Listing-and-Exemplification

ListingandExemplificationParagraphDevelopmentbyListing1)BasicInformationThemainideainthetopicsentencecanbefurtherdevelopedbylistingsomedetails,suchasreasons,methods,whichcanmaketheparagrapheasytofollow.Thebadimpactoftourismontheenvironmenthasmainlyexpresseditselfinvariousways.Onewayistheprocessofexploitinganewscenicspot.Inordertoattracttourists,alotofartificialfacilitieshavebeenbuilt,whichhavecertainunfavorableeffectsontheenvironment.Thisprocessusuallybreakstheecologicalbalanceofthearea.Anotherwaythedevelopmentoftourismhasdamagedtheenvironmentoccurswhentouristsgotoscenicspots.Sometouristsdon'thavetheawarenesstoprotecttheenvironment,andignorantlythrowtheirgarbagehereandthere.Somepeopleevenkillthelocalwildlifetoeat,whichbadlydamagesthebalanceofthenaturalenvironment.2)TransitionalWordsforonething,foranother;tobeginwith,first,second,also,besides,moreover,finally;one,another,stillanother,etcParagraphDevelopedbyExemplification1)BasicInformationExamplesarespecificdetailsorinstancesthatservetoillustrateamoregeneralideaorstatement.Theynotonlymakeyourwritingclearbutalsomakeyourparagraphunderstandableandpersuadable.Therearemanydifferentformsofexercisestosuitdifferenttastes.Forexample,thosewhoenjoycompetitivesportsmaytakeupballgames.Foranotherexample,iftheyprefertoexercisealone,theycanhavearunortakeawalkinthemorningorintheevening.Besides,peoplecangoswimminginthesummerandgoskatinginthewinter.Inshort,nomatterwhattheirinterestsare,peoplecanalwaysfindmorethanonesportsthataresuitabletothem.2)TypesofexemplificationAWorkingasacookattheVentureInnisthebestjobIhaveeverhad.IlikethisjobfirstofallbecauseIhaveasteadyforty-hourworkweek,alongwithachanceforovertimeifIwantit.Also,IcaneatwhateverIlike,andIgetachancetotakesteakandsometimeslobsterhometomywife.Moreover,Idon'thaveanybighasslewithmyboss;ifIhavetoreportlateorskipadaynowandthen,allsheasksisthatIcallherinadvance.Inaddition,thepayisverygood,averagingcloseto$200theweeksthatIworkovertime.ThelastandmostimportantreasonthatIlikethejobisthatitisseasonal.ThismeansthatIwillbefreetogotoschoolduringthewinterandthenhaveajobtolookforwardtonextseasonwhenshoolisout.BAcareerthattakesyearstobuildcanberuinedinminutes.Forexample,WilburSmithhaddevotedthirtyyearsofhislifetohisjobinabank.Hehadgivenfaithfulandloyalserviceandgainedmuchpowerandprestigeinhisyearsinoffice.Everyoneinthebank,oldoryoung,knewhimandrespectedhim.Everynewemployeeofthebankwouldbetoldthestoryofthismodelworkerandencouragedtofollowinhisfootsteps.Onedayhetookonehundreddollarsofthebank'smoneyhome.Overnight,themanwasbrandedacrook,anembezzler.Hewasfiredfromhisjob;hewasforeverdisgraced,andpossiblythreatenedwithprison.Noonerememberedthethirtyyearsofgoodserviceandnoonetriedtofindoutthereasonwhyhedidsoandforgivehim.Indeed,acareertakesyearstobuild,butonlyasecondtolose.1.theuseofaseriesofexamples----facts,detailsorreasons----tosupportthetopicsentence.2.theuseofoneextendedexampletoclarifyortoprovethecontrollingideaoftheparagraph.3)TransitionalWordsforexample,forinstance,foronething,foranother,toillustrate,oneexampleis,tobeginwith,first,second,furthermore,besides,inaddition,moreover,finally,inconclusion,insummary,also,acaseinpoint,asanillustration,incidentally,namely,thatis.举例：illustrate/illustration引用：cite/quoteanexample事例：tociteanexample适用的例子：acaseinpoint例如：forexample/forinstance证据：evidence/proof不容质疑：itgoeswithoutsaying/undeniable表明:unfold/expose/index/reveal/exhibitWemaycite/quoteasingle/commonexampleof…Wemaymentionanotherexampleof…Thefollowingexamplescanprovemystandpoint.Icanthinkofnobetterillustrationofthisideathanthefactthat…Thereisnowevidencethat…Themoststrikinginstanceis…Thelistofsuchexamplesisnumerous.Theaboveinstancesdriveustoanaturalconclusionthat…Toillustrate/AsanotherinstanceIfonemoreexampleisneeded,Icouldmention…GiventheexamplesIjustoutlined,Icanonlysaythat…4)SomeproblemsonusingExemplificationA.UsingimproperexamplePopulationcontrolisafundamentalpolicyinChina.Ifthecountryisovercrowdedtoomuch,thegovernmenthastospendmoremoneythantheycanaffordtosupportthem;Overcrowded,thecountrymayseekmorelandtosupportitspeople,thereforeitmaywanttohaveawaragainstothercountry.B.OrderlessExamplesEnvironmentPollutionmustbecurbedforthebenefitofpeople.IhavetraveledthroughhalfofChinafromsouthtonorth,IfoundthatIcannotseeaclearriverorlake.WhenIlookedupinthesky,Ifounditscolorwasnotblueatall,itisgray!Wehavelostthebeautifulglobeforever,Ithought.SoIthinkwehavetotakesomemeasurestofightpollution.ClassWorkDevelopthefollowingtopicsentenceintoaparagraph,byusinglistingorexemplification.Thereareanumberofwaysforustokeepfit.____________Sample:Thereareanumberofwaysforustokeepfit.First,nomatterhowbusyweare，weshouldhaveexerciseeverydaytostrengthenourmuscles.Second，itisimportanttokeepgoodhours.Forexample，ifweareinthehabitofgoingtobedearlyandgettingupearly，wecanavoidoverworkingourselvesandgetenoughsleep.Finally，entertainmentisalsonecessarysothatwemayhavesomemomentsofrelaxation.Ifwefollowthoseinstructions，wewillcertainlybeingoodhealth.Follow-up