EnglishWritingByTheodoreWangMarch11th,2000PartOneI.SomeProblemsYouOftenMeetinYourWritingandtheWayOut.1.Havingtoofewvocabularies2.Donotknowifthesentencesarecorrect3.TranslatethesentencesinaChinesewayThewayoutInordertowriteoutgoodsentencesinEnglish,youmusttryyoubesttolearnthesentencesyouhavelearnedbeforebyheart.Readthetextsagainandagain,usethesentencesyouhavemetinyourtextbooks,donotmakeasentenceinaChineseway.4.DonotknowhowtomakeabeginningofthetextStep1:catchthemainideaStep2:createoutlinesStep3:makeouttheintroductionparagraphStep4:writeoutthetopicsentenceofeachparagraphMyfirstdayinschoolmainideaIntroductionparagraph1stparagraphTopicsentenceDevelopsentence1Developsentence2Developsentence3...............