Exercises 4-5

Below is an alphabetical list of famous men and women. Look up each person in your
dictionary. On a seperate sheet of paper, organize the names in two ways : (1) in an outline
form that clearly indicates what each person is famous for, and (2) in an outline form that is
organized by nationalities.
Hector Berlioz
Emily Brontē
Charles Dickens
Isadora Duncan
Sir Edward Elgar
George Eliot
Paul Gauguin
Ernest Hemingway
Grandma Moses
Vaslav Nijinsky
Georgia O’Keeffe
Anna Pavlova
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Ruth St. Denis
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Pētr Ilich Tchaikovsky
Ėmile Zola
Answer :
(1) Famous For
 Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Sir Edward Elgar
- Pētr Ilich Tchaikovsky
 Novelist
- Emily Brontē
- Ernest Hemingway
 Writer
- Charles Dickens
- George Eliot
- Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
- Alexander Solzhenitsyn
- Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Ėmile Zola
 Dancer
- Isadora Duncan
- Vaslav Nijinsky
- Anna Pavlova
- Ruth St. Denis
  Painter
- Paul Gauguin
- Grandma Moses
- Georgia O’Keeffe

(2) Nationalities
 French
- Hector Berlioz
- Paul Gauguin
- Ėmile Zola
 British
- Emily Brontē
- Charles Dickens
- Sir Edward Elgar
- George Eliot
- Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
 American
- Isadora Duncan
- Ernest Hemingway
- Grandma Moses
- Georgia O’Keeffe
- Ruth St. Denis
- Harriet Beecher Stowe
 Russian
- Vaslav Nijinsky
- Anna Pavlova
- Alexander Solzhenitsyn
- Pētr Ilich Tchaikovsky

Exercises 4-6
The outline in the next column is poor because the topics are not written in parallel
grammatical form. On the lines, rewrite the outline correctly.
1. Skills to be learned in English
A. The comprehension of English
B. To be able to speak English
C. The ability to read English
D. Writing English
Answer :
Skills to be learned in English
I. The comprehension of English
A. To be able to speak English (Speaking)
B. The ability to read English (Reading)
 C. Writing English (Writing)

Exercises 4-7
The next topic outline is confusing because the headings are not organized by equal rank. On
the lines, rewrite the outline so that headings of equal rank are indictaed by similar indention
and numbering.
I. Team sports
A. Water polo
II. Water sports
A. Swimming
B. Diving
III. Basketball
IV. Individual sports
A. Golf
B. Football
C. Skiing
1. Snow
2. Water
V. Hunting
Answer :

I. Team sports
A. Basketball
B. Football
II. Individual sports
A. Hunting
B. Golf
C. Skiing
1. Snow
2. Water
III. Water sports
A. Water polo
B. Swimming
C. Diving