercise 4. Writing a paragraph. Choose one of the topic sentences in Exercise 2.
Remember the paragraph should be long enough to develop the main idea clearly

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