Practice 1
A.
Remember that a topic sentence is a complete sentence
and is neither too general nor too specific
Group 2
Too general a. The history of astronomy is interesting
Too specific b. Ice age people recorded the appearance of new moons by
making
scratches in Animal bones
Incomplete c. For example Stonehenge in
Britain, built 3500 years ago to track the
movement of
the sun.
Best Topic
S d. Ancient people
observe and recorded lunar and solar even in different
way
Group 3
Best Topic s a. It is hard to know which food are safe to eat nowadays.
Too,specific b. In some large ocean fish, there are high levels of
mercury.
Too specific c. Undercooked chicken and hamburger may carry E.coli
bacteria
Incemplete d. Not to mention mad cow disease
Too general E. Food safety is
an important issue
Group 4
Incomplete a. Hybrid automobiles more
economical to operate than gasoline-
powered cars.
Too general b. The new hybrid automobile are very popular.
Too specific c.
Hybrid cars have good fuel economy because a computer under the
hood
decides to run
the electronic motor. The small gasoline engine or the two together.
Best Topic s d. The
new hybrid automobile are popular because of their fuel economy.
Group 5
Too specific a. The
north American Catawba Indians of the southeast and the Tlingit
of the
southeast both see the rainbow as a kind
of bridge between
heaven and
earth.
Too specific b. A rainbow seen from an airplane is complete
circle.
Best Topic s c. Many cultures interpret rainbow in positive
ways
Too specific d.
Rainbow are beautiful
Too general e. The
belief that you can find a pot of gold at a rainbow’s end
B.
Remember that
the topic sentence is the most general statement in a paragraph. Read the
following scramble paragraph and
decide which sentence is the topic sentence. Write TS on the line
next to that sentence
Paragraph 1
X a. A note or memo function let you make
quick notes to yourself
X b.
Other capabilities include word processing, spreadsheet, and e-mail
X c. A voice recorder that use build- in
microphone and speaker works like a type
recorder.
X d. Basic tools include calendar to keep
track of your appointment, an address and
phone number book,
to-do list and calculator.
X e. PM3 playback lets u listen to
digital music files, and a picture viewer let tour
book at a digital photos
Topic s f. Most personal digital assistants(PDAS)
have tools for basic tasks as well as
for multimedia functions
X g. A new models also include a build-in digital camera and
keyboard
Paragraph 2
X a. Twelve years after Sputnik, the United State caught up by
becoming the first
nation to land a man
on the moon
X b. The Europeans have joined the
competition , vowing to land European
astronaut
Topic s c. The number of nation competing
in the “space race” has grown since
the early days of space
exploration
X d.
China joined the competition 1n 2003 when it launched Shenshow 5
X e. Initially, the former Soviet
Union took the lead when it sent the
first into earth
orbit in the spaceship Sputnik
in 1957.
X f. For almost 50 years. The United
State and Russian were the only competitors
in the
contest to explore space using manned spacecraft
Paragraph 3
X a. Another important change was that
people have a freedom and work wherever
they want.
X b. The earliest significant change was
for forming familiars, who were no longer
isolated.
X c. The final major change brought by
the automobile was the building of
superhighways,
suburb, hug shopping centers, and theme parts such as Disney World in Florida
Topic s d.
The automobile revolutionized the way of
life is the United States
X e. The automobile enable them. to drive
to town and cities comfortably and
X f. conveniently In fact, people could
work in a busy metropolitan city and drive
home to
the quiet suburbs
Paragraph 4.
X a. In time, this melted part rises as
magma
Topic s b.
The formation of a volcanic eruption is dramatic series of event
X c. As the plate sink, friction and
earth heat cause part of it to melt
X d. The magma produce heat, steam and
pressure.
X e. First of all, most volcanoes are formed where two plates collide
X f. The one of the plate is force under
the other and sink.
X g. When the heat, steam and
pressure from the magma finally reach
the surface
of
earth, a volcano eruption occurs.
Practice 3
A.
Write good topic sentence for the following paragraph.
Remember to include both a
topic and
controlling idea.
Paragraph 1
English
speakers use many words which come from other countries’ words. English
speakers relaxing at home, for example, may put on kimono, which is a Japanese
word. English speaker who live in warm climate may take in afternoon siesta on
an outdoor patio without realizing that
these are Spanish words. In their garden, they may enjoy the fragrance of
jasmine flowers, a word that come into English from Persian. They may even
relax on a chaise while snacking on yogurt, words of French and Turkish origin
respectively. At night, they may shampoo their hair and put on pajamas, word
from hind language of India
Paragraph 2
Managing
student’s roles in class has different way in every university on the world.In
European university, students are not required to attend classes. In fact
professors I Germany generally don’t know the names of the students enrolled in
there courses. In the Unites states, however students are required to attend
all classes and maybe penalized if they
don’t . Furthermore, in European system, student usually take just one
comprehensive examination at the end of their entire four or five years of study. In the north
American system, on the other hand, student usually have numerous quizzes,
test, and homework, assignment, and they almost always have to take a final
examination in each course at the end of each semester.
Paragraph 3
people build their houses depend on the
material which come from their own
living. For example, the Eskimo, living in a treeless region of
snow and ice, some time building temporary homes out of thick blocks of ice.
People who live in deserts, on the other hand, use the most available
materials, mud or clay, which provide good insulation from the heat. In
Northern Europe, Russian, and other areas of the world where forest are
plentiful, people usually construct their homes out of wood. In the islands of
the south Pacific, where there is an abundant supply of bamboo and palm, people use these tough,
fibrous plants to build their homes
B.
On a piece of paper write two or three topic sentence for each of the following
topic. In order word, give two or three controlling idea for the same topic.
Topic : Movie
Topic
sentence : 1. A
series of moving images is movie
2. Making movie become a source of profit film
producer
3. As a medium, film is not
limited to motion pictures only
Topic : Word Processors
Topic sentence
: 1.
Word processing
was one of the earliest applications in
computer 2. Word processors have a variety of uses and
applications
3.
Other word processing functions include spelling checking.
Topic : Pemalang
Topic sentence : 1. Pemalang Has farming
background
2. Pemalang is growing a small city
3. Pemalang has some tourism distination.
Topic : Advertising
Topic
sentence:1. Advertising is the
tool of communication to persuade an
audience
2. These early print
advertisements were used mainly to promote books
and newspapers
3. Modern advertising
was created with the innovative techniques
HOW SOME CHILDREN HAVE IMAGINARY FRIENDS
Imaginary
friends can serve as an important source of companionship to some children and
adults because they often use their
imaginary friends as outlets for expressing desires which they would normally
life.1. Imaginary friends are a natural part of healthy child development.
Children use their fantasy friends to practice verbal skills, boost their
confidence and for role play. Kids with imaginary friends have been found to be
more articulate, have improved creativity and higher self-esteem. Super nanny
examines the whys and ways make-believe mates are an important part of a
child's social network. 2. Shy children
often describe their imaginary friends as playful and outgoing jokesters who
are always making them laugh and who are very popular. Imaginary friends give
children the refreshing opportunity to tell someone else what to do .Their
invisible friend behaves exactly the way they want them to. Children with
absent family members or lost friends will often reinvent the person in
invisible form as a healthy coping mechanism. It is quite common for a child to
interact in their imagination with a close companion who has recently left
school or a deceased grandparent. Example ; Imaginary enemies, Naughty friends
. In his/her imagination find that an invisible chum can be a friend talk about
something happening what they experience in real, imaginary advantage,
imaginary all mine
