2015-09-29 Writing: why to study in Boston

Greg Malivuk
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In pairs, make a list of reasons to study in Boston.
- some of the best schools in the country: Harvard, MIT, BU, Northeastern
- safe: you can walk with your phone out, police everywhere, people will help if something happens
- many kinds of cultures and restaurants: Chinatown, North End (Italian), Arabic restaurants, Turkish, lots of Brazilian restaurants especially in the northern suburbs
- good weather in the summer and fall: not too hot not too cold, changing leaves, sunny, near the ocean for swimming
- nice people: friendly to visitors from other countries, help if there’s a problem or you’re lost
- good places to visit in your free time: museums, parks, universities, libraries, cinemas, shopping
- transportation: MBTA (trains, buses), taxis, uber, Hubway bikes, ZipCar
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In one paragraph, you might have 3-4 reasons with 1-2 examples for each one
p. 139 - before you write, you can organize your reasons and examples into an outline

paragraph: topic sentence, supporting details, conclusion sentence
short essay: introduction paragraph, body paragraphs, concluding paragraph
article: introductory section, body sections, conclusion
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TITLE: Reasons to Study in Boston
TOPIC SENTENCE: Boston is a good place to study English for several reasons.
A  good universities
	1  Harvard
	2  MIT
B  transportation
	1  MBTA
	2  Uber
C  safety
	1  you can walk with your phone out and nothing will happen
	2  police are easily accessible
D  places to visit in your free time
	1  museums
		a  Museum of Fine Arts
		b  Science Museum
	2  shopping
		a  Wrentham Outlets
		b  Newbury Street
CONCLUSION: For these four reasons, you should seriously consider Boston when you’re deciding where to study in the US.
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Homework: read the example paragraph on p. 140 and answer the questions on p. 141