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Unit 4 How do you get to school?
Writing topic sentences
The girl
on the right is from Japan.
Example 1
The girl in red comes from America. The girl in
white T-shirt is from Spain. The girl who has
beautiful blonde hair is from the U.K.
The girls in the picture are from different countries.
topic sentence1.
is usually the____sentence of a paragraph.Topic sentence first
of a
paragraph.
2.Topic sentence tells____________the main idea
概括段落主要意思
Topic sentence tells of a paragraph.the main idea
Example 2
My family members have different hobbies.
My father loves collecting stamps. My mother
is interested in cooking. My sister likes
watching TV, and my grandparents enjoy
traveling.
I enjoy_________.
Example 3
every day Saturdaysweekends
Topic sentence should
not be _________or _________.too broad too narrow主题范围恰当
I can sleep late on Saturday
mornings. I needn’t do my homework on
weekends. Instead, I can do everything I like. I
can go shopping, visit my friends and go to the
movies with them. On Saturday afternoon, I
usually go for a ride with my brother.
C. Books tell us famous places, great persons and many other things.
A. We can learn a lot by reading newspapers.
B. We can learn a lot from books.
Example 4
Topic sentence should be simple and clear.简单清晰
_________________________ When we read
books we can know some famous places like
Tibet, London, New York and so on. We can also
meet great persons and learn from them by
reading books. Books also tell us new ways to
do things and make us know ourselves better.
Topic sentence should of a paragraph.
tell the main idea
_________________________ She gets up
early in the morning and then reads English
for half an hour. In class, Alice listens to the
teachers carefully and takes notes at times.
After finishing her homework, she teaches
herself new lessons every night. On
weekends, Alice usually goes to the city library
to read books.
Example 5
A. Alice is a student.B. Alice is a friendly student.C.Alice is a hard-working student.
_____________________________ I got up at
6:30. At 7:30a.m. I arrived at the office. First, my
boss asked me to write thirty postcards for him.
Then I had to go to the post office. After that, I
went to have a meeting. By 12:30 p.m., I was
very tired, so I decided to have a long relaxing
lunch. A. I had a busy day yesterday.
B. I was very happy yesterday morning.
C.
D. I was busy writing postcards yesterday morning.
I was quite busy yesterday morning.
Example 6
Mike
Mike cars.
Example 7
likes cars.
Mike cars.
is interested inis crazy for
Cars Mikeare ’s favorite.
He has collected many magazines on cars and he
is interested in nearly everything about cars. He
likes watching TV advertisements on cars and
goes to all the car shows. He also spends a lot of
time working on his old car. We don’t call him
Mike any more, instead, we call him Mr. Car.
Tips on writing topic sentences
4.Topic sentence should
be ______ and_____.simple
3.Topic sentence should
not be ________or_________.too broad too narrow
clear
is usually the ____sentence of a paragraph.1.Topic sentence
first
2.Topic sentence should
______________ of a paragraph.tell the main idea
There’re many ways to learn English.
Exercise 1
There’re many ways to improve our English.
We can learn English in different ways. _______________________________We can
learn English by reading English newspapers and
story books. If you like singing, you can learn to
sing English songs. It’s a very interesting way to
improve your English. Watching English movies is
also a good way. We can even talk with foreigners.
Students in my class have different plans for vacation.
Exercise 2My classmates have different vacation plans.
_________________________________________
Many of my classmates plan to have a rest at home
on vacation. They want to watch TV, rent videos and
sleep a lot. Some students in my class are going
outside to enjoy themselves. They’re going to the
beach, going hiking or going fishing. Others are
spending time with their family members like
babysitting or visiting their grandparents. A small
number of students in my class are still studying
hard for vacation.
Competition
Task: Write a proper topic sentence for the paragraph.
In North America, most students go to school on
the school bus. Some students also walk or ride
bikes to school. In other parts of the world, things
are different. In Japan, most students take trains to
school, although others also walk or ride their
bikes. In China, it depends on where you are. In
big cities, students usually ride bikes to school or
take buses. In places where there are rivers and
lakes, like Hongshanhu and Kaishandao, students
usually go to school by boat. That must be a lot
more fun than taking a bus.
Exercise 3
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use different transportation to go to school. (get to school in different ways) .
Students around the world (in different parts of the world / in different places)
The ways
_______________________________________________
In North America, most students go to school on the
school bus. Some students also walk or ride bikes to school.
In other parts of the world, things are different. In Japan,
most students take trains to school, although others also
walk or ride their bikes. In China, it depends on where you
are. In big cities, students usually ride bikes to school or
take buses. In places where there are rivers and lakes, like
Hongshanhu and Kaishandao, students usually go to school
by boat. That must be a lot more fun than taking a bus.
students go to school are different from place to place.
Summary
4.Topic sentence should
be ______ and_____.simple
3.Topic sentence should
not be ________or_________.too broad too narrow
clear
1.Topic sentence is usually the ____sentence of a paragraph.first
2.Topic sentence should
______________ of a paragraph.tell the main idea
Homework
Some extra materials for practicing writing topic sentences.
_______________________________________M
ost Chinese like rice. Many Chinese people enjoy
meat or fish and eat them at every meal. Some
like vegetables and can’t stand a meal without
vegetables. Others like noodles or dumplings and
eat them quite often. A small number of Chinese
people love fast-food: a hamburger or pizza and a
soft drink.
Exercise 4
Chinese people have different eating habits (like
to eat different food /have different tastes on food)
.
The eating habits of Chinese people are different
from person to person.