English for Academic and Professional Purposes Flashcards
learning new ideas, understanding main points of a text, and searching for information
Reading
process of reading the main idea to get an overall impression
Skimming
finding a specific information quickly
Scanning
the organization of information in a passage
Text Structures
these can help students in making and understanding argument
Text Structures
The 6 Types of Text Structures
Narrative
Chronological
Cause and Effect
Problem-Solution
Compare and Contrast
Definition and Description
narrates an event or story
Narrative
has characters, settings, conflict, point of view, and plot
Narrative
presents ideas or events in order
Chronological/Process/Sequence
provides explanations or reasons for phenomena
Cause and Effect
Identify problems and pose solutions
Problem-Solution
Discuss two ideas, events, or phenomena showing how are they different and how are they similar
Compare and Contrast
describes a topic by listing characteristics, features, attributes, and examples
Definition and Description
collection of sentences arranged in order that conveys a complete topic
Paragraph
the sentence of a paragraph that expresses the main thought
Topic sentence
The topic sentence should be discussed in greater detail with
supporting details
A paragraph should be __
Unified
Coherent
Well Developed
3 Essential Elements of Paragraph Writing
Good topic sentence
Clear and concise body
Conclusion
often the first sentence of the first paragraph
Topic Sentence
contains the supporting details that follows the topic sentence
Body
tells the main point of the paragraph and the writer’s stand
Topic sentence
Most important sentence in the paragraph
helpful guide to the writer and reader
Topic sentence
A topic sentence must have a __ and __
topic and controlling idea
A topic sentence must be
concise and emphatic