Abdulaziz Assanosiazizsanosi@gmail.com

Main Source:First Steps in Academic Writing (Level 2)Second EditionBy: Ann HoguePearson Longman

The Topic Sentence

Abdulaziz Assanosi

The Topic Sentence

•Tell the reader what he/she is going to read about.

•USUALLY the first sentence in a paragraph.

•The top piece of bread in our Cheeseburger Sandwich.

A Topic Sentence Has Two Parts

1- the Topic

2- The Controlling Idea

The topic part names the topic

English language

The controlling idea part tells what the paragraph will say about the topic.

Has many uses

.

English language has many uses.

The Topic The Controlling Idea

Smart phones has many uses

Sports are good for many reasons.

Living in towns

I products has many types.

Emails can do many useful tasks.

has many advantages.

Topic and Controlling Idea

SOMETIMES IT IS DIFFERENT

Sometimes controlling idea comes before the topic.

smart phones.

sports.

living in towns.

i products.

emails.

There are many uses

of

There are several benefits of

There are four types of

You can do several tasks by

There are many advantages of

Topic sentences for paragraphs on P.41 B

• Living in a foreign country has four benefits.

• There are two main types of colleges and universities in the united states.

• There are several reasons for attending a small college instead of a large university.

• Employers look for three main qualities in their employees.

Thai curry has three kinds.

Good teachers have three main

qualities.

There are three kinds of shoppers.

Controlling Ideas for the topics on P43/D

•2. International students has many benefits.

•International students can study effectively for many reasons.

•3. Hollywood movies are good for many reasons.

•Hollywood movies has many genres.

•4- Automobile drivers enjoys their work because of three reasons.

•There are two kinds of automobile drivers.

•5- Restaurants are enjoyable for many reasons.

•There are many types of restaurants.