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Ways of Developing Paragraphs;A. Planning a paragraph;2. Development by process ;C. Organization The topic: conditional sentences are usually used. eg 1: If you went to be a successful salesman, you need only to follow several basic steps. eg 2: Once you encounter a person who has stopped breathing, you should begin immediately to do mouth-to-mouth breathing. Supporting details (1) to describe the steps in a chronological order (2) to present several major steps under which there are some sub-steps. Concluding sentence: the result of the process or a comment of the result. ;Exercise Develop the following topic sentence into a paragraph, by using listing or exemplification. There are a number of ways for us to keep fit. ____________ ; There are a number of ways for us to keep fit. First, no matter how busy we are, we should have exercise every day to strengthen our muscles. Second, it is important to keep good hours. For example, if we are in the habit of going to bed early and getting up early, we can avoid overworking ourselves and get enough sleep. Finally, entertainment is also necessary so that we may have some moments of relaxation. If we follow those instructions, we will certainly be in good health. ;Assignment 4 (P106) Please describe the problems of old age in China. First step: Write a paragraph in ten sentences. You don’t have to mind too much about which problems go first or which second. Just list what you know or hear about the problems of old age in China. Second step: Rearrange your sentences into a logical paragraph according to the seriousness of the problem. Make sure the problems go from less to more serious ones. Use transitional words when necessary. ;fundamentally unhappy. The man whose resignation is based on unconquerable hope acts in quite a different way. Hope which is to be unconquerable must be large and impersonal. Whatever my personal activities, I may be defeated by death, or by certain kinds of diseases; I may