Wednesday, June 4, 2025
The Five Paragraph Essay and the Quotation
It's cold dark and rainy. But unfortunately your argument
has to be: "it's a nice day".
Think of three really good justifications for this
statement.
1. First of all,
2. Also,
3. And finally,
Which is your best justification?
Think of three follow up points to make on this one
justification.
1. In fact,
2. What’s more,
According to Tim Wilson, it's all about Paragraph 4.
Video:
How to write an essay
The 5 Paragraph Essay:
1. What do you need to do in paragraphs 2 and 3?
2. What does Tim mean when he says there's "a certain leeway" in these paragraphs?
3. What do you do with your best ideas? Why?
4. What do you add to paragraph for to give it a "crunch"?
5. What things might paragraph 4 contain?
6. Which paragraphs in an essay are usually shorter?
7. What does Tim mean when he says paragraph 5 is "exactly what it says on the bottle"?
8. what should you not do in paragraph 5?
9. In what way is an argumentative essay conducted like a friendly argument between friends?
Advantages and disadvantages essay practice game
Ordering
ideas
Compare
In fact, dogs are a universal symbol of loyalty - and many cultures understand immediately what is meant by "man's best friend". I like dogs. I could go on and on, but I don't need to, as most people naturally understand when it comes to these friendly, faithful beings. But they are a creature to admire for other reasons - certain qualities they share with homo sapiens. They're such loyal and naturally faithful friends. Perhaps most importantly, dogs keep us grounded, keep us honest - even if we don't realise it. Like ourselves, they are natural explorers of the world – “get a dog and discover your own neighbourhood!"
I like dogs. They're such loyal and naturally
faithful friends. In fact, dogs are a universal symbol of
loyalty - and many cultures understand immediately what is meant by "man's
best friend". But they are a creature to admire for other reasons -
certain qualities they share with homo sapiens. Like ourselves, they are
natural explorers of the world – “get a dog and discover your own
neighbourhood!". Perhaps most importantly, dogs keep us grounded,
keep us honest - even if we don't realise it. I could go on and on, but I don't
need to, as most people naturally understand when it comes to these
friendly, faithful beings.
A)"In
fact, dogs are a universal symbol of loyalty - and many cultures understand
immediately what is meant by "man's best friend".
B)"I
like dogs".
C)
I could go on and on, but I don't need to, as most people naturally understand when
it comes to these friendly, trustable beings.
D)
"But they are a creature to admire for other reasons - certain qualities
they share with homo sapiens."
E)"They're
such loyal and naturally faithful friends".
F)
Perhaps most importantly, dogs keep us grounded, keep us honest - even if we
don't realise it.
G)
"Like ourselves, they are natural explorers of the world - get a dog and
discover your own neighbourhood!"
1. A topic sentence making a
general statement.
2.
A simple sentence developing this general idea.
3.
A sentence with a further reflection or a bit more detail about it.
4.
A sentence giving another example of the general idea in the topic
sentence.
5.
A sentence to enlarge on that example.
6.
A sentence giving the strongest example of the idea expressed in the topic
sentence.
8.
A concluding sentence that ties all these ideas together simply.
Quickly describe some common health and lifestyle
issues in our modern world.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Quickly write down some reasons why people get into
unhealthy habits these days.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Quickly write down some deeper reasons why people
today become unhealthy and have unhealthy habits.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Quickly write down some obvious things we can do to
solve these problems. Have you got maybe one really good idea?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Quickly summarise the main things you just wrote.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Congratulations - you just wrote an essay.
