I. Reading Skills: Reading for the Main Ideas in Paragraphs Back However, the main idea sentence may also appear in other places: in the middle or at the end of a paragraph Look at two more examples taken from R eading passage A: 上一页 下一页
However, the main idea sentence may also appear in other places: in the middle or at the end of a paragraph. Look at two more examples taken from Reading Passage A: 上一页 下一页 Ⅰ. Reading Skills: Reading for the Main Ideas in Paragraphs Back
I. Reading Skills: Reading for the Main Ideas in Paragraphs Back 1. "We are slaves to nothing but the clock, it has been said time is treated as if it were something almost real. we budget it, save it, waste it, steal it, kill it, cut it, account for it; we also charge for it. It is a precious resource. Many people have a rather acute sense of the shortness of each lifetime. Once the sands have run out of a persons hourglass, they cannot be replaced. we want every minute to count. (Para. 2, Reading passage A, Unit 1) 上一页 下一页
1. “We are slaves to nothing but the clock,” it has been said. Time is treated as if it were something almost real. We budget it, save it, waste it, steal it, kill it, cut it, account for it; we also charge for it. It is a precious resource. Many people have a rather acute sense of the shortness of each lifetime. Once the sands have run out of a person’s hourglass, they cannot be replaced. We want every minute to count. (Para. 2, Reading Passage A, Unit 1) 上一页 下一页 Ⅰ. Reading Skills: Reading for the Main Ideas in Paragraphs Back
I. Reading Skills: Reading for the Main Ideas in Paragraphs Back E Main Idea: It( Time)is a precious resource In this paragraph the main idea appears in the middle of the paragraph 上一页 下一页
Main Idea: It (= Time) is a precious resource. In this paragraph the main idea appears in the middle of the paragraph. 上一页 下一页 Ⅰ. Reading Skills: Reading for the Main Ideas in Paragraphs Back
I. Reading Skills: Reading for the Main Ideas in Paragraphs Back 2. Americans believe no one stands still. If you are not moving ahead, you are falling behind. This attitude results in a nation of people committed to researching, experimenting and exploring. Time Is one of the two elements that americans save carefully, the other being labor.(Para. 1, Reading Passage A, Unit 1) Main dea: Time is one of the two elements that Americans save carefully, the other being labor In this paragraph the main idea appears at the end of this paragraph. 上一页 下一页
2. Americans believe no one stands still. If you are not moving ahead, you are falling behind. This attitude results in a nation of people committed to researching, experimenting and exploring. Time is one of the two elements that Americans save carefully, the other being labor. (Para. 1, Reading Passage A, Unit 1) Main Idea: Time is one of the two elements that Americans save carefully, the other being labor. In this paragraph the main idea appears at the end of this paragraph. 上一页 下一页 Ⅰ. Reading Skills: Reading for the Main Ideas in Paragraphs Back
I. Reading Skills: Reading for the Main Ideas in Paragraphs Back Please notice that sometimes there is no sentence in the paragraph which directly states the main idea. That doesnt mean that there isn't a main idea in the paragraph, only the main idea is implied. In these cases you have to write a sentence to sum up the main idea of the paragraph. 上一页 下一页
Please notice that sometimes there is no sentence in the paragraph which directly states the main idea. That doesn’t mean that there isn’t a main idea in the paragraph, only the main idea is implied. In these cases you have to write a sentence to sum up the main idea of the paragraph. 上一页 下一页 Ⅰ. Reading Skills: Reading for the Main Ideas in Paragraphs Back