Reasons and Examples

Review

• When you write about a fact or something

you believe in, you need to support your
topic sentence with reasons and examples.
• In this unit you are going to learn how to
organize your reasons and examples
sentences.
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This a paragraph with reasons and examples
• Travelling Abroad
• Travelling abroad is important for two
reasons. First of all, you can learn new
things. For example, you can learn a new
language. People sometimes travel just to
learn English in Europe or USA. Second,
travelling is interesting. People do many
things to themselves, such as sightseeing
or shopping. You can buy new things or
see new places. For these two reasons,
travelling abroad is good.
Outline with details

• Topic sentence.
– Supporting sentence 1
• Example
– Detail
– Supporting sentence 2
• Example
– Detail

• Concluding sentence
 Organization

• Travelling abroad is important for two reasons.

– First of all, you can learn new things.
• For example, you can learn a new language.
– People sometimes travel just to learn English in Europe or USA
– Second, travelling is interesting.
• People do many things to themselves, such as sightseeing or shopping.
– You can buy new things or see new places.

• For these two reasons, travelling abroad is good.

Transitional Signals with Reasons

Type one (with comma) Type two (without comma)

• First, • The first reason is
that….
• First of all,
• The second reason is
• Second, that ..
• Third,
Transitional signals with examples

Pattern one Pattern two

• At the beginning of a • In the middle of a
sentence: sentence:
• For example, • ……..,such as …………………
• For instance, • ……….., for example, ………
• ……….., for instance, ………..
• No comma after such as
Conclusion signals with reasons

Pattern one Pattern two

• For these ….. Reasons • Because of …… and ….

• two, three, four • Indeed

• To sum up

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