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B. Time for writing

Now write an essay on the topic "Advantages and Disadvantages of
Computers in Education." Begin your essay with a good introductory
paragraph consisting of a thesis statement. Use any three of the topic
sentences given above to make the body paragraphs. Elaborate the
topic sentences in separate paragraphs with necessary supporting details,
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descriptions, examples, reasons, comparisons and explanations. Remember
a paragraph should not contain irrelevant information. All the information
in a paragraph must be related to the topic sentence, and all the topic
sentences must be connected to the main point of the essay, i.e. the thesis
statement. Conclude your essay with a suitable concluding paragraph.
C. Follow-up activity

Exchange your writing among the friends, and provide and receive
feedback on your essay. Revise and edit your essay based on the feedback
you received from your friends and the teacher, and then ¿ nalise it.

Project work
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Collect any English newspaper. Read any news that interests you, and ¿ nd out
the answers of 5Ws and 1H questions, i.e. who, what, when, why, where, and
how of the news you read. Present your ¿ndings to the class. Remember some

news does not have the answers to all the Ws and H questions.
Fun corner

Read and enjoy the following limerick, a short humorous poem by Edward Lear.
There was an Old Man with a beard,

Who said, 'It is just as I feared!
Two Owls and a Hen,
Four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!'

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