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2 Essay: Structure and paragraphs   WG 3 When you write an essay it is important that you discuss a topic in detail and in a clearly structured way. These steps can help you to write such an essay: • Collect ideas and think carefully about your topic and about the various arguments you are planning to use. • Divide your text into individual paragraphs, which focus on one aspect each. • Find a conclusion that reflects your line of argument. Paragraph analysis Read the following paragraph (sentences 1–4) and write down the sentence type: • topic sentence (outlines the topic of the paragraph) • supporting sentences (provide examples and further explanations) • conclusive sentence (sums up the argument at the end) Sentence type 1. In some cases communication proves to be a real challenge – making life dicult for everybody. 2. As many of the newcomers oen do not speak English properly, they Œnd it dicult to take part in public life and to share their customs and traditions. supporting sentence 3. e local population, however, usually does not speak the languages of the immigrants and is – in most cases – not prepared to change that. 4. erefore the best way forward would be language initiatives for immigrants, including programmes for women staying at home and for people in the workplace. Paragraph structure a) Read these sentences and put them in a logical order. If in doubt, try out various possibilities and check which of them is the one that sounds most logical. Then check with a partner. b) Write the sentence type into the space on the right. No. Sentence type ere is hardly a street in British suburbs where you would not Œnd a Chinese take-away or a corner shop run by an Indian or Pakistani family. As a result, life in many British urban areas can be varied and colourful, but not always without problems. In Britain you would normally Œnd such neighbourhoods in larger towns and cities where immigrants oen make their Œrst steps towards integration by taking jobs as unskilled workers or in the service industry. Living in multi-ethnic communities oers lots of opportunities for everybody concerned. In these areas people from various ethnic backgrounds (including British) oen live next door to each other. 1 2 32 Multi-ethnic Britain Writing skills Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv