1 Read this paragraph. It is the beginning of an article about Switzerland in a student newspaper. Then answer the questions.
Switzerland – something interesting at every turn
By Ken Jones
If you dream of travelling to a country with beautiful mountains, delicious food, wonderful places to go sightseeing and polite people, you should visit Switzerland. If you look at the map, the first thing you notice is that Switzerland has many mountains, including some of the highest in Europe. Climbing or skiing down the mountains is great fun. Another thing you will notice is that Switzerland shares its borders with five different countries: France, Germany, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein. In fact, there are four official languages in Switzerland: German, French, Italian and Romansch. All these groups of people make Swiss culture very interesting. Finally, Switzerland has many cities and interesting places to visit. Cities such as Bern have modern buildings like the Paul Klee Zentrum, yet the traditional alpine refuges in the mountains show that the country’s old traditions are still alive. All the people, places and things to see definitely make Switzerland a great place for a holiday.
a. What is the topic of the paragraph?
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b. What is the main idea about the topic?
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c. What ideas help explain the main idea?
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Works consulted
Taken from "Academic Writing" by Macmillan Publishing