R easons and E xamples

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.

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

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. Organization

Transitional Signals with Reasons Type one (with comma) First, First of all, Second, Third, Type two (without comma) The first reason is that…. The second reason is that..

Transitional signals with examples Pattern one At the beginning of a sentence: For example, For instance, Pattern two In the middle of a sentence: ……..,such as ………………… ……….., for example, ……… ……….., for instance, ……….. No comma after such as

Conclusion signals with reasons Pattern one For these ….. Reasons two, three, four Pattern two Because of …… and …. Indeed To sum up