Pronunciation
ˈhɛlθi ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl
ɪˈvɒlvd
ˈɒbvɪəs ˈhɜːdlz
ˈiːzɪə ðæn ˈɛvə
meɪn ˈhɜːdlz
rɪˈvɒlv əˈraʊnd
kəmˈpærətɪvli lɛs taɪm
skriːnz
ˈædvənt
ˈʤɛnərəli
ɪn pəˈtɪkjʊlə
prɪˈsɪpɪteɪtɪd
ˈpæsɪv ˈlaɪfˌstaɪlz ˈgləʊbəli
ʧiːf ˈkʌlprɪt
ˈiːzɪli əˈdɪktɪd
smɔːl dəʊməmiːn ˈrʌʃɪz
ˈteɪləmeɪd
prɪˈvɛnts
ˈhɛlθi ˈɛksəsaɪz ˈpætənz
bɪnʤ wɒʧ ʃəʊz
ˈəʊvər-ˈiːtɪŋ
əˈbʌv ˈmɛnʃənd ˈʧælɪnʤɪz
hɑːt dɪˈziːz
ˈdɒkjʊmɛntɪd
ˈleɪɪŋ aʊt
hɑːd ˈɛvɪdəns
ˈlɪmɪtɪŋ
ˈhɛlθi dɪˈbeɪt
kənˈsɛnsəs
ˈʤɛnərəl trɛnd
ˈgreɪtər əˈweənəs
ˈʃɔːtn
ˌʌndəˈmaɪn
gʊd ɪksˈkjuːsɪz
ə dɪˈgriː ɒv iːz
sɛt ðɛm ʌp
ˈkɒmbæt pæˈsɪvɪti
Vocabulary Practice
Remember and fill in the blanks:
Living a _____________ has become an increasingly important topic as what researchers know about nutrition has _____________. In my opinion, despite some _____________ it is _____________ for people to be healthy and fit today.
The _____________ related to fitness today _____________ technology. A few decades ago people led much more active lives that involved more exercising and _____________ in front of _____________. The _____________ of computer technology _____________ and the smartphone _____________ has _____________ more _____________. Smartphones are the _____________. People become _____________ to the _____________ that phones provide and their availability means they are _____________ to be everyone’s worst habit. This _____________ many people from developing _____________ and, in cases where people _____________ on Netflix or YouTube, can also cause _____________.
Despite the _____________, it is easy to be healthy today because of the amount of information on nutrition available. Doctors a hundred years ago recommended smoking cigarettes and the many sources of _____________ were only _____________ decades ago. Today everywhere you look there are articles and people on television _____________ _____________ related to nutrition as well as the importance of eating vegetables and _____________ meats and fatty foods. There is _____________ and the _____________ on specific foods might fluctuate but the _____________ is _____________ of which foods are healthy and which ones will _____________ your life and _____________ your fitness goals.
In conclusion, although there are _____________ today to be unfit, people can learn enough about nutrition to lead a healthy life with _____________. Schools should make greater efforts in the future to teach students about nutrition and _____________ with the knowledge they need to _____________.
To what extent do you agree?
Intro
These days….
more and more….
rather than face-to-face…
has affected our relationships….
But…negative?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2
One obvious positive effect…
Enables friends and family to…
Different counties or cities
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 3
Another positive effect…
Make new friends
Reconnect with old friends
Keep up-to-date
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 4
On the other hand…
Some negative effects
Too much communication
Too much information
Misunderstanding
Misinformation
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Conclusion
Electronic media
Some problems
But in general
More positive
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Quotation:
1. Why does it require 3 sentences to use a quotation? What do the three sentences consist of?
2. Explain Tim's analogy between using a quotation and setting "a jewel in a ring"?
3. What are some alternatives to using a quotation? Why might these be useful?
More on using quotations here
- What is the purpose of the following uses of quotation?
- Historian John Doe has argued that in 1941 “almost all Americans assumed the war would end quickly” (Doe 223). Yet during the first six months of U.S. involvement, the wives and mothers of soldiers often noted in their diaries their fear that the war would drag on for years.
- Harriet Jacobs, a former slave from North Carolina, published an autobiographical slave narrative in 1861. She exposed the hardships of both male and female slaves but ultimately concluded that “slavery is terrible for men; but it is far more terrible for women.”
- President Calvin Coolidge’s tendency to fall asleep became legendary. As H. L. Mencken commented in the American Mercury in 1933, “Nero fiddled, but Coolidge only snored.”
