1、English Writing and Model Essays Li Yong Fang,Stationary for This Course,A Notebook for Making Notes in Class; An Exercise Book for Doing Some Writing Exercises after Class.Notes: We have no textbook for this course, so we should bring our notebooks and exercise books here every time.,Reference Book
2、s,Vocabulary: You can choose one of the following three books. 1. 王迈迈主编的四级英语词汇； 2. 马德高“星火英语”主编的英语词汇； 3. 王长喜主编的四级英语词汇。 Writing Books: You can choose one or all of the following. 1. 上海交通大学潘晓燕主编的四级英语写作 2. 马德高主编的四级英语写作 3. 王长喜主编的四六级英语写作,Questions,Do you have general knowledge of English Writing? Do you h
3、ave any idea of writing an essay? Have you tried writing an English essay? How many traditional styles of English writing? What does Practical Writing mean?,1 Introducing the Standard of English Writing and Enjoying Good Model Essays,Purpose and Requirement,英语写作是大学英语四、六级考试中的必备项目，占比重很大。旨在根据教学大纲测试考生的综
4、合写作能力，包括审题、谋篇、遣词、造句、修辞等等。这些要求促使考生考试前要花大量精力和时间进行演练。另外，考试中要求考生在短短的分钟内写出一篇主题明确、结构合理、句式多变、语言流畅、语法规范以及字数合适的作文，这对考生来说实属不易。然而，通过本课程的学习考生能够达到上述要求，避免考试中出现偏离主题、篇章混乱、句式单一、语法不规范、修辞不当等问题，并且能够写出高分作文 。,Contents,Introducing the standard of English Writing and enjoying good model essays Learning Mottos and Proverbs
5、Choosing suitable words Making correct sentences Forming paragraphs and essays Learning styles of writing: Narration Learning styles of writing: Description Learning styles of writing: Exposition Learning styles of writing: Argumentation,10. Practical Writing: Letters (I) Personal Letters 11. Practi
6、cal Writing: Letters (II) Business Letters 12. Practical Writing: Memo、Invitation、 Resume 13. Practical Writing: Speeches、Posters 14. Practical Writing: Table、Chart 15. Practical Writing: Diagram、Graph 16. Learning mixed styles 17. Writing For Your Future Business and Analyzing students essays,Stand
7、ard of Grading（评分标准）,14分切题。表达思想清楚，文字通顺， 连贯性较好；基本上无语言错误，仅有个别小错。 11分-切题。表达思想清楚，文字连贯，但有少量语言错误。 8分-基本切题。有些地方表达思想不够清楚，文字勉强连贯；语言错误相当多，其中有一些是严重错误。,5分-基本切题。表达思想不清楚，连贯性差；有较多的严重语言错误。 2分-条理不清，思路紊乱，语言支离破碎或大部分句子均有错误，且多数为严重错误。（注：作文满分106.5分）,Samples of Grading （评分样卷）,Directions:For this part, you are allowed thirt
8、y minutes to write a letter. Suppose you are Li Ming. Write a letter to Xiao Zhang, a schoolmate of yours who is going to visit you during the week-long holiday. You should write at least 120 words according to the suggestions given below in Chinese.1. 表示欢迎2. 提出对度假安排的建议3. 提醒应注意的事项,Sample 1,Dear Xiao
9、 Zhang,I am delighted to learn that you are going to visit me during the week-long holiday. My parents will also be happy to see you again. I am sure you will enjoy every minute here.I know you are fond of swimming. A river lies not far away from my home. We can go swimming there. I think it would b
10、e very pleasant and refreshing to swim in such hot summer days. In every big room of my home there is an air-conditioner. We can watch TV, play computer games or read books at home.,A mountain about two miles away from here is beautiful and it is worth touring. We can go there on foot. When we climb
11、 to the top of the mountain, we can have a wonderful bird-eye view of the whole village. Just phone me before you set off. There is no need for you to take anything. I will prepare everything for you.I am looking forward to seeing you soon. Yours,Li Ming,Comments （讲评）,本文属于应用文:内容切题，语言流畅，用词恰当，句式也有一定变化
12、，虽有极个别小错（例如：bird-eye应为birds-eye),但不影响意思的表达，属于14分档作文。,Sample 2,Direction: For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic “A Boom in Adult Education”. You should write no less than 120 words and you should base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:1. 现在许
13、多成年人都利用业余时间去大学或 夜校读书2. 出现这种成人教育热的原因是3. 结论,A Boom in Adult EducationAlong with the development of society, people attach increasing importance to education. Recent years witness a growing trend of adults attending class during their spare time. In fact, the reason for this trend is not difficult to g
14、et. One of the most common factors is that further education can bring these adults concrete material benefits. To them more knowledge, or rather (更准确地说）, more certificates mean more opportunities for better jobs and quicker promotion. Another reason is that attending classes in the university can o
