Understanding English Paragraphs
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The document discusses the nature of paragraphs and provides examples, including the financial success of sports stars and the significance of redwood trees in California. It highlights the importance of forests in providing resources, supporting wildlife, and combating air pollution. The text includes exercises related to identifying topics within paragraphs.
Understanding English Paragraphs
- 2. A paragraphis a groupof sentencesthat 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 ?
- 7. Exercise 1 Read 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 theUnitedStates B. Redwood trees in California C.growingconditionsfortrees
- 10. A. Wildlifein forests B. Large forests C.The importanceof forests
- 11. Thank You