Writing Academic English 4th Edition

PRACTICE 9

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Transition
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Chapter 2 IUnit1landCoherence 33

Thefollowingparagraphhastoomanytransitionsignals.Whichonesarehelpfulto

thereader?Whichtransitionsignalsareanunnecessarydistraction?

Step 1 Improvetheparagraphbydeletingsometransitionsignals.Youmay

wanttorewritesentences,andyoumayhavetochangethe

capitalizationandpunctuation.

Step 2 Therearemanypossiblewaystodothisassignment.Discussyour

changeswitha partnerorina group.

HowtoGrowanAvocadoTreel

Afteryouhaveenjoyedthedelicioustasteofanavocado,donotthrowout

theseed!Youcangrowa beautifulhouseplantorevenyourowntreeby

followingthesesimplesteps.First,washtheseed.Second,dryit.Third,insert

threetoothpicksintoitsthickestpart.Thenfilla glassoremptyjarwithwater.

Afterthat,suspendtheseedinthewaterwiththepointedendupandthebroad

enddown.Thewatershouldcoveraboutaninchoftheseed.Next,putjhe

glassina warmplace,butnotindirectsunlight.Addwaterwhennecessaryto

keepthebottomoftheseedunderwateratalltimes.Intwotosixweeks,you

shouldseerootsbegintogrow.Furthermore,theseedwillcrackopen,and

thena stemwillemergefromthetop.However,waituntilthestemis 6 to 7

incheslong.Thencutit backtoabout3 inches.Nowwaituntiltherootsare

thickandthestemhasleafedoutagain.Thenfillan8-to10-inchdiameterclay

potwithenrichedpottingsoil.Planttheseed,leavingthetophalfexposed.Then

waterit well.Afterthat,waterfrequentlybutlightly;alsogivetheplantan

occasionaldeepsoaking.However,donotoverwateryourlittletree.Yellow

leavesarea signoftoomuchwater.Thenplacethepottedplantina sunny

windowandwatchit grow.Themoresunlight,thebetter;Then,whenthestem

is 12 incheshigh,cutitbackto6 inchestoencouragethegrowthofside

branches.Injusta fewmoreweeks,youwillhavea beautifulindoorplant.In

conclusion,enjoyyournewplant,butdonotexpectittobearfruit.Avocados

grownfromseedoccasionallyflowerandbearfruit;however,firstyouwillhave

toplantit outsideandthenwaitanywherefromfivetothirteenyears.

I"GrowYourOwnTree."CaliforniaAvocadoCommission.6 Dec. 2004 <http://www.avocado.org/

avocado-facts/growing-avocado.php>.