Writing Academic English 4th Edition

62 Partn IWritinganEssall

PRACTICEJ

introductory

Paragraphs

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Step 1 Readeachofthefollowingsetsofsentences.Whenputinthecorrect

order,theywillformintroductoryparagraphs.

Step 2 Writeeachparagraph,beginningwiththemostgeneralstatementfirst.

Thenaddeachsentenceinthecorrectorderuntiltheintroduction

becomesmorespecific.Writethethesisstatementlast.

Step 3 Identifythetypeofintroduction(funnel,dramatic/interesting/funny

story,surprisingstatistics,historical).

Paragraph 1

1. Ifdoneproperly,a handshakegivestheimpressionofstrengthand
   honesty,andifdoneimproperly,it conveysweaknessanddishonesty.
   2.Insomecultures,peoplebow,andinothers,theyshakehands.
   3.InEnglish-speakingcountries,shakinghandsis thecustom.
   4.A properhandshakehasfouringredients:pressure,pumps,!eyecontact,
   andverbalmessage.
   5.Thewaypeoplegreeteachotherwhentheymeetforthefirsttimevaries
   fromculturetoculture.
   6.Howoneshakeshandssendsanimportantmessageaboutone'scharacter.
   Typeofintroduction: _

Paragraph 2

1.Tocelebratetheoccasion,Mr.Xdecidedtothrowa bigpartyatthe

plant.

2.Mr.XwenttoMexicofromEnglandtomanagea milkpastemization

plant.

3.Thenonedayanimpressivenewpasteurizationunitarrivedandwas

installed.

4.Theemployeesdidmostoftheplanninganddrapedthenewunitwith

garlands.

5.DuringthepartyoneofMr.X'ssupervisorstookhimasideandsaid,

"Nowweseethatyouarebuenagente^2 ;fromnowonIamsureeveryone

willreallytrytodotheirbestforyou."

6.Andsoitwas-neitherpunctualitynorqualitycheckswereanylonger

needed.

7.Thisstoryillustratestheneedtounderstandthatdoingbusinessin

a differentculturedemandsanunderstandingoftheculture.

8.Thepartywasa greatsuccess,andeverybodyhada goodtime.

9.Foreightmonths,hetriedeverywaypossibletoconvincehisworkersof

theimportanceofpunctualityandofcheckingeverydetailoftheirwork.

10.Theresponsewasalways,"Yes,yes,wewilldoourbest,"butnothing

everchanged.

Typeofintroduction: _

Ipumps:movementsupanddown

2bllenagente:Spanishfor"agoodperson"-someoneyoucantrustandhaveasa friend