1. Provide context for each quotation.
Do not rely on quotations to tell your story for you. It is your responsibility to provide your reader with context for the quotation. The context should set the basic scene for when, possibly where, and under what circumstances the quotation was spoken or written. So, in providing context for our above example, you might write:
- When Franklin Roosevelt gave his inaugural speech on March 4, 1933, he addressed a nation weakened and demoralized by economic depression.
2. Attribute each quotation to its source.
Tell your reader who is speaking. Here is a good test: try reading your text aloud. Could your reader determine without looking at your paper where your quotations begin? If not, you need to attribute the quote more noticeably.
Avoid getting into the “he/she said” attribution rut! There are many other ways to attribute quotes besides this construction. Here are a few alternative verbs, usually followed by “that”:
| add | remark | exclaim |
| announce | reply | state |
| comment | respond | estimate |
| write | point out | predict |
| argue | suggest | propose |
| declare | criticize | proclaim |
| note | complain | opine |
| observe | think | note |
Different reporting verbs are preferred by different disciplines, so pay special attention to these in your disciplinary reading. If you’re unfamiliar with the meanings of any of these words or others you find in your reading, consult a dictionary before using them.
3. Explain the significance of the quotation.
Once you’ve inserted your quotation, along with its context and attribution, don’t stop! Your reader still needs your assessment of why the quotation holds significance for your paper. Using our Roosevelt example, if you were writing a paper on the first one-hundred days of FDR’s administration, you might follow the quotation by linking it to that topic:
- With that message of hope and confidence, the new president set the stage for his next one-hundred days in office and helped restore the faith of the American people in their government.
4. Provide a citation for the quotation.
All quotations, just like all paraphrases, require a formal citation. For more details about particular citation formats, see the UNC Libraries citation tutorial. In general, you should remember one rule of thumb: Place the parenthetical reference or footnote/endnote number after—not within—the closed quotation mark.
Roosevelt declared, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” (Roosevelt, Public Papers, 11).
Roosevelt declared, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”1
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
How to Buy Fish - Gordon Ramsay
How to buy fish
1.Why does Roger love fish?
2. Why should you smell fish when buying it?
3. What should a fresh fish look like?
4. How should you use the following cuts? Whole salmon, steak, side, fillet, smoked?
5. What two basic kinds of fish are there?
6. What kind of fish is a cod?
7. What kind of fish is a mackerel?
8. Which fish should you eat if you're sick?
9. What does it mean if a fish is hard?
10. How do you know if a flat fish is fresh?
Put the adjectives in the order they were used.
Versatile a_____able
World-famous a____aimed
Delightful ag____able
Lovely ap____ling
Bright sh____y
Fishy d___gy
Brilliant mar_____ous
Super-delicious scru____tious
Fantastic exc____nt
dodgy f___hy
Raw unc____ed
Oily fa__y
Stolen Heritage
0.00 - 1.35
Watch the introduction
Discuss the questions - should Europe return Africa's treasures?
4.25 - 7.00
2017
5
4
2
tens of thousands
Discuss Mwazulu Diyabanza's actions.
21.00 - 24.00
ANCIENT: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word ‘ancient’. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.
1. TREASURES
What are they? Complete this table. Talk with your partner(s) about what you wrote. Change partners and share what you heard.
Biggest treasure
|
Why
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| Mine | ||
| My family’s | ||
| My town’s | ||
| My country’s | ||
| The world’s | ||
| Earth’s |
2. READING
Language
Which words are "interesting", which are "boring"?
museums / strategies / heritage / antiquities / colonizers / invading armies / events / icons / human history / archaeology / the past decade / high profile / antiquities
Museum directors and culture ministers from 16 countries are meeting in Cairo this week to try and get back ancient treasures. They will discuss strategies to (1) ____ important parts of their heritage that are kept in museums in other countries. Officials (2) ____ representatives from India, Greece, Italy, Nigeria and China. Most of their antiquities were taken centuries ago by (3) ____ armies and colonizers. Those attending the two-day conference will draw (4) ____ a list of items they want returned. Egypt wants the return of thousands of ancient Egyptian artefacts (5) ____ being kept in Western museums. The event has been organised by Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, which is (6) ____ for "the protection and restitution of cultural heritage”.
