英语写作训练

英语写作训练

出题人：张美玲时间：2013.10.16

Ⅰ. 自主学习学案

1.What makes up a good essay? A good essay is usually made up of a topic

paragraph, some supporting paragraphs and a concluding paragraph.

2.What makes a good paragraph?

1) A good paragraph is one that consists of a topic sentence and supporting sentences.

材料一：There are different kinds of bee. Some live in large groups like the honey bee, and make their nests in trees or holes in the rocks. Other species make their nests in holes in the ground. There are also variet ies that do not live in groups at all……

材料二：Wherever you go in our school, you see green lawns, trees and beautiful flowers. Dotted among these trees and flowers are many buildings of different styles. A stream runs through our school and you always see everything reflected in the water. Our school is just like a garden.

2) A good paragraph is one that contains proper linking words.

材料三：I believe English is more important than other foreign languages for many reasons. First of all, English is spoken by a large number of people, and it is the most widely spread across the world in a great many countries. Secondly, English is the most widely used language on the Internet. It has become an on-line language. Thirdly, English plays an important role in today’s business world. It is a common language used in international business communication. Lastly, ……

3) A good paragraph is one with varied sentence patterns. (利用不同的句型来表达同一个意思，能增加文章的文采。)

丰富的句式：(常用到的句型结构）

第一组：What a kind boy he is! How disappointed he was!

第二组：It was this young boy that helped the old granny.

I do hope you can come if possible.

第三组：Only in this way can you solve this problem. There comes the police car.

Hardly had they got to the station when they met the young man.

第四组：They read while walking or riding on a bus. Come to me if necessary.

第五组：I saw a young lady walking slowly in the street with a handbag in her hand.

第六组：In my opinion, cyber cafes should be a place where we can find much useful information.

Let’s come to the main teaching building, at the back of which stands the school library.

第七组：That’s what I should do.

We should do a favour to whoever needs help at present.

第八组：Time passed quickly before we knew it.

The moment we reached the farm, we got down to harvesting.

So long as we work harder at our lessons,we’ll catch up sooner or later.

3.Practice：使用丰富的句式和高级词汇转换句型。

1) To his surprise, the little girl knows so many things.（使用名词性从句）

2) Though I’m weak, I’ll make the effort. (使用倒装句)

3) He did not know what had happened until he had read the news in the newspaper.(使用强调句型)

4) I passed the physics exam because of your help.(用虚拟语气）

5) She walked out of the lab and many students followed her. (使用过去分词)

6) They sang and laughed as they went back to school.( 使用V-ing形式)

7) I won’t believe what he says. （no matter what状语从句）

8) If you study hard, you will make rapid progress. （祈使句+and…）

9) He had no sooner come back from Beijing than he was sent abroad. (使用倒装句)

10) We all think he is a great man. (think highly of)

11) As a result the plan was a failure. (turn out)

12) When he spoke, he felt more and more excited. (the more…the more)

4.Summary:

A g o o d e s s a y i s u s u a l l y m a d e u p o f_______p a r a g r a p h s.A g o o d p a r a g r a p h i s o n e t h a t c o n s i s t s o f a t o p i c s e n t e n c e a n d s u p p o r t i n g s e n t e n c e s w i t h p r o p e r l i n k i n g w o r d s,a d v a n c e d v o c a b u l a r y a n d v a r i e d s e n t e n c e p a t t e r n s.

5.Assessment：

Good afternoon, everyone!

The topic of my speech today is “My Attitude to Pursuit of Fashion in School”.

Now in our school there is a hot pursuit of fashion. Some students live a very expensive life ……

___________. ___________, they hope to look smart and special. _________, they want to win others’ admiration and respect. In addition, it makes them feel cool.

___________, we students should hold the right sense of values. We should practice thrift in our daily life. ___________ , it is advisable for us to donate some pocket money to the Hope Project so that those poor children in rural areas can return to school. ___________, it is the inner beauty rather than our appearance that makes us respectable.

Thank you for listening!