基础英语写作(三)ppt
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(1) Loose Sentence & Periodic Sentence A. You cannot make great progress in English without good study habits. great progress in English.
( loose sentence ) ( periodic sentence )
Peter and Carl walk to school. Bonnie follows them. Bonnie is Peter’s dog. She is a nice dog. She walks at Peter’s heels. She turns back at the butcher’s shop. Now Bonnie will try to find her friends. She may go home. Peter and Carl walk to school, and Bonnie follows them. Bonnie is Peter’s dog, and she is a nice dog. She walks at Peter’s heels, but she turns back at the butcher’s shop. Now Bonnie will try to find her friends, or she may go home. As Peter and Carl walk to school, Peter’s nice dog, Bonnie, follows them, walking at Peter’s heels until she turns back when they reach the butcher’s shop. Now, if she doesn’t find her friends, she will go home.
( loose sentence ) ( periodic sentence )
Peter and Carl walk to school. Bonnie follows them. Bonnie is Peter’s dog. She is a nice dog. She walks at Peter’s heels. She turns back at the butcher’s shop. Now Bonnie will try to find her friends. She may go home. Peter and Carl walk to school, and Bonnie follows them. Bonnie is Peter’s dog, and she is a nice dog. She walks at Peter’s heels, but she turns back at the butcher’s shop. Now Bonnie will try to find her friends, or she may go home. As Peter and Carl walk to school, Peter’s nice dog, Bonnie, follows them, walking at Peter’s heels until she turns back when they reach the butcher’s shop. Now, if she doesn’t find her friends, she will go home.
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正:I’m 180 centimeters tall and I’m healthy.
C、难词解释法:
不少考生平时不注重记忆必要的单词,写作时 碰到生词就绕道走,最后只好用解释法、定义 法来说明,结果语言晦涩难懂,文意错乱,表 达不畅。
病原体侵入 生长繁 殖,引 起不同 程度的 病理生 理过程
病原体侵入机体,消弱机体防御机能 ,破坏 机体内 环境的 相对稳 定性, 且在一 定部位 生长繁 殖,引 起不同 程度的 病理生 理过程
④组织语言、正确叙述是整个写作过程中的重要环节。
知道了内容、抓住了要点后,再根据要点确定句型,扩展句 子,把这些内容有机地连接起来。在联句成文的过程中,还要 注意,句子或者段落间的连接不仅仅是个语言问题,也是个逻 辑思维方法的问题,这两者是不能截然分开的。例如,两个意 义单位之间是递增、选择、对比、转折、概括、举例、时间顺 序或是因果关系,都要使用得当,并且用一定的词句加以表达, 否则,文章就会松散或含糊不清。
二、语法正
在写书面表达时,每一个句子都要尽 可能避免语法错误,考生们通常在下 列语法方面最易出错。
A、动词错误
a.多用动词。如: There were hundreds of students couldn’t go to school because they were poor.
(改为Hundreds) b.缺少动词。如:It is said that they often careless in class. (加are)
(去掉was)
不少基础较差的同学喜欢在行为动词前面加be动词, 例如:I am think that I’ll learn how to use a computer(. 去掉am)
C、难词解释法:
不少考生平时不注重记忆必要的单词,写作时 碰到生词就绕道走,最后只好用解释法、定义 法来说明,结果语言晦涩难懂,文意错乱,表 达不畅。
病原体侵入 生长繁 殖,引 起不同 程度的 病理生 理过程
病原体侵入机体,消弱机体防御机能 ,破坏 机体内 环境的 相对稳 定性, 且在一 定部位 生长繁 殖,引 起不同 程度的 病理生 理过程
④组织语言、正确叙述是整个写作过程中的重要环节。
知道了内容、抓住了要点后,再根据要点确定句型,扩展句 子,把这些内容有机地连接起来。在联句成文的过程中,还要 注意,句子或者段落间的连接不仅仅是个语言问题,也是个逻 辑思维方法的问题,这两者是不能截然分开的。例如,两个意 义单位之间是递增、选择、对比、转折、概括、举例、时间顺 序或是因果关系,都要使用得当,并且用一定的词句加以表达, 否则,文章就会松散或含糊不清。
二、语法正
在写书面表达时,每一个句子都要尽 可能避免语法错误,考生们通常在下 列语法方面最易出错。
A、动词错误
a.多用动词。如: There were hundreds of students couldn’t go to school because they were poor.
