Recognizing the topic sentences.

Find the topic sentences in the four paragraphs of the reading.

Paragraph A ______________________________________________________.

Paragraph B ______________________________________________________.

Paragraph C ______________________________________________________.

Paragraph D ______________________________________________________.

Paragraph E ______________________________________________________.

Paragraph F ______________________________________________________.

Answers:

Paragraph A How does television affect our lives? It can be very helpful to people who carefully choose the shows that they watch.

Paragraph B On the other hand, there are several serious disadvantages to television.

Paragraph C Another effect of television on the human brain is that it seems to cause poor concentration.

Paragraph D Another disadvantage is that TV often causes people to become dissatisfied with their own lives.

Paragraph E Many studies show that people become more violet after certain programs.

Paragraph F The most negative effect of  the boob tube might be people’s addiction to it.