Write good topic sentences to begin each of the following paragraphs. Remember to include both a topic and a controlling idea.
Americans relaxing at home, for example, may put on kimonos, which is a Japanese word. Americans who live in a warm climate may take an afternoon siesta on an outdoors patio without even realising that these are Spanish words. In their gardens, they may enjoy the fragrance of jasmine flowers, a word that came into English from Persian. They may even relax on a chaise longue, while sipping a drink made with vodka, words of French and Russian origin, respectively.
Although the majority of Americans may not be aware of it, many features of their culture and their language are in fact imports from other cultures.