(改为Hundreds) b.缺少动词。如:It is said that they often careless in class. (加are)
(去掉was)
不少基础较差的同学喜欢在行为动词前面加be动词, 例如:I am think that I’ll learn how to use a computer(. 去掉am)
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(3). a pair of dashes set off a parenthetical element e.g. All his belongings - a few articles of clothing
and a few books - are here. (4). introduce a summarizing clause after a series of
h
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一、Manuscript Form
1. Arrangement
(10) attention: Never begin with a comma(,), a period(.), a colon(:), a question mark (?), an exclamation mark(!)
Never ends with 【 “ ( h-
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二、 Punctuation
3. The Dash / Hyphen (-)
(1). indicates a break in thought or a change in tone, or a speaker's confusion or hesitation e.g. Many people went there - did you go?
2. The Period (.)
(1). used at the end of a declarative sentence, a mildly imperative sentence, and an indirect question
(2). Abbreviations U.S.A. a.m.
(3). Three spaced periods make the ellipsis mark
and a few books - are here. (4). introduce a summarizing clause after a series of
h
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一、Manuscript Form
1. Arrangement
(10) attention: Never begin with a comma(,), a period(.), a colon(:), a question mark (?), an exclamation mark(!)
Never ends with 【 “ ( h-
h
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二、 Punctuation
3. The Dash / Hyphen (-)
(1). indicates a break in thought or a change in tone, or a speaker's confusion or hesitation e.g. Many people went there - did you go?
2. The Period (.)
(1). used at the end of a declarative sentence, a mildly imperative sentence, and an indirect question
(2). Abbreviations U.S.A. a.m.
(3). Three spaced periods make the ellipsis mark
新教材2023年高中英语 Unit 3 Section Ⅳ 写作指导课件 新人教版必修第三册
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2.坐落在山顶的寺庙经历了这个地区的许多变化。 ①The temple stands on the top of the mountain,and has experienced many changes in this area. ②Standing on the top of the mountain,the temple has witnessed many changes in this area. 3.它坐落在天安门广场南面。 ①It is just located to the south of Tian’anmen Square. ②To the north of it,there is Tian’anmen Square. ③It lies in the south of Tian’anmen Square.
4.加拿大,世界第二大国,占地998万平方千米。 ①Canada,which is the second largest country in the world,covers an area of 9. 98 million square kilometres. ②Canada,the second largest country in the world,covers an area of 9. 98 million square kilometres. ③Canada,covering an area of 9. 98 million square kilometres,is the second largest country in the world.
第四步 句式升级 1.它位于花园路和和平路的交叉路口,我们市最繁忙的两个街 道。 (一般表达)It is located in the crossroads made by the Garden Avenue and the Peace Avenue. They are two busiest streets in our city. (高级表达) It is located in the crossroads made by the Garden Avenue and the Peace Avenue,__t_w_o__b_u_si_e_s_t _st_r_ee_t_s__ in our city.
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the main points. ★It helps us write summaries that are
brief and to the point, and in our own words.
Steps of paraphrasing
★Read the original carefully and comprehend its meaning wholly and correctly.
3. Make an outline that includes the main idea and the supporting details. Arrange your information in a logical order, for example, most to least important or chronological. Your order need not be the same as that in the original, but keep related supporting points together. The way you organize the outline may serve as a model for how you divide and write the essaysummary writing 5. Practice
I. What is a summary?
A summary is a shortened passage, which retains the essential information of the original. It is a fairly brief restatement --- in your own words ---of the contents of a passage.
brief and to the point, and in our own words.
