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ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES

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seal the union of the two families. Then the groom arrives at the bride's home with
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his family and his friends. 0ressed in rich clothing and wearing a special headdress.
5 He usually arrives in a white car or on a white horse, but he sometimes rides a white
elephant. Then the wedding ceremony takes place. During the ceremony, the couple
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sits around a sacred fire under a special canopy. A Hindu priest performs the
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ceremony by chanting special wedding prayers. After that, the bride's dress is tied to
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the groom's scarf, and they walk around the fire seven times. The groom makes
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seven promises. To make his wife happy, to share his feelings with her, to share his
possessions with her, to be faithful, to respect her family, and to make her a part of
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his life. The seventh promise is to keep the other six promises! The party begins
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after the ceremony. Musicians provide entertainment then a feast of traditional
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Indian food is served. During the party, the bride, the groom, and their guests play
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some traditional games. The party may go on until midnight, everyone is pretty tired
at the end.

EXERCISE 3 Cross out two sentences that break the unity of the paragraph.
Unity

How to Eat an Artichoke

1 Artichokes are vegetables that look like green pinecones but taste delicious.
2 1f you have never eaten one, you may not know how or where to start. Lobster
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is another food that is difficult to eat. Here's how to cook and eat an artichoke.
5 First, cut off the stem with a knife. Then cut off the end of each leaf with scissors.
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7 Steam the whole artichoke in a pot of water until it is soft. To eat it, pull off one
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leaf at a time, hold the cut end, and dip the leaf into melted butter or mayonnaise.
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9 Then put the dipped end into your mouth. Pull the leaf through your teeth and
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scrape off the soft part. Throw away the tough part. Continue doing this until
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all of the leaves are gone. Next, take a spoon, scrape out the fuzzy part in the
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center, and throw it away. A lobster also has parts that you don't eat. The
remaining part of the artichoke - the bottom - is the heart, which is the best part.
16 Cut the heart into pieces, dip each piece into the sauce, and enjoy the delicious
taste.

Writing Assignment

Choose one of the topics from Practice 1 on page 96 and write a paragraph.
Follow the steps in the writing process.
Step 1 Prewrite to get ideas.

Step 2 Organize the ideas. Put the steps into time order by making a list of
the steps or by making an outline of the steps.

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