英语写作课PPT 第三课 sentences

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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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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.

Abundance”, is a beautiful city with many
interesting places of historical significance, so I’d
like to show you some of the tourist attractions such
as The Thatched Cottage of Du Fu, The Wu Hou Memorial Temple and The Dujiangyan Water Dam.
(2) Using long sentences: presenting a set of complex, interlocking ideas.
4. Sentence Expansion
For the sake of writing good English, a short and simple sentence sometimes can be expanded by adding to it (1)a modifier; (2)a parenthesis 插入语 ; (3)an apposition 同位语； (4)a compound /compound sentence, thus making it a complex one；
significance.
(3) A sentence can be expanded by adding to it an
apposition. e.g.
Chengdu is a beautiful city. ——
As you know, Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province situated in the center of “ the Land of Abundance”, is a beautiful city with many interesting places of historical significance.

The End
Thank you!
Unit Three: Topic Sentence Writing
Objectives


Students are expected to be able to (1) Understand the functions and the basic elements of a topic sentence for a paragraph (2) Write an appropriate topic sentence for a paragraph
Basic Information about writing: Topic sentence of a paragraph


Topic sentence— the sentence expresses the main idea or point of the whole paragraph. It usually consists of two parts: a subject and a controlling idea.
Writing Practice 1


Analysis of Sentence 2: XXX Polytechnic is beautiful. a. Subject: XXX College b. Controlling Idea: beautiful c. Limited: Yes d. Development: It is easy to develop this topic sentence. Beautiful environment of the college can be described to support the topic.

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Ways to Achieve Conciseness
❖ Avoid nouns made from verbs ❖ Rewrite the passive voice as active ❖ Cut or shorten words or phrases ❖ Combine sentences
If I were president of the university and he was my second in command, things would be very different.
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Conciseness (简洁)
❖ A sentence should contain no unnecessary words. If the idea is fully expressed, the fewer words are used, the better. Compare the following:
❖ The earliest electronic computers were not compact. They were considered not reliable at that time.
Qualities of Effective Sentences
❖ Unity （统一） ❖ Coherence （连贯） ❖ Conciseness (简洁) ❖ Variety
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Unity（统一）
❖ Unity is one of the fundamental qualities of effective writing. Unity in sentences helps to make the idea clear. A unified sentence expresses a single complete thought. It doesn’t contain ideas that are not closely related ,nor does it express a thought that is not complete by itself.