15、ffer them,a good opportunity to make some friends with similar background.Whatever the reason is, this has already become an obvious trend, which, in turn, benefits the learner and the nation as a whole. 讲评：这是一篇说理型说明文。本文切题。词汇丰富，语言通顺，语法正确；文章连贯性好；分段清楚（三段），结构合理；过渡词（in fact, in turn, or rather，或者更准确地说等）
16、运用得当。,Sample 3,Directions: For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic “My View on Job Hopping”. You should write no less than 120 words and your composition should include the following three points given in Chinese below:1) 有些人喜欢始终从事一种工作，因 为2) 有些人喜欢经常更换工作，因为3) 我的看法
17、,My View on Job-Hopping,It is a common practice for one to change his job at present. Different people hold different ideas concerning it.Some people think highly of it. According to them, this practice has many advantages. Firstly, one can get to know new colleagues and work in a new surrounding by
18、 job-hopping, which appeals to some people very much. Secondly, by job-hopping, one can become familiarized with a new trade, which is definitely quite useful for his later,career. In contrast, others are against such a practice. As far as they are concerned, if someone changes his jobs too often, h
19、e will never become an expert in any field, and consequently, great achievements will become impossible.In my opinion, it has become unpractical to do a single job all ones life. However, it is also not wise either to change jobs too frequently. If the change can really do good to ones career and fu
20、ture, he can do so. Otherwise, I strongly advise him to stick to one job.,Comments（评语）,本文是一篇议论文。是优秀范文。 值得学习的几点：1. 切题；2. 语言流畅，语法正确；3. 词汇丰富，过渡词运用恰当；4. 段落清晰（分三大部分）-开头、扩 展、结尾；5. 连贯性好；6. 有很强的说服力。,Ex. Analyzing (1),Reduce Waste on Campus1. 目前有些校园内浪费现象严重2. 浪费的危害3. 从我做起，杜绝浪费,The old saying goes: “Frugality
21、is a virtue.” However, there exists a fierce waste on campuses, for example, students throw their textbooks, foods and clothes away in the classrooms and rubbish heaps, especially before graduation.It is known to all that in China there are some places where people are too poor to have enough food a
22、nd clothes, not to mention going to school. Therefore, those who waste things should be blamed for their behavior. The waste results in the harm on two sides. For one thing, the limited natural resources will be exhausted,by the students consecutive waste. For another, bad habits have been fostered
23、among students who would imitate or even worship the way. In consequence, their behavior will affect the development of our society and their own.It is high time that we college students took action to wind up the waste. First, we try to use every coin carefully. Second, we make an appeal to all tha
24、t “Frugality is in our heart and we cant afford to waste.”,Ex. Analyzing (2),Traveling Abroad,1. 近十年来X市有越来越多的人选择出 境旅游 2. 出现这种现象的原因 3. 这种现象可能产生的影响,As seen in the bar chart, more and more people in City X have traveled abroad in the last decade. The number of people was about 20,000 in 1995 and 40,000
25、 in 2000 respectively. However, in 2005 the number went rapidly up to 120,000.Why do people like traveling abroad? There are mainly three reasons to explain it. First of all, with the development of our country, peoples income has risen dramatically year by year. Secondly, with more introduction of
26、foreign cultures and customs, people are longing for touching,the life there, tasting exotic foods and walking on exotic lands. Thirdly, more people even love purchasing abroad, coming back with so many exotic products. In short, people travel abroad with different purposes.As to the influences crea
27、ted by this phenomenon, two points can be mentioned. On one hand, traveling overseas may furnish people with chances to communicate with each other. On the other hand, it will accelerate the economic development and stimulate consumption in the world. In a word, the advantages of traveling abroad we
28、igh its disadvantages.,Assignment,Write a short essay of introducing yourself. You should write at least 100 words. Yours essay should include the following points: 1. Your personal information; 2. Your hobbies and interests; 3. Your dreams or ideals; 4. Your future planNotes: Hand in this assignment next time.,Thanks. See U Next Time!,
