Paragraph summarizing exercises (Part 1)

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Brian and Gordon are brothers. People meeting them for the first time usually think Gordon is much the nicest. He's good looking, he's friendly and talks well. Later, they begin to notice he is rather spoilt. Then, they realize what a good person Brian is.
1. Brian has clearly spoiled his brother Gordon.
2. Gordon makes a good first impression but his brother is a much better person.
3. I have always preferred Brian to his brother Gordon.
4. Gordon and his brother are both very attractive people.
5. Brian and Gordon are very different from each other; it is hard to believe they are brothers.
However much we may complain about the number of advertisements there are in a newspaper, the fact remains that without advertisements there would be no newspapers. It's the advertisements that finance the newspapers and make it possible for us to buy them cheaply.
1. The larger the circulation of a newspaper is, the greater is its need for good advertisements.
2. Advertisements are essential to newspapers, without them they could not be produced economically.
3. Newspapers print so many advertisements that there is not much space left for the real news.
4. It is generally agreed that it is profitable for large companies to advertise regularly in the newspapers.
5. Nowadays all newspapers spend a great deal of money on advertising.
The average child is exceedingly curious. He investigates everything within reach; from electric plugs to piles of earth. His favorite word is "why". The adult finds this period exhausting but he should not try to check the activities, unless they are dangerous, as the child is establishing the habit of learning.
1. His curiosity leads a child to investigate a lot of unimportant things.
2. Curiosity in children should not be encouraged as it is responsible for very many accidents.
3. Children are often extremely curious but this is an unimportant stage and ends soon.
4. Curiosity in children should be encouraged as it creates a learning habit.
5. Children who lack curiosity will not grow up any different from those who are extremely curious.

Paragraph summarizing exercises (Part 1)

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