Paragraph writing basics. Writing a successful topic sentence and introduction to basic signalling devices.

1. Paragraph Writing
Glenn Rai

2. Why is Canada considered one of
the best countries?

3. Topic Sentence
There are three reasons why Canada is one of
the best countries in the world.

4. Supporting Ideas
First, Canada has an excellent health care
system. All Canadians have access to medical
services at a reasonable price. Second,
Canada has a high standard of education.
Students are taught by well-trained teachers
and are encouraged to continue studying at
university. Finally, Canada's cities are clean
and efficiently managed. Canadian cities have
many parks and lots of space for people to
live.

5. Concluding sentence
As a result, Canada is a desirable place to
live.

6. Now the entire paragraph!
There are three reasons why Canada is one of the
best countries in the world. First, Canada has an
excellent health care system. All Canadians have
access to medical services at a reasonable price.
Second, Canada has a high standard of education.
Students are taught by well-trained teachers and
are encouraged to continue studying at
university. Finally, Canada's cities are clean and
efficiently managed. Canadian cities have many
parks and lots of space for people to live. As a
result, Canada is a desirable place to live.

7. Phrases for topic sentence
What Questions!
What are the advantages of going on a holiday?

8. Phrases for topic sentence
What Questions!
What are the advantages of going on a holiday?
There are several/many/a lot of/ XX main
advantages/disadvantages/causes/effects of
____________. They are/which are/ Such as
_______ , ________ and _________.

9. Phrases for topic sentence
What Questions! (What are the advantages of going
on a holiday)
There are several/many/a lot of/ XX main
advantages/disadvantages/causes/effects of
____________. They are/which are/ Such as
_______ , ________ and _________.
Example:
There are several advantages of going on holidays
regularly. Such as refreshing your mind, meeting
new people and having new experiences.

10. Phrases for topic sentence
How Questions!
How can we find love?

11. Phrases for topic sentence
How Questions!
How can we find love?
There are several/many/a lot of/ XX main
ways/ methods/ styles of ____________. They
are/which are/ Such as _______ , ________
and _________.

12. Phrases for topic sentence
How Questions! (How can we find love?)
There are several/many/a lot of/ XX main ways/
methods/ styles of ____________. They
are/which are/ Such as _______ , ________ and
_________.
Example:
There are several ways of finding love. They are
creating profiles on social networking websites,
travelling and asking friends and family to
introduce you to other single people.

13. Phrases for topic sentence
WHY Questions!
Why is PIN13 the best class at Sehir?

14. Phrases for topic sentence
WHY Questions!
Why is PIN13 the best class at Sehir?
There are several/many/a lot of/ XX main
reasons why ____________ is ___________.
They are/which are/ Such as _______ ,
________ and _________.

15. Phrases for topic sentence
WHY Questions! (Why is PIN13 the best class at
Sehir?)
There are several/many/a lot of/ XX main reasons
why ____________ is ___________. They
are/which are/ Such as _______ , ________ and
_________.
Example:
There are several reasons why PIN 13 is the best
class at Istanbul Sehir University. Which are hard
working students, the size of the class and
students’ love for English language.

16. Supporting Ideas
To talk about the first point:
1. First,
2. Firstly,
3. In the first place,
4. To begin with,

17. Supporting Ideas
To talk about the second point:
1. Second,
2. Secondly,
3. In the second place,
4. Next,

18. Supporting Ideas
To talk about the third (last) point:
1. Third,
2. Finally,
3. In the third place,
4. In the final place,

19. Contrasting or Opposite Ideas
• But
• However
• On the other hand
• In contrast

20. Comparing or similar ideas
• In comparison
• In the same way
• Similarly
(Please do not use ALSO)

21. Consequence or result
• Because
• Because of
• For this reason
• So
• Owing to this
• Consequently

22. Examples
• For example,
• For Instance,
• Such as,

23. Thank you!
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