Essay Introductions

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Aim: this exercise is to help you to remember the structure and content of the introduction to an academic essay, and to practise your grammar.

Writing introductions
When writing any kind of text, your introduction is very important because it will make either an immediately positive or negative impression on your reader(s). An effective introduction may consist of one or more paragraphs and the information will be sequenced in four or more basic steps. Generally speaking, an effective introduction:
    1. introduces the topic of the piece of writing
    2. provides any necessary definitions of terms in the topic
    3. provides any necessary background information on the topic
    4. gives the reader a clear overview of what will be discussed and in what order
 

Instructions:

• Read the words in the following box.
• When you have finished, click the 'Start Exercise' button. The words will disappear, and each letter will be replaced by an underline.
• Fill in the box with a word that you think was in the text. Use your memory and your knowledge of grammar and sentence structure to help you.
• Then either press 'Enter' or click the ? button beside the box to check if the word is correct.
• Continue until you have re-built the complete text.
• You can use the Tips buttons below the text if you need help, but this will reduce your score.

 

Good health has long been regarded as the most valuable goal for people to achieve , although some students rank it in third place behind relationships and study . In recent years , the concept of health has extended beyond the notion of not being sick . It has come to mean maintaining a good appearance , keeping fit , avoiding obesity and having regular medical checkups . Good health has a vital effect on relationships and study and , indeed , research shows that the healthier the student , the better his or her friendships and work are . This essay will first discuss the impact of the new concept of health on the behaviour of university students . It will then go on to investigate the effects of the new concept on personal relationships before finally exploring the services and products available to help students maintain a healthy lifestyle .

Good  health  has  long  been  regarded  as  the  most  valuable  goal  for  people  to  achieve  ,  although  some  students  rank  it  in  third  place  behind  relationships  and  study  .  In  recent  years  ,  the  concept  of  health  has  extended  beyond  the  notion  of  not  being  sick  .  It  has  come  to  mean  m _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _g  a  good  a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _e  ,  keeping  fit  ,  a _ _ _ _ _ _g  o _ _ _ _ _y  and  having  r _ _ _ _ _r  m _ _ _ _ _l  c _ _ _ _ _ _s  .  Good  health  has  a  vital  effect  on  relationships  and  study  and  ,  indeed  ,  research  shows  that  the  healthier  the  student  ,  the  better  his  or  her  friendships  and  work  are  .    This  essay  will  first  discuss  the  impact  of  the  new  concept  of  health  on  the  behaviour  of  university  students  .  It  will  then  go  on  to  investigate  the  effects  of  the  new  concept  on  personal  relationships  before  finally  e _ _ _ _ _ _ _g  the  s _ _ _ _ _ _s  and  p _ _ _ _ _ _s  available  to  help  students  maintain  a  healthy  lifestyle  .

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