Steps of paraphrasing
★Read the original carefully and comprehend its meaning wholly and correctly.
3. Make an outline that includes the main idea and the supporting details. Arrange your information in a logical order, for example, most to least important or chronological. Your order need not be the same as that in the original, but keep related supporting points together. The way you organize the outline may serve as a model for how you divide and write the essaysummary writing 5. Practice
I. What is a summary?
A summary is a shortened passage, which retains the essential information of the original. It is a fairly brief restatement --- in your own words ---of the contents of a passage.
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books.
(八) 划出句中的直接宾语和间接宾语 ① Please tell us a story.
② My father bought a new bike for me last week.
③ Mr Li is going to teach us history next term.
④ Here is a pen.Give it to Tom.
15、一年之计,莫如树谷;十年之计 ,莫如 树木; 终身之 计,莫 如树人 。2021年8月2021/8/142021/8/142021/8/148/14/2021
16、提出一个问题往往比解决一个更 重要。 因为解 决问题 也许仅 是一个 数学上 或实验 上的技 能而已 ,而提 出新的 问题, 却需要 有创造 性的想 像力, 而且标 志着科 学的真 正进步 。2021/8/142021/8/14August 14, 2021
句子的主干成分:
主语(S --- subject)谓语(V ---verb) 宾语(O --- object)表语(P --- predicative
句子的次要成分:
定语(Attri---attribute) 状语(Adv--- adverb) 补语(Oc --- object complement)
the playground just now?
(七) 挑出下列句中的状语 ① There was a big smile on her face. ② Every night he heard the noise upstairs. ③ He began to learn English when he was
school. ③ She found it difficult to do the work. ④ They call me Lily sometimes. ⑤ I saw Mr Wang get on the bus. ⑥ Did you see Li Ming playing football on
(八) 划出句中的直接宾语和间接宾语 ① Please tell us a story.
② My father bought a new bike for me last week.
③ Mr Li is going to teach us history next term.
④ Here is a pen.Give it to Tom.
15、一年之计,莫如树谷;十年之计 ,莫如 树木; 终身之 计,莫 如树人 。2021年8月2021/8/142021/8/142021/8/148/14/2021
16、提出一个问题往往比解决一个更 重要。 因为解 决问题 也许仅 是一个 数学上 或实验 上的技 能而已 ,而提 出新的 问题, 却需要 有创造 性的想 像力, 而且标 志着科 学的真 正进步 。2021/8/142021/8/14August 14, 2021
句子的主干成分:
主语(S --- subject)谓语(V ---verb) 宾语(O --- object)表语(P --- predicative
句子的次要成分:
定语(Attri---attribute) 状语(Adv--- adverb) 补语(Oc --- object complement)
the playground just now?
(七) 挑出下列句中的状语 ① There was a big smile on her face. ② Every night he heard the noise upstairs. ③ He began to learn English when he was
school. ③ She found it difficult to do the work. ④ They call me Lily sometimes. ⑤ I saw Mr Wang get on the bus. ⑥ Did you see Li Ming playing football on
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and arranges his history books accordingly. It is odd,
but it is convenient. #
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Assignments
Reading:
pp 41-45
Exercises:
pp 49-54 ▪ Exercise 1: Chronological order ▪ Exercise 2: Process ▪ Exercise 3: Space
(ways of developing paragraphs)
Development by Time
In telling a story or recounting an event, the easiest and clearest way is to describe things in order of time; earlier things are mentioned before later things, the first thing first and the last thing last. This method is also called chronological sequencing.
