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Unit 8: Paragraph Writing

• My hobbies are playing tennis, listening classical music and buying new CDs. Notes

• I live in a pretty seaside town on the Italian coast.
• I like to live there because I enjoy eating great Italian food and laughing with the likable
people who live here.

Task How the descriptive paragraph is differ from narrative paragraph.

8.3 Narrative Paragraphs

Narrative paragraphs are often used to describe what a person does over a period of time. A
narrative paragraph tells a story. The events in a narrative paragraph are usually arranged
in chronological order.
Read this example narrative paragraph, notice how words like ‘later’ are used to connect what
happens.
Yesterday evening I got home from work at 6 o’clock. My wife had prepared dinner which we
ate immediately. After I had cleaned up the kitchen, we watched TV for about an hour. Then
we got ready to go out with some friends. Our friends arrived at about 9 o’clock and we
chatted for a while. Later we decided to visit a jazz club and listen to some music. We really
enjoyed ourselves and stayed late. We finally left at one o’clock in the morning.

Written Exercise

Write out the following sentences on to a piece of paper to form a paragraph. Provide the
correct form of the verb in the past and the correct prepositions.
• Yesterday evening Jack _____ (get) home _____ (preposition) half past five.
• He immediately _____ (make) himself a cup of _____ (preposition) coffee and _____ (sit
down) to read a book.
• He _____ (read) the book _____ (preposition) half past seven.
• Then he _____ (make) dinner and _____ (get ready) to go out with his friends.

• When his friends _____ (arrive) they _____ (decide) to go out to see a film.
• He _____ (stay out) until midnight with his friends.
• Finally he _____ (fall) asleep _____ (preposition) about one o’clock.

Practice
Read each of the following writings. Decide the author’s purpose for writing each text. On the
blank after each selection write persuade, inform, entertain, or share ideas.
1. Kate Barlow’s Prize Winning Spiced Peaches
5 cups brown sugar

6 inches of stick cinnamon
pinch of nutmeg
2 cups white vinegar

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