1. Unit 4 How do you get to school?
Writing topic sentences

2. is usually the____sentence of a paragraph.
Example 1
topic sentence
is usually the____sentence of a paragraph. 1.
Topic sentence
first
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.
2.Topic sentence
of a
paragraph.
tells____________
the main idea
The girl on the right is from Japan.
概括段落主要意思
The girls in the picture are from different countries.

3. Example 2
Topic sentence tells of a paragraph.
the main idea
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.

4. I enjoy_________. Example 3 Topic sentence should
not be _________or _________.
主题范围恰当
too broad
too narrow
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.
every day
weekends
Saturdays
I enjoy_________.

5. Topic sentence should of a paragraph. tell the main idea
Example 4
_________________________ 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
A. We can learn a lot by reading newspapers. B.
Topic sentence should be
simple and clear.
We can learn a lot from books.
简单清晰
C. Books tell us famous places, great persons and many other things.

6. _________________________ 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.

7. _____________________________ I got up at 6:30. At 7:30a. m
_____________________________ 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.
Example 6
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.

8. Example 7
is crazy for
Mike cars.
Mike cars.
is interested in
Mike
likes
cars.
Cars
are
Mike
’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.

9. Tips on writing topic sentences
is usually
the ____sentence of a paragraph.
1.Topic sentence
first
2.Topic sentence should
______________ of a paragraph.
tell the main idea
3.Topic sentence should
not be ________or_________.
too broad
too narrow
4.Topic sentence should
be ______ and_____.
simple
clear

10. There’re many ways to learn English.
Exercise 1
There’re many ways to improve our English.
There’re many ways to learn 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.

11. Exercise 2
My classmates have different vacation plans.
Students in my class have different plans for vacation.
_________________________________________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.

12. Task: Write a proper topic sentence for the paragraph.
Competition
Task: Write a proper topic sentence for the paragraph.

13. Exercise 3 3a
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.
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14. The ways
students
go to school
are different
from place to place.
Students around the world (in different parts of the world / in different places)
use different transportation to go to school. (get to school in different 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.
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15. Summary is usually the ____sentence of a paragraph. 1.Topic sentence
first
2.Topic sentence should
______________ of a paragraph.
tell the main idea
3.Topic sentence should
not be ________or_________.
too broad
too narrow
4.Topic sentence should
be ______ and_____.
simple
clear

16. Homework
Some extra materials for practicing writing topic sentences.

17. Exercise 4
The eating habits of Chinese people are different from person to person.
Chinese people have different eating habits (like to eat different food /have different tastes on food) .
_______________________________________Most 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.