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E GOAL Explain an Idea Using Details
Communication
A Describe a time when you got sick. Answer the following questions:
1. When was it?
2. How did you feel at the time?
3. How did you get better?
B Discuss the questions in pairs.
1. How can a sick person make other people sick? Think of three ways.
2. The last time you got sick, how do you think you caught the illness?
C In pairs, discuss how each action can prevent the spread of disease. Add your own idea.
| covering your nose and mouth exercising and eating healthy foods staying home when you're sick using clean dishes for eating and drinking washing your hands often your idea ____________________ |
Coughing or sneezing sends germs into the air.
Yes, and other people breathe in the germs.
Washing your hands removes germs from your skin.
I always wash my hands before I eat.
A sneeze in slow motion
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Writing
| WRITING SKILLS: Using Supporting Details |
| A good topic sentence gives the main idea of a paragraph. In addition, a good paragraph includes details to support, or give more information about the main idea. Some types of supporting details: descriptions examples explanations facts reasons |
D Underline the topic sentence in the following paragraph. Then answer the questions below.
Although there are several ways to prevent the spread of disease, staying home when you are sick may be the best way. First, when you stay home, the germs in your body are kept in your own room or home only. Therefore, no one at school or at work has contact with your germs. It is also easier to clean your home of the germs than a public place. Moreover, when you are sick, covering your mouth when you cough at the school or workplace may be less effective than staying at home. Some of your germs are still sent into the air when you talk and breathe. Finally, washing your hands after every cough or sneeze may be the least effective way to keep other people healthy. Even with a portable hand sanitizer, it may not be possible to clean your hands that many times in a day and you may also be distracted a lot in doing so.
1. What is the topic of the paragraph? (i.e., What is the paragraph about?)
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2. What is the controlling idea? (ie., What does the paragraph say about the topic?)
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E Complete the chart with supporting details from the paragraph in D.
| Reason to stay at home when sick | Reason why covering one's mouth is less effective | Reason why washing one's hands often may be the least effective |
✔️GOAL CHECK
Explain an Idea Using Details
1. Choose one of the topics and write a paragraph (150-180 words) about it. Use your own ideas. Remember to include a good topic sentence and a few details to support it.
| exercise having a positive attitude healthy foods |
2. In pairs, follow the steps.
• Tell your partner about your paragraph. Which topic did you choose, and why?
• Talk about your main idea and the details you included.