An effective paragraph
❖ 3 features of an effective paragraph: 1. A paragraph should have one, and only
one, central idea. 2. The main idea is generally expressed in
Example:
In the old days, train travel was not much fun. Back in the 1830’s, passenger coaches on western and southern roads looked like cabins on wheels. Until late in the 1840’s, passengers who wanted heat bought heated bricks from boys at the stations. There were no sleeping cars, either, until 1859, when George R. Pullman remodeled two day coaches into sleeping cars, to run from Chicago to Bloomington, Illinois. They were lighted by candles and heated by wood-burning stoves. Passengers near the stoves were too hot, and those far away were too cold. Even years later, after trains had better heating systems, passengers were often most uncomfortable. Open windows let in showers of soot and cinders; and closed windows meant stifling temperatures. Travelers reached their destinations in those days sooty, jostled, and travel-worn. #
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Henry is retiring on
Principles of Seating
Monday. Mr. Nelson,
Arrangement
Chairman of your company, 1.Seat people who have
asks you to arrange the table common interests together.
He loves traveling.
Mary
female, Customer Service
Manager, a good friend of
George.
B D E
职业综合 英语 1
Unit 3 Business Meals
Warm-2
Food and drinks every day
People rely on all kinds of food every day. Try to see if you happen to know the following food.
职业综合 英语 1
Unit 3 Business Meals
Warm-2
Fruits
Apricot Strawberry Pineapple Peach
Lemon
Plum
Pitaya
职业综合 英语 1
Unit 3 Business Meals
Warm-2
Vegetables Cauliflower Eggplant Carrot Cabbage Asparagus
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Reading B
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Writing
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14. settle v.定居;解决→__s_e_t_tl_e_m_e_n_t_ n.定居;解决→___s_e_t_tl_e_r__n.移民
15. construction n.建筑→__c_o_n_s_tr_u_c_t__v.建造
16. material n. 材料;布料;
materialize
17. suiБайду номын сангаас v.适合 n.西装→___________adj. 合适的 → _________ n. 合适;适宜
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language diversity
语言差异
a great/wide diversity of 多种多样的
2. The land is home to a great diversity of rare plants and animals.
3. San Francisco has diverse cultures and the cultural diversity shows in many
Bye-bye!
Unit 3 Diverse Cultures
Word formations
1. fortune n. 运气;巨款→_fo_r_t_u_n_a_t_e_ adj. 幸运的→_f_o_r_tu_n__at_e_l_y_ adv. 幸运 地→_u_n_f_o_rt_u_n_a_t_e adj. 不幸的→_u_n_f_o_r_tu_n__at_e_l_y_ adv. 不幸地 2. admit v.承认;允许进入;录取→__a_d_m_i_s_si_o_n___ n. 承认;录取;允许进入 3. definitely adv. 肯定;确实→_d_e_fi_n_it_e_adj. 肯定的;确定的 4. ___o_c_c_u_r_____vi. 发生 ( 过去式、过去分词:occurred) →__o_c_c_u_rr_e_n_c_e_ n. 发生的事;事件 5. historical adj. 历史的;→__h_i_st_o_r_ic_a_l_ly__adv. 在历史上→__h_is_t_o_r_y_n. 历史 →___h_is_t_o_r_ia_n___ n. 历史学家 6. select vt. 选择;挑选→__s_e_le_c_t_io_n__ n. 选择→_s_e_l_e_ct_i_v_e adj. 选择性的 7. minority n. 少数 →_m__in__o_r__adj. 次要的,小的; n.辅修科目 →___m__aj_o_r_it_y_ n. 大多数→__m__a_jo_r__adj.主要的,大的, n.主修科目
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Precise and honest Stand-alone(独特) No uncommon technical jargons(不常用的术语), or citations. Brief and specific
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An abstract should precisely reflects the content of a paper.
4. Keywords
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2. Authors and Affiliations
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Indicate your family name and given name clearly
Ex1. 苏真伟 Standard: Zhenwei Su
Example
GB/T 16159-1996. 汉语拼音正词法基本规则
Su Zhenwei
Example
Readers of the abstract may not be able to access the full article for the reference list. If a reference has to be cited in the abstract, it must be given in full, e.g., “A.D.Becke, J. Chem. Phys. 96, 2155 (1992)”
Abstracts: A machine vision system has been presented. Its function in detection has been demonstrated. what? And how? What was found?
