Writing Academic English 4th Edition

10 Part1l IWritingaParagraph

PRJ\.CT1CE 3

WritingTopic

Sentences

A. Writegoodtopicsentencesforthefollowingparagraphs.Rememberto

includebotha topicanda controllingidea.

Paragraph 1

Englishspeakersrelaxingathome,forexample,mayputonkimonos,whichisa

Japaneseword.Englishspeakerswholiveina warmclimatemaytakean

afternoonsiestaonanoutdoorpatiowithoutrealizingthattheseareSpanish

words.Intheirgardens,theymayenjoythefragranceofjasmineflowers,a word

thatcameintoEnglishfromPersian.Theymayevenrelaxonachaisewhile

snackingonyogurt,wordsofFrenchandTurkishorigin,respectively.Atnight,

theymayshampootheirhairandputonpajamas,wordsfromtheHindilanguage

ofIndia.

Paragraph 2

InEuropeanuniversities,studentsarenotrequiredtoattendclasses.Infact,

professorsinGermanygenerallydonotknowthenamesofthestudentsenrolled

intheircourses.IntheUnitedStates,however,studentsarerequiredtoattend

allclassesandmaybepenalizedif theydonot.Furthermore,intheEuropean

system,studentsusuallytakejustonecomprehensiveexaminationattheendof

theirentirefourorfiveyearsofstudy.IntheNorthAmericansystem,onthe

otherhand,studentsusuallyhavenumerousquizzes,tests,andhomework

assignments,andtheyalmostalwayshavetotakea finalexaminationineach

courseattheendofeachsemester.

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