Understanding English Paragraphs

Understanding Prargraph

1. Understanding paragraphs What is a paragraph ?

2. A paragraph is a group of sentences that are all about one thing or idea

3. Sports stars in the United States make a lot of money. This is especially true for the most popular team sports, such as basketball, football, and baseball. The best players in these sports get millions of dollars from their teams. They can make even more money from companies that make sports clothes or shoes. These companies will pay a star a lot of money to wear the clothes or shoes that they make.

4. Is it a paragraph ? Yes, it is.

5. Is it a paragraph ? In the United States, many college students eat in the college dining hall. Millions of people around the world also eat at McDonald's every day. The most popular foods there are the hamburgers and French fries. However, fresh fruit and vegetables are very expensive in the United States. Poor families often don't have enough money to buy them. Finally, a Japanese restaurant paid $231 per pound for a whole tuna fish.This was the highest price ever paid for a fish. No, it is not.

6. Explanation : The first passage is a paragraph because all the sentences are about sports stars and money. • The second passage is not a paragraph because the sentences are about many different things. A paragraph is about one thing or idea.

7. Exercise 1 R ead each paragraph and circle the best topic. The redwood trees in California are very special. They are some of the tallest trees in the world. How did they grow so tall? Scientists say there are several reasons. The most important reason is the weather. In this part of Califomia , it is never very hot or very cold and it rains often. These are good conditions for growing. There is also not a lot of wind because of the mountains nearby. With no strong winds, the young trees are not blown over in storms. Finally, these trees grow slowly, but they live for a very long time. Some of them are over 2,000 years old.

8. A. Trees in the U nited States B. Redwood trees in California C. growing conditions for trees

9. Large forests are important to us in many ways. They give us wood for paper, building, and heating. For many city people, forests are a place to go on vacation. Forests are also home for many kinds of plants and animals . But there is one more reason why forests are important. They help clean the air. Air pollution is a problem in many parts of the world. It has many bad effects on people and on the Earth. Scientist believe that air pollution is causing global warming. Without large forests, these problems would be even worse.

10. A. Wildlife in forests B. Large forests C. The importance of forests

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