Many world famous and (7) ____ items of human history will be discussed. Egypt will call for the return from Britain of the 2,000-year-old Rosetta Stone. Egypt's archaeology representative Dr. Zahi Hawass also has a 3,400-year-old (8) ____ of Queen Nefertiti (9) ____ on his list. Hawass has had a lot of success in recovering antiquities. In the past decade, he has successfully got back over 30,000 items from overseas. Greece is fighting another (10) ____ -profile antiquity battle. It wants the return of the Elgin Marbles, also (11) ____ as the Parthenon Marbles, which the British removed from Athens at the beginning of the nineteenth century. The conference will also ask UNESCO to change international laws that allow (12) ____ antiquities to be sold and exported.
Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
| 1. | (a) | recover | (b) | discover | (c) | cover | (d) | covet |
| 2. | (a) | inclusive | (b) | include | (c) | includes | (d) | inclusion |
| 3. | (a) | invasive | (b) | invasion | (c) | invading | (d) | invade |
| 4. | (a) | down | (b) | in | (c) | of | (d) | up |
| 5. | (a) | currency | (b) | currants | (c) | current | (d) | currently |
| 6. | (a) | calls | (b) | call | (c) | calling | (d) | called |
| 7. | (a) | iconic | (b) | icon | (c) | icons | (d) | ironic |
| 8. | (a) | burst | (b) | bust | (c) | broken | (d) | boom |
| 9. | (a) | tall | (b) | above | (c) | high | (d) | over |
| 10. | (a) | high | (b) | tall | (c) | big | (d) | up |
| 11. | (a) | knew | (b) | knowing | (c) | knows | (d) | known |
| 12. | (a) | steals | (b) | stolen | (c) | stealing | (d) | steal |
Verbs used
Organised
Had
exported
removed
Meeting
taken
kept x 2
discuss
fighting
Museum directors and culture ministers from 16 countries are 1________ in Cairo
this week to try and get back ancient treasures. They will 2_________ strategies
to recover important parts of their heritage that are 3_________ in museums in
other countries. Officials include representatives from India, Greece, Italy,
Nigeria and China. Most of their antiquities were 4________ centuries ago by
invading armies and colonizers. Those attending the two-day conference will
draw up a list of items they want returned. Egypt wants the return of thousands
of ancient Egyptian artefacts currently being 5_______ in Western museums. The
event has been 6_________ by Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, which is
calling for "the protection and restitution of cultural heritage”.
Many world famous and iconic items of human history will be discussed. Egypt
will call for the return from Britain of the 2,000-year-old Rosetta Stone.
Egypt's archaeology representative Dr. Zahi Hawass also has a 3,400-year-old
bust of Queen Nefertiti high on his list. Hawass has 7_________ a lot of
success in recovering antiquities. In the past decade, he has successfully got
back over 30,000 items from overseas. Greece is 8________ another high-profile
antiquity battle. It wants the return of the Elgin Marbles, also known as the
Parthenon Marbles, which the British 9_________ from Athens at the beginning of
the nineteenth century. The conference will also ask UNESCO to change
international laws that allow stolen antiquities to be sold and 10________ .
Answers
Museum directors and culture ministers from 16 countries are meeting in Cairo this week to try and get back ancient treasures. They will discuss strategies to recover important parts of their heritage that are kept in museums in other countries. Officials include representatives from India, Greece, Italy, Nigeria and China. Most of their antiquities were taken centuries ago by invading armies and colonizers. Those attending the two-day conference will draw up a list of items they want returned. Egypt wants the return of thousands of ancient Egyptian artefacts currently being kept in Western museums. The event has been organised by Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, which is calling for "the protection and restitution of cultural heritage”.
