tailieunhanh - Cracking the toefl ibt 2008 part 4

Warm-up questions: Look back at the questions you've completed Review how you approached each one. Note any trap answers and any question types that were particularly difficult for you. | Answers to Drill 4 Paragraph 1 1 This sentence provides information on the future of the topic. 2 This sentence provides more information related to sentence 1. 3 This sentence presents a quote to support sentence 2. 4 This sentence supports sentence 2. Final point The Avida program is providing biologists with new things to explore. Paragraph 2 1 This sentence introduces new information about the topic. 2 This sentence contrasts the two subjects. 3 This sentence contrasts the two subjects. Final point The inhabitants of the Arctic are able to use its many resources. Paragraph 3 1 This sentence introduces evidence to support a view. 2 This sentence provides details about the evidence. 3 This sentence provides more details about the evidence. 4 This sentence presents a new piece of evidence. Final point Without human interference the land and animals can flourish. Paragraph 4 1 This sentence introduces another point about the main topic. 2 This sentence provides a detail related to sentence 1. 3 This sentence provides a detail related to sentence 1. Final point Hallucinations are experienced as real. Paragraph 5 1 This sentence provides more information about the topic. 2 This sentence provides a detail related to sentence 1. 3 This sentence provides a detail related to sentence 1. 4 This sentence introduces a new point about the topic. Final point Scientists are excited about the new information they will receive. Structure II Following the Direction of the Passage Based on our analysis of passages so far you should begin to see that each passage is broken down into pieces each with a main topic and its own supporting details. The key with active reading is not to be distracted by all the supporting details. Focus only on the larger topics. Our next step when analyzing structure is to pay attention to the direction of the passage. We ve already seen paragraphs that either support or contradict an author s position. We say a passage is going in the same direction if