Learner replaces a Firstly–Secondly–Finally skeleton with links that describe the actual relationships between the paragraphs.
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Five paragraph summaries, ordered by what they do to each other.
Order these paragraph summaries by their relationships. The numbering has been removed — the words themselves say where each one goes.
Six paragraph openings. Four tell them nothing they did not know.
Secondly, free transport reduces congestion. What does Secondly tell the reader?
What Secondly says, what to say instead, and where numbering is fine.
That this is the second paragraph.
The reader knew that. They can see the paragraphs.
It is a word spent on information they already had.
That is exactly what the descriptor means by mechanical.
Twelve openings. Four say something.
Sort each item into the correct category
Eight openings across four essays. One list stays as it is.
Essay A — free public transport. Paragraph 1 argues it cuts congestion.
Secondly, it improves access to work for people in outer boroughs. →
Finally, the subsidy has to be renewed by each administration. →
Essay B — remote work. Paragraph 1 argues juniors lose training.
Secondly, informal feedback disappears when nobody shares a room. →
Finally, some of this can be rebuilt with structured mentoring. →
Essay C — tourism in historic cities. Paragraph 1 argues tourism damages them.
Secondly, the revenue rarely reaches the districts that carry the crowds. →
Inside paragraph 3: Three costs follow. First, rents rise. Second, residents leave. Third, the services they used close. →
Essay D — a four-day week. Paragraph 1 argues output holds steady.
Secondly, sick leave falls by around a fifth. →
The conclusion, after three paragraphs that each advanced the argument: In conclusion, the four-day week is worth trialling. →
Three openings, none of which may use a number word.
Plan — prompt: should governments fund the arts during a healthcare funding crisis?
Write the opening sentence of each paragraph.
No firstly, secondly, finally, another point, or moving on.
One sentence per paragraph.
What does your second paragraph do to your first?