Level 5 — Advanced · Technical & Evidence-Based Writing
Task 79: Building a Paragraph That Leans on the One Before
Write two connected paragraphs where the second explicitly picks up something from the first and performs a new job — the production side of Lesson 79's paragraph-connection skill.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this task, you should be able to:
- Write two short paragraphs where the second builds directly on the first
- Use a reference or connector that explicitly ties paragraph two back to paragraph one
- Give each paragraph a distinct job within the pair, not a repeated point
Introduction
A paragraph rarely stands alone. Lesson 79 taught you to read what one paragraph receives from the one before it. This task makes you build that connection yourself, across two short paragraphs with two genuinely different jobs.
What One Paragraph Gives the Next
Core Concept
A well-connected second paragraph doesn't just continue the topic — it explicitly picks something up: a term, a claim, an unanswered question, a limitation. Common bridges: "This limitation, however, does not apply to..."; "The same pattern appears in..."; "That question is answered by..."
Example
Paragraph 1 ends: ...but this approach struggled with high-volume periods. Paragraph 2 opens: This limitation prompted the terminal to trial a hybrid scheduling model instead. "This limitation" is a direct reference back — paragraph 2 couldn't be understood on its own.
Your Turn
Your Turn
Write two short paragraphs about a workplace process or change you know well. Paragraph 1 should introduce a claim and end by naming a limitation or open question. Paragraph 2 must open with an explicit reference back to that limitation or question ("This limitation...", "This raises the question of...") and then do a new job — resolving it, extending it, or giving an example.
Vocabulary in Context
bridgenounneutral
a word or phrase that explicitly connects one paragraph to the idea just before it (সংযোগকারী শব্দ)
Often with bridge the gap, a bridge between, bridge sentence
“A bridge such as 'Cost is only half the picture' links the two paragraphs.”
promptverbformal
to cause or lead to a following action or decision (উদ্বুদ্ধ করা)
Often with prompt a response, prompt a review, prompted by
“The complaint prompted a full review of the procedure.”
Model Answer
Show a model answer
Switching to self-checkout kiosks reduced average wait times during regular hours by nearly a third. However, during peak evening hours, the kiosks struggled to keep pace, and lines grew longer than under the old staffed-counter system. This limitation prompted the store to keep two staffed counters open during peak hours alongside the kiosks. The combined approach has since kept wait times low across both quiet and busy periods, without giving up the efficiency gains the kiosks provide the rest of the day.
Self-Check
Self-Check
- Does paragraph 2 open with an explicit reference back to paragraph 1, not just a new, unrelated sentence?
- Does paragraph 2 do a genuinely different job (resolving, extending, exemplifying) rather than repeating paragraph 1?
- Could a reader tell, from the opening of paragraph 2 alone, exactly what it's responding to?
Next: Writing 80 — Compressing a Chapter Into One Question: writing a short abstract that reduces several connected points into a single central question and its answer.