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E GOAL Give Details to Support Your Ideas
Communication
A Discuss the questions in a small group.
1. Many social events include food. What do you know about each social event in the box below?
2. Where does it take place?
3. How many people are there?
4. What do they usually eat and drink?
| a birthday party a dinner party an outdoor picnic lunch with coworkers a family dinner a wedding dinner or feast |
B Describe a recent social event in your life. Answer the following questions:
1. Who did you meet? 3. What did you eat?
2. What happened? 4. Did you enjoy the event? Why / Why not?
WORD FOCUS
claim something that a person says and believes is true
Writing
C Read the information in the box. Then discuss the questions below.
| You can have a picnic at a park or at the beach. It's very informal, and you might eat sandwiches or salads and fruit. |
| WRITING SKILLS: Main Ideas and Supporting Details |
| Main Ideas Supporting Details |
1. What main idea do the details in the box above support?
2. How do the details help you understand or believe that main idea?
Plant-based lasagna is a healthy vegetarian meal.
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D Read the paragraph from an Internet food blog. Notice the main idea (underlined) and the details that support the main idea.
There are many good dishes to serve at a dinner party, but I recommend baked lasagna. It is great for parties because it is a dish you can make in advance. For example, if you have time the night before the party, you can make the lasagna and put it in the refrigerator until the next day. In addition, everyone seems to like lasagna. If your guests eat meat, you can make a meat and cheese lasagna, but if your guests are vegetarian, a vegetable lasagna is just as delicious. A good tomato sauce, together with the pasta and other ingredients, is really all you need. Lasagna can even be vegan if you can find good vegan "cheese" at the store. Finally, it's a good party food because you don't need to prepare a lot of other dishes when you serve lasagna. A simple green salad and some Italian bread go well with lasagna. And maybe some dessert-after all, it is a party!
vegetarian (n) a person who does not eat meat, fish, or chicken
vegan (adj) containing no animal foods, including milk, cheese, or eggs
REAL LANGUAGE
Quotation marks can tell us a word is being used in an uncommon way. For example, vegan "cheese" is not made from milk.
E Read the paragraph again and complete the outline below.
Main Idea: I recommend baked lasagna for a dinner party.
Supporting Details:
1. You can make lasagna in advance.
2. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________
F In a small group, brainstorm ideas for these possible writing topics. What ideas do you have about each topic? What details might you include?
Write about a social event you attended recently.
Write about a bad meal that you had.
Write about people's eating habits in your country or culture.
WRITING NOTE
You can use because to introduce reasons. Notice the two places the blog writer uses because.
✔️GOAL CHECK
Give Details to Support Your Ideas
1. Choose ONE topic from the list above and write a paragraph (150-180 words) in your notebook. Your paragraph should have a main idea near the beginning and three or four supporting details.
2. In pairs, discuss the topic you chose.
