英语专业 写作教程Unit 7

Unit7

PART III GAMMAR

Lack of Unity

Now ask student to summarize the rules of unity.

Faulty Parallelism

Suggested answers to the exercise

a.She hopes to spend this holiday either in Shanghai or in Suzhou.

b.Showing/ To show sincerity and keeping /to keep promises are

the basic requirements of a real friend.

c.I want to know how big this house is and when it was built.

d.In the past ten years, Mr. W eir has been a waiter, a tour guide, and

a teacher of English.

Now ask students to summarize the rule of against faulty parallelism.

Reference for the Classroom Activities

a.(U)

This is my favorite beer.

Or: The Egyptians started to drink beer almost 5.000 years ago.

b.(U)

My first English teacher stayed in Britain for five years.

Or: my first English teacher is bad cook.

c.(P)

Taking a walk alone or chatting with a friend over the phone can greatly relax your tension.

d.(U)

China has a large population.

Or: Many people in the States like Chinese food.

e.(U, P)

Learning to speak English and use computer is important for finding a good job in the future.

f.(U)

Practice like drawing eggs can lay a solid foundation for an artist.

Or: Da V inci was also good at scientific invention.

g.(P)

If one wants to find a good job with fewer working hours and a good salary, he must work hard at university.

h.(U)

I believe Dr. Schmidt is your best choice for this coming election.

i.(P)

For this paper, you must choose a topic that is both interesting and helpful.

PART V FOLLOW-UP EXERCISE

1. a. or b. and

c. and

d. but

e. but

f. but

g. and h. but

i. yet/but, so j. and

2. a. Many children spend a lot of time watching TV, and (they) like

to talk about TV programs when they meet.

b. History repeats itself; historians repeat each other.

c. I like beer, but I never drink beer in the morning or when the

temperature drops below 5 degrees.

d. I looked for the paper in my office, and (I) searched for it in my

bedroom, but I couldn’t find it.

e. Y ou cannot learn to write unless you really want to write well,

(you) practice a lot, and (you) learn from your own mistakes. f. A money lender serves you in the present tense, lends you in the

conditional mood, keeps you in the subjunctive mood, and ruins you in the future tense.

3. Paragraph 1: (1) either (2) or (3) and (4) or (5) and (6) and Paragraph 2: (7) and (8) and (9) and (10) but

4.Reference version