How to write a paragraph - worksheet

How to write a paragraph - worksheet

I- Parts of a paragraph

Fill in the blanks with the following words/expressions: concluding, describe, first or second, optional, statistics, summarises, supporting, topic x2.

A paragraph generally has three main parts:

- a __________________ sentence 🡪 it tells what the paragraph is about and the writer’s attitude or idea about the topic. It is usually the __________________ sentence in a paragraph.

- __________________ details 🡪 they explain, __________________ or develop the main idea displayed in the __________________ sentence (examples, more information, __________________, real-life facts, quotes, etc.).

- a __________________ sentence 🡪 it usually __________________ or comments on the main idea. It restates the main idea in other words, and it is __________________.

The length of the paragraph depends on the complexity of the topic.

II- A sample paragraph.

Smoking is among the worst habits so many people suffer from. It just makes the smokers live worse and worse for the so many drawbacks it has. First, smoking badly affects our health as it destroys it gradually by the diseases it causes. To illustrate, throat cancer, chest cancer and lips cancer are among the most well-known cancers that the majority of smokers do suffer from nowadays. Second, all the smokers do waste more and more money on the cigarettes they smoke every now and then. For instance, an ordinary smoker may waste at least one euro and a half per day to buy a package of cigarettes. So, can you imagine the amount of money wasted on cigarettes each year by one smoker person? Finally, the smokers usually suffer from social problems and obstacles. For example, all smokers are considered disturbing elements wherever and whenever they are, as they annoy the other non-smokers by their smoke. Consequently, a lot of people try to avoid them and get away from them. Smokers risk their lives because of the serious dangers that smoking causes.

Questions:

1/ What is this paragraph all about? (= the main topic)

2/ Identify the topic sentence, the supporting details and the concluding sentence (if any).

3/ Extract the various linking words that are used to connect ideas and sentences logically.

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