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PATTERNS OF ORGANIZATION

1. Handout 6.1 Main idea : E-mail (electronic mail) uses computers for communication.

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Examples
Advantage of e-mail is that it takes very little time to send and receive message They have your message To worry about the time difference or slow mail delivery e-mail allows you to send a single message to many poeple at the same time

The main Seconds later You dont have

Lastly

2. Handout 6.2 Main idea : A trip to another country requires a certain amount of planning

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First Next

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You must decide where you would like to go You need to look at maps and books about those places You should find out what kind of documents you will need to enter the country You may want to find out the language spoken there You should make a packing list to make sure you bring everything for a pleasant trip

Then

In the mean time

Finally

PATTERNS OF ORGANIZATION

3. Handout 6.4 Main idea : The latest kind of vending machine is nothing like the vending machines of the past This paragraf include difference

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Like the old machines, the new ones are a

But

quick and convenient way to buy food. But the new machines have been improved in several inportant ways.

However

Work with plastic cards that can be used many times without error The new machines sell all kinds of delicious meals These new machines sell more interesting and better-tasting food

In contrast

In general

4. Handout 6.5

1. Coal-burning factories cause acid rain C E

2.

striker anti-pollution laws can lead to higher prince for consumers E C

PATTERNS OF ORGANIZATION

3. The death of lakes and streams can result from acid rain C E

4. Forests have become diseased due to acid rain C E

5. Coal burning also results in higher levels of sulfur dioxide in the air C E

5. Handout 6.7 1. CE Cuse/effect 2. CC - Comparison/Contrast 3. S Sequence 4. CC Comparison/contrast 5. CC Comparison/contrast

PATTERNS OF ORGANIZATION

6. Handout 6.8 1. Sentence : The poticos lining bolognas streets make them far more pleasant for walking than florences narrow and noisy streets. Pettern : Listing

6. Sentence

: In 186, bologna was once again ruled by the church, with the help of the Austrian Empire.

Pettern

: S-Sequence

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