Topic sentence exercices

Topic SentenceExercise 1.2

1
Thousands of new people are born on our planet every day. The number of inhabitants in the world has already reached over six billion. If the present growth rate remains unchecked, the world may soon face wide-spread starvation, poverty, and serious health problems. __________________________________ (topic sentence).

Suggestions:

Therefore, it is predicted that the world will face serious health problems in the near future.

The rapid growth of the world's human population is the most important problem the world needs to address.

One of the burning issues is the population explosion in third world countries.

2
__________________________________ (topic sentence). Arriving in the land below the Rio Grande River, the Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortez was surprised to see the local inhabitants raising crops that included avocados, corn, garlic and nuts. Onions, tomatoes, chilli peppers and pumpkins were also grown in the rich soil. Irrigation systems were employed in some of the drier regions. The Aztec farmers also were skilful in creating terraced gardens to make the most of the rainfall and to minimise soil erosion. Evidence shows that they employed crop rotation as well as natural fertilisers to enhance the production of their farm products.

Suggestions:

The Aztecs of Mexico were a nation of accomplished farmers.

Hernando Cortez discovered farming in Mexico.

Mexico is blessed with rich farmland and an abundance of food products.
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Topic SentencesExercise 1.3

The most important factor is a student's past experience of study. If a student has already developed good study habits, study at university should not be difficult. Good study habits need to be complemented by interest and motivation, factors which are important when competition gets tough. We should however not underestimate the distracting effects of financial and personal difficulties. All students have to grapple with these at some stage of their university life. Beyond the personal factors it has to be said that there is also a certain element of luck involved in success: this includes finding excellent teachers and the subject matter that inspires one to give one's best.
Topic sentence: Student’s success at the university is related to many factors.


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Exercise 1.4

1- There is many reasons why students panic during final exams.
The possible reasons are:
not being prepared
information overload

Suggestions:
· being stressed
· the exam could be difficult


2. New Zealand trade efforts have recently started to focus on South America as a new destination for our export products.

Benefits of increased trade with South America are:
growing, stable major economies provide increasing trading opportunities
diverse trading opportunities throughout a huge region


Suggestions:

Spanish is becoming an interesting language
New Zeeland is more independent than before