University of Ha’il
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English Language Centre
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University English Program
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Homework Three & Four (Paragraph structure and length) Question one Add at least three sentences of support to ONE of the topic sentences below. For further assistance, go back to pages 41- 43.
Oil can be defined as a liquid which forms the basis of almost all industries. __________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Jubail industrial city, on the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia, is the biggest of its kind in the Middle East. ____ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________
Homework 4 Question two Rewrite the following paragraph, eliminating the irrelevant sentences.
Cell (mobile) phones provide a wide range of functions to their users. In addition to their primary purpose of making and receiving calls, a person can make to-do lists, keep track of appointments, and set reminders. Cell phones work by using “cells,� and each cell has a base station at its center which sends and receives calls from your phone. Using a cell phone, a person can also send and receive e-mails as well as get full access to the Internet. Furthermore, one can play games, watch TV, and send text messages. The technology of wireless communication, i.e. cell phones, can be traced back to the invention of the radio in the 1880s. If you have the right model, you can even integrate other devices like MP3 players and GPS receivers to your cell phone. Wireless communications, for example cell phones, have drastically changed today’s world into a small village accessible at any time from any place. __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________