Unit 9
Look again at paragraph 2 of the report on page 75. This is its structure.
Vets learn to treat all animals but often go on to specialise.
Topic sentence
small animals
horses
wild animals
food animals
Details
1
What is the topic sentence of paragraph 3? What are the details? What is the topic sentence of paragraphs 4 and 5?
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2
The topic sentence is missing from each of these paragraphs. Choose the correct topic sentence.
1
Nathan was always polite to his customers. He was careful to find shoes that fit properly and he only sold shoes that were good quality.
a) Nathan didn’t like his job. b) People enjoyed going to Nathan’s shoe shop. c) I bought some very poor shoes last week.
2
He teaches in a primary school in Barbuda. He enjoys his job and he runs the school football team on a Saturday morning.
a) Teachers have to pass a lot of exams. b) My uncle is a teacher. c) I play football every week.
• Exercise 1: Work as a class to find the topic sentence of paragraph 3 before asking students to work in pairs on paragraphs 4 and 5. DA Some students can go on to note the supporting details in paragraphs 4 and 5.
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