Writing Academic English 4th Edition

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AbouttheOrganization

1. InwhichparagraphsdotheauthorsdescribetheNOlthAmelicanformof
   maritalexchange?
   a. 1-7
   b. 2-7
   c. 1-4
   d.2-4


2. ExcludingtheNorthAmericanformofmaritaltransfer,whatotherforms
   dotheauthorsdiscuss?Listtheminorder:
   a.
   b.

wassubstantiallypoorerthanthegroom's,partofthebridewealthpaymentwould

bespentonpurchasinggoodsforthewoman'sdowry.Thiswaslegalandcommon

untilaftertheCommunistRevolutionin1949,whentheleadersoutlawedboth

bridewealthanddowry,thoughbothcontinueinsomeplacestothisday.

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c.

Whyaretheydiscussedinthisparticularorder?Inotherwords,what

patterndidtheauthorsusetoorganizethispartofthereading?

3. Whichtwoparagraphscontainthephraseincontrast?

Paragraphsand

a. Inthefirstparagraphcontainingthephraseincontrast,whatis

contrasted?

b. Whatis contrastedinthesecondparagraphcontainingincontrast?

4. Whatis contrastedinparagraph7?

Istherea contrastsignalwordinthisparagraph?Ifso,whatis it?

5.Inwhichparagraphsdotheauthorscontrastthecustomsofbridewealthand

dowry?

a. 9,10,12, 14

b. 9 and 12

c. 12 only

SuggestionsforDiscussionorWriting..

1.Whichtypeofmaritalexchangeis followedinthecultureyouarethemost

familiarwith?

2.Tellaboutotherweddingcustoms(besidesgift-giving)thatmaydifferfrom

NorthAmericancustoms.

3.AtNorthAmericanweddings,mostoftheattentionis focusedonthebride.

It is her"bigday."Thegroomplaysanalmostsecondaryrole.Whydoyou

thinkthisis so?Isthisthecaseinothercultures?