Paragraph practice

The text below is for the Hotel Flamingo’s brochure. Unfortunately the paragraphs have been lost
and it is your job to mark where they should go before the brochure is published. There should be
five paragraphs in total.

The Hotel Flamingo

Welcome to the Hotel Flamingo! The hotel is situated in the popular seaside town of Windover
within walking distance of Pebble Beach and is easily identifiable because of its striking pink
exterior, sparkling fountain and twin marble lions. Inside the Hotel you will find over a
hundred rooms decorated with as much originality and taste as the hotel’s exterior. Many of
our rooms have sea views and each features a four poster bed, a 32” flat screen TV, hand
decorated wallpaper, a wardrobe and trouser press. All of our rooms have en suite bathrooms
with both a walk in shower and roll top bath. We provide fresh fluffy pink towels daily and
only the best toiletries. The Aquarium Restaurant, which can be found on the first floor, has
gained a reputation for serving outstanding cuisine freshly made using quality, local
ingredients. We think you’ll agree that you’d have to travel far and wide to find a banana
pizza or spinach jelly to compare with ours! Whether you prefer a continental buffet or a full
English, we are confident that you will enjoy eating breakfast in our restaurant while reading
the morning papers and admiring the view. Each night The Flamingo provides entertainment to
suit all ages. Bingo and karaoke are always popular but younger visitors often enjoy space
hopper races down our extensive corridors. Jemima, accompanied by her husband Jim, are our
musicians in residence and will happily take requests. If you wish to seek entertainment further
afield, shops and a range of restaurants can be found in the centre of Windover only a short
walk away. A ten minute bus or car ride will take you to the town of Westover which offers a
wider choice of bars and eateries as well as a cinema and skating rink.

Now summarise the topic of each paragraph in no more than three words for each paragraph:

1. ................................................................................................................
2. ................................................................................................................
3. ................................................................................................................
4. ................................................................................................................
5. ................................................................................................................

Imagine you are asked to write a leaflet to inform pupils in year 6 about life at your school. Outline
the topic of five paragraphs ensuring they are in a logical order. Use no more than three words to
summarise the topic of each paragraph.

1. ................................................................................................................
2. ................................................................................................................
3. ................................................................................................................
4. ................................................................................................................
5. ................................................................................................................

Choose one of the paragraphs you have outlined above (but not the first paragraph) and write the
topic or opening sentence for this paragraph below:

......................................................................................................................

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 Paragraph practice
Suggested answers

The Hotel Flamingo

Paragraph 1 - Intro, location, exterior

Welcome to the Hotel Flamingo! The hotel is situated in the popular seaside town of Windover
within walking distance of Pebble Beach and is easily identifiable from its striking pink exterior,
sparkling fountain and twin marble lions.

Paragraph 2 - Rooms
Inside the Hotel you will find over a hundred rooms decorated with as much originality and taste
as the hotel’s exterior. Many of our rooms have sea views and each features a four poster bed, a
32” flat screen TV, hand decorated wallpaper, a wardrobe and trouser press. All of our rooms
have en suite bathrooms with both a walk in shower and roll top bath. We provide fresh fluffy
pink towels daily and only the best toiletries.

Paragraph 3 - Restaurant/Eating
The Aquarium Restaurant, which can be found on the first floor, has gained a reputation for
serving outstanding cuisine freshly made using quality, local ingredients. We think you’ll agree
that you’d have to travel far and wide to find a banana pizza or spinach jelly to compare with
ours! Whether you prefer a continental buffet or a full English, we are confident that you will
enjoy our breakfast while reading the papers and admiring the view.

Paragraph 4 - Hotel Entertainment

Each night The Flamingo provides entertainment to suit all ages. Bingo and karaoke are always
popular but younger visitors often enjoy space hopper races down our extensive
corridors. Jemima, accompanied by her husband Jim, are our musicians in residence and will
happily take requests.

Paragraph 5 - Entertainment Outside Hotel

If you wish to seek entertainment further afield, shops and a range of restaurants can be found
in the centre of Windover only a short walk away. A ten minute bus or car ride will take you to
the town of Westover which offers a wider choice of bars and eateries as well as a cinema and
skating rink.

Summary of topics
Award a mark for each sensible topic e.g. building, uniform, lessons, teachers, lunch, extra-
curricular activities, history.

Topic sentence
Award a mark for an appropriate topic sentence e.g. ‘There are a range of extra-curricular
activities at Anytown High School’ or ‘The most important thing to tell you about is school
dinners’.

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