UPM-CALC/CEL2103 WRITING ACADEMIC TEXTS/SEM 1/2022-2023

SCL WORKSHEET WEEK 6

SCL WORKSHEET WEEK 6

Topic Sentence to State Differences

Contrast Signal Words

Complete the activities and submit by the due date.

Activity 1
Identify the transition signal of contrast and the components of the topic sentences below.

i. Circle the transition signal of contrast

ii. Underline the topic

iii. Highlight the controlling ideas (points of comparison)

iv. Double underline the contrast signal words

Topic sentence 1

Despite the similarities, organic and non-organic animal food products have a significant
difference in their nutritional constitution.

Topic sentence 2

Although appearance seems to attract more attention than personality, most people believe that
personality is easier to notice compared to physical beauty.

Topic sentence 3

On the other hand, living in a landed house does not offer the facilities that one can avail while
living in a service apartment.
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Activity 2
The following are body paragraphs without a topic sentence. Write the topic sentence based on
the given topic and body paragraph.

Topic 1 A comparison between learning in private or public college

Although, both school provide a good learning process, private school a better
Topic
learning.
sentence

Students who are independent learners typically fare better at public colleges.
While professors still hold office hours and are willing to provide extra help
outside of class, students are entirely responsible for reaching out and seeking
assistance. According to Oh and Wei (2011), private colleges, on the other hand,
Body are better suited for students who may need a little extra direction and
Paragraph
supervision. The smaller campus and class size allow academic advisors and
professors to form closer relationships with their students, which, in turn, results in
more direct guidance and assistance for students throughout their college years
(Reynolds, 2016).

Topic 2 Similarity and difference of traditional farming and urban farming

Despite the similarities, traditional farming and urban farming have a significance
Topic
difference in location of the farming.
sentence

Traditional farming uses large areas of farmland located in rural areas, in most
cases, far from the densely populated cities. This leads to a whole spectrum of
issues such as depletion of nutrients in the soil due to soil erosion, deforestation
to free up more space for farming, to name just a few (Swift, 2015). On the
contrary, urban farming is space friendly. Some urban farming methods like
Body
Paragraph hydroponics do not require soil so that foods can grow anywhere such as on the
roofs, at the company premises, indoors, inside labs and more. Clarks (2018)
believes with urban farming space no longer plays an essential role in food
production. Urban farming allows food to be produced in small dedicated spaces
pretty much anywhere in the city.
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Activity 3

Fill in the blank with a transition signal of contrast from the box. Use each transition signal of
contrast only once.

despite difference however in contrast

Reading a book is always much better than watching a movie based on a book. (1)
Despite the saying “a picture is worth a thousand words”, a book is able to give much more
information than a movie can give. The author can give the thoughts of the characters; (2)
however, a movie usually conveys only the actions and words of the characters. A book can
follow several characters and plot line, but a movie usually has less than two hours to tell the
story and must follow just a few characters or one plot line. The final (3) difference involves
one’s imagination. Each reader of a book can create a different mental picture of the characters
and scenes. A movie, (4) in contrast, can offer only the vision of the director and actors.

in contrast different whereas difference

Cultures in America and Asia are definitely (1) different. Most parts of Asia are still very
religious and conservative in all aspects of cultural life. (2) In contrast, America is more open to
new beginnings, and it has no ancient traditions as in Asia. The (3) difference between cultures
in America and Asia is also apparent when national creativity such as painting and literature are
still honoured in Asia (4) whereas in America people pays more attention to music and the
development of modern art. This is evident when a huge number of artists from all around the
world strive to open their gallery in America.