……
Example
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比较型
01 Unit 9 三段作文法
In-class Activities
Task 2: 参照“三段十句作文”的细分结构(原因型/比较型/分析型/评论 型/批驳型等),选择适合下列两个作文题目的结构,然后按照选定的结 构用中文写出完整的文章。
原因型 Open.
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01 Unit 9 三段作文法
In-class Activities
(general statement)和中心思想陈述(thesis statement), 中心思想陈述规定文章发展的方向; • 第二部分是文章的主体,由三个段落组成,从三个方面说明引 言段中提出的中心思想,每一段都由主题句和支持句组成(也 可包含结尾句); • 第三部分是结尾段,通常包括中心思想重述和最后陈述 (memorable statement),重述文章的中心思想,结束全文。
Contents
01
Unit 9 三段作文法
01 02
Unit 1 简单句
Unit 10 五段作文法
02 03
Unit 1U1n开it头2 段复、合句结尾
段、段落衔接
03 Unit 3 并列句和并列
复合句
04
Unit 12 语篇模式
05
Unit 13 文章类型
05
Unit 5 英语句
06
子的规范性
Chapter 3
篇章写作
Chapter Overview
• 学习、工作中的英语写作任务一般都要求写完整的篇章。为完成在校期间的英语写 作任务(如高等学校英语应用能力考试、国际人才英语考试、大学英语四级考试 等),可尝试“三段作文”。在此基础上训练“五段作文”,可满足更高水平的英 语写作任务(如大学英语六级考试、“外研社杯”全国高职高专英语写作大赛以及 工作后的写作任务等)的要求。
01 Unit 9 三段作文法
In-class Activities
Task 2: 参照“三段十句作文”的细分结构(原因型/比较型/分析型/评论 型/批驳型等),选择适合下列两个作文题目的结构,然后按照选定的结 构用中文写出完整的文章。
原因型 Open.
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01 Unit 9 三段作文法
In-class Activities
(general statement)和中心思想陈述(thesis statement), 中心思想陈述规定文章发展的方向; • 第二部分是文章的主体,由三个段落组成,从三个方面说明引 言段中提出的中心思想,每一段都由主题句和支持句组成(也 可包含结尾句); • 第三部分是结尾段,通常包括中心思想重述和最后陈述 (memorable statement),重述文章的中心思想,结束全文。
Contents
01
Unit 9 三段作文法
01 02
Unit 1 简单句
Unit 10 五段作文法
02 03
Unit 1U1n开it头2 段复、合句结尾
段、段落衔接
03 Unit 3 并列句和并列
复合句
04
Unit 12 语篇模式
05
Unit 13 文章类型
05
Unit 5 英语句
06
子的规范性
Chapter 3
篇章写作
Chapter Overview
• 学习、工作中的英语写作任务一般都要求写完整的篇章。为完成在校期间的英语写 作任务(如高等学校英语应用能力考试、国际人才英语考试、大学英语四级考试 等),可尝试“三段作文”。在此基础上训练“五段作文”,可满足更高水平的英 语写作任务(如大学英语六级考试、“外研社杯”全国高职高专英语写作大赛以及 工作后的写作任务等)的要求。
高考英语正反观点基础写作精品PPT课件
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递进用语 _e_v_e_n__, _b_e_s_i_d_e_s__, _w_h__a_t’_s__m__o_r_e_,_m__o_r_e_o_v__e_r_, ____ _fu__r_th__e_r_m_o__re__;_i_n_a__d_d_i_ti_o_n__, _t_o__m__a_k_e__m__a_tt_e_r_s__ _w_o__r_s_e_,_w__o_r_s_e__s_t_il_l _________________________
写作必备句型 I III. 反面观点
句型:1. _O_n__th_e__c_o_n_t_ra_r_y_,__t_h_e_re__a_r_e_s_o_m__e_p_e_o_p__le _in__fa_v_o_r__o_f _th__e_i_d_e_a_t_h_a_t…__…____________
2.__B_u_t_o_t_h_e_r_s_h_o_l_d_t_h_e__o_p_p_o_s_it_e__o_p_in_i_o_n_s_ _t_h_a_t _…____________________________
④ While others think that B in the following three reasons:firstly, (支持B的理由一);secondly (besides), (理由二);thirdly (finally), (理由三).