Many world famous and iconic items of human history will be discussed. Egypt will call for the return from Britain of the 2,000-year-old Rosetta Stone. Egypt's archaeology representative Dr. Zahi Hawass also has a 3,400-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti high on his list. Hawass has had a lot of success in recovering antiquities. In the past decade, he has successfully got back over 30,000 items from overseas. Greece is fighting another high-profile antiquity battle. It wants the return of the Elgin Marbles, also known as the Parthenon Marbles, which the British removed from Athens at the beginning of the nineteenth century. The conference will also ask UNESCO to change international laws that allow stolen antiquities to be sold and exported.
1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.
TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:
3. ANTIQUITIES
What are the most important icons in your culture? Rank these and share your rankings with your partner. Put the most important at the top. Change partners and share your ratings again.
Link to lesson and answers:
Stolen Heritage
Museum directors and culture ministers from 16 countries are meeting in Cairo this week to try and get back ancient treasures. They will discuss strategies to recover important parts of their heritage that are kept in museums in other countries. Officials include representatives from India, Greece, Italy, Nigeria and China. Most of their antiquities were taken centuries ago by invading armies and colonizers. Those attending the two-day conference will draw up a list of items they want returned. Egypt wants the return of thousands of ancient Egyptian artefacts currently being kept in Western museums. The event has been organised by Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, which is calling for "the protection and restitution of cultural heritage”.
Many world famous and iconic items of human history will be discussed. Egypt will call for the return from Britain of the 2,000-year-old Rosetta Stone. Egypt's archaeology representative Dr. Zahi Hawass also has a 3,400-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti high on his list. Hawass has had a lot of success in recovering antiquities. In the past decade, he has successfully got back over 30,000 items from overseas. Greece is fighting another high-profile antiquity battle. It wants the return of the Elgin Marbles, also known as the Parthenon Marbles, which the British removed from Athens at the beginning of the nineteenth century. The conference will also ask UNESCO to change international laws that allow stolen antiquities to be sold and exported.
1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
| a. | Sixteen countries are meeting to return cultural treasure to Egypt. | T / F |
| b. | Greek representatives decided not to attend the meeting in Cairo. | T / F |
| c. | The artefacts countries want returned were taken this century. | T / F |
| d. | The meeting is organized by an Egyptian antique organization. | T / F |
| e. | The Rosetta Stone is currently in British hands. | T / F |
| f. | A man called Dr. Hawass has recovered more than 30,000 artefacts. | T / F |
| g. | There is a dispute between Greece and Britain over marble artefacts. | T / F |
| h. | All international law bans the exporting of cultural artefacts. | T / F |
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.
| 1. | get back | a. | taken |
| 2 | strategies | b. | tactics |
| 3. | invading | c. | symbolic |
| 4. | colonizers | d. | return |
| 5. | restitution | e. | amend |
| 6. | iconic | f. | abroad |
| 7. | bust | g. | invaders |
| 8. | overseas | h. | recover |
| 9. | removed | i. | conquering |
| 10. | change | j. | statue |
TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:
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STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to
student B)
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Are you proud of your country’s heritage? |
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Do you think it’s important to maintain a country’s
heritage? |
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Do you think all cultural artefacts belong to their
original countries? |
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Do you like looking at the cultural artefacts of other
countries? |
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What are the most important aspects of your country’s
heritage and why? |
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Which country has the world’s most important heritage? |
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Do you think the world’s most important things should be
put in a world museum? |
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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to
student A)
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What are the most iconic items of world heritage? |
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Are you interested in archaeology? |
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What’s more important to you, heritage or technology? |
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Should Britain empty out the British Museum and return
everything? |
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Why do you think countries hang on to artefacts from other
countries? |
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What’s your greatest treasure? |
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What things created today will be part of your country’s
heritage 2,000 years from now? |
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3. ANTIQUITIES
What are the most important icons in your culture? Rank these and share your rankings with your partner. Put the most important at the top. Change partners and share your ratings again.
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Link to lesson and answers:
Stolen Heritage
22.00
Why did the seller have to sell his whole collection?
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