【正文】 hours a week to each course (Detail 4) and they have to work hard to meet the standards set by the course and to plete assignments on time. (Detail 5) Writing Assignment Directions: Write a paragraph which starts with a general statement followed by supporting details on one of the following topics. Back 課文 小結(jié) 導(dǎo)入 預(yù)習(xí) Topic: The Pleasure of Reading General statement: Reading, unlike other activities, brings unique pleasures to the readers. Details: ● easy access to the wisdom of the ages and delighting stories ● pleasure of the mind ● enhancing the understanding of the world, the people and oneself Back 課文 小結(jié) 導(dǎo)入 預(yù)習(xí) More topics: ● People read for different reasons. ● Computers work wonders. Back 課文 小結(jié) 導(dǎo)入 預(yù)習(xí) [參考范文 ] Reading, unlike other activities, brings people unique pleasures. (General statement) Firstly, all the wisdom of the ages, all the stories that have delighted mankind for centuries, are easily and cheaply available to all of us within the covers of books. The most unfortunate people in the world are those who have never discovered how satisfying it is to read good books. (Detail 1) Back 課文 小結(jié) 導(dǎo)入 預(yù)習(xí) Secondly, reading is pleasure of mind. Reading is fun, not because the writer is telling you something, but because it makes your mind work. Your own imagination works along with the writer’s and your ideas develop, as you understand the writer’s. (Detail 2) Thirdly, wherever you start reading, you connect yourself with one of the families of ideas, and in the long run, you not only find out about the world and the people in it, but find out about yourself as well. (Detail 3) Back 課文 小結(jié) 導(dǎo)入 預(yù)習(xí) 寫作模式 Writing 3 寫作實踐 Paragraph Writing For details Back 課文 小結(jié) 導(dǎo)入 預(yù)習(xí) Stating One Idea Presenting a New Idea Correcting or Rejecting the Idea Giving an Example Stating One Idea: The paragraph begins with the statement of one viewpoint. Presenting a New Idea: What follows is a new idea presented by the writer. Correcting or Rejecting the Idea: Then the writer corrects or rejects the aforementioned idea. Back 課文 小結(jié) 導(dǎo)入 預(yù)習(xí) Giving an Example: Finally, the writer supplies an example to support his or her new idea. Example: “To start with I must admit that at first I harbored reservations about a mixed marriage, prejudices you might even call them. (Stating one idea) But when I met Mark I found him a charming and intelligent young guy. Any mother would be proud to have him for a soninlaw. So, color Back 課文 小結(jié) 導(dǎo)入 預(yù)習(xí) has nothing to do with it. (Correcting the idea) Yes, my friends talk. Some even express shock at what you are doing. (Stating another idea) But they live in a different world. So you see, Mark’s color is not the problem. (Rejecting the idea) My biggest worry is that you may be marrying Mark for the same wrong reasons that I married your father. (Presenting a new idea) For more Back 課文 小結(jié) 導(dǎo)入 預(yù)習(xí) When we met I saw him as my beloved, intelligent, charming, and caring. It was all so new, all so exciting, and we both thought, on the surface at least, that ours was an ideal marriage with every indication that it would last forever. I realized only later that I didn’t know my beloved, your father, very well when we married.” (Giving an example to support the idea) Back 課文 小結(jié) 導(dǎo)入 預(yù)習(xí) 寫作實踐 Directions: Have a look at the outline and the sample paragraph below which starts with a correction of one idea and goes on to present another idea. Back 課文 小結(jié) 導(dǎo)入 預(yù)習(xí) Topic: Online learning Correction of one idea: ● some people’s idea: Online learning is easy. ● online learning not as easy as some people think Back 課文 小結(jié) 導(dǎo)入 預(yù)習(xí) Another idea: ● only a convenient way of education, not an easier way ● facts to support my idea Back 課文 小結(jié) 導(dǎo)入 預(yù)習(xí) [Sample Composition] Some people think that online learning would make learning easier for everyone as we can learn at any time and at any place. (Stating one idea) But when I started online learning I found it not as easy as others think. (Correcting the idea) I would say that online learning is just a convenient Back 課文 小結(jié) 導(dǎo)入 預(yù)習(xí) way to receive education—not an easier way. (Presenting a new idea) In fact, many students say it requires much more time and effort. Requirements for online courses are not less than those of any quality program. (Giving the facts to support the idea) Writing Assignment Directions: Write a paragraph which starts with a correction of one idea and goes on to present another idea on one of the following topics. One topic has been given a detailed outline that you can follow. Back 課文 小結(jié) 導(dǎo)入 預(yù)習(xí) Topic: Failure not necessarily bad Correction of one idea: ● mon idea: Failure hurts people. ● Failure has a positive contribution to our life. Another idea: ● Failure can be beneficial to us. Back 課文 小結(jié) 導(dǎo)入 預(yù)習(xí) More topics: ● Success es from hard work. ● Money is not everything. Back 課文 小結(jié) 導(dǎo)入 預(yù)習(xí) [參考范文 ] Many people place so much emphasis on success that they think any failure is bad. Failure is never pleasant because it hurts people. But in fact it can make a positive contribution to our life once we learn how to make the best of it. Back 課文 小結(jié) 導(dǎo)入 預(yù)習(xí) We can learn from a disastrous party how to give a good one. And we can learn from an illchosen first house what to look for in a second. Even a total failure can give us fresh ideas or a change of direction. Repeated failures lead to success and prove to be beneficial to us as we experiment every day to find out the right way of doing things. Back 課文 小結(jié) 導(dǎo)入 預(yù)習(xí) 寫作模式 Writing 4 寫作實踐 Paragraph Wr