⑤From my point of view, I think(我的观点) and the reason is that (原因).
Step 4 润色
并列用语 _a_s__w_e_l_l_a_s__, _n_o_t__o_n_l_y_…__b_u_t__(_a_ls_o__),__in_c__lu_d__in__g_…
写作必备句型 I III. 反面观点
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④ While others think that B in the following three reasons:firstly, (支持B的理由一);secondly (besides), (理由二);thirdly (finally), (理由三).
⑤From my point of view, I think(我的观点) and the reason is that (原因).
Step 4 润色
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英语写作基础教程(第三版)Chapter 1 PPT
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be avoided
lay∙man words
with hyphens should be divided only at phens
பைடு நூலகம்
broken -hearted
two -syllable words with double consonant in
the middle are as rule divided between the
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一、Manuscript Form
1. Arrangement (title)
Task 1 : Capitalize the following titles (p2) 1. where i lived, and what i lived for 2. are transgenic crops safe? 3. well-known dramatists of the ming dynasty 4. a day to remember 5. approaches to teaching english as a foreign
一、Manuscript Form
2. Word division (1). one syllable cannot be divided 单音节
(2). two or more syllables 双/多音节
a stressed close syllable usually takes a
nouns e.g. Bob, Lily, Judy - none of them know where he is. (5) used like quotation marks in a dialogue. (6) introduce subheading and authors after quotation
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of a paragraph.
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For instance:
• I’ve done my share of leaning on their shoulders over the years. I never felt
there was anything I couldn’t tell my Mom and Dad, and I am the kind who has to get it all out when I have a problem. Over the years they’ve heard it all: the time in junior high when one boy was constantly bugging me, the time in high school when I got caught drinking, the time I wrecked their Volkswagen Rabbit, rough times with my former boyfriend, a-nd on and on….
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• A paragraph is unified when all the sentences in the paragraph are focused on one central thought or on a single topic; when the writer wishes to introduce a new thought or topic, he should begin a new paragraph. A paragraph is coherent when it develops naturally and smoothly, and one sentence leads logically to another. There are many ways to develop a paragraph, for example, by process, by cause and effect, by comparison and contrast, etc.
central theme is usually summarized
in what is called the topic sentence.
It often appears at the beginning of
the paragraph; however, it may also
be found in the middle or at the end
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• So the second factor is what happens to the individual—the sort of environment in which he is brought up. If an individual is in poor environment, it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable.
Part Three
The Paragraph
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• A paragraph is a unit of thought; it is at once a unity in itself and part of a larger whole, that is, the essay.
• A paragraph is like a mini-essay; it should be unified, coherent and well developed.
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Ⅰ. Effective Paragraphs 1. Unity
• Unity of a paragraph is concerned
with its content. If all the sentences
in the paragraph lead to one central
theme, the paragraph is unified. The
Exercisesⅰ: Find out the topic sentence of the following paragraph:
• There are two factors which determine an individual’s intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, some being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individualunless he has opportunities to learn.
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Exercisesⅱ. Cross out the sentence that is not connected to
the topic of this paragraph:
• Books are placed on the library shelves in numerical order. In other words, all the books on one subject are put together under the same number; for example, all books on United States history are numbered 973, and are placed together on the 973 shelf or shelves. Of course, such books are borrowed mostly by students who learn history.