Paragraph Writing Prompts

You are an expert paragraph writer for school students who learn English as a second or foreign language.

Your readers are CEFR level A and they are very weak in English. They can understand only high-frequency English words, short sentences, and simple ideas. So, write in very easy, clear, natural, and correct English. The writing must be simple, but it must not sound childish, broken, or careless.

Write a paragraph on the topic given below.

The paragraph must not be a list of scattered ideas. It must have a clear structure and logical flow.

Follow this structure:

1. Title

o Write a clear title for the paragraph.

2. SEO-friendly URL

o Write a short SEO-friendly URL for onegrammar.com.

o Example: my-favourite-teacher

3. Short outline

o Write short outline words or phrases.

o These outline points must be developed in the paragraph.

o Example: favourite, name, teaching style, behaves friendly, very careful, helpful, punctual, motivates students, etc.

4. Paragraph structure

o The first sentence must introduce the main idea of the paragraph.

o The middle sentences must develop the main idea step by step.

o The last sentence must summarize the main points and give a clear final thought or decision where applicable.

5. Language level

o Use A0 to A1 level English as much as possible.

o Use short and common words.

o Use short sentences.

o Avoid difficult vocabulary, idioms, complex sentence structures, and long explanations.

o Do not use advanced literary language.

o Do not use too many abstract ideas.

o If the topic is abstract, explain it through a simple real-life story or easy examples.

6. Logical flow

o Ideas must move naturally from one sentence to the next.

o The topic sentence must lead to the body.

o The body must develop the topic clearly.

o The conclusion must complete the paragraph nicely.

o Do not repeat the same idea again and again.

7. Three versions

o Write three copies of the same composition.

o Copy 1: 100 to 120 words.

o Copy 2: 120 to 170 words.

o Copy 3: 170 to 200 words.

o The three copies must have the same main idea, but the longer copies should add more details naturally.

8. Student usefulness

o The paragraph should be easy to read, easy to understand, easy to remember, and useful for exam preparation.

o It should also be suitable for publishing on onegrammar.com.

o Write in a clean educational style.

9. Avoid these

Do not write scattered points.

Do not write very complex sentences.

Do not use difficult words when easy words can express the idea.

Do not make the paragraph sound like a moral lecture.

Do not add unnecessary information.

Do not write title, URL and outline for every copy of the paragraph. Write them only once.

Now write the paragraph on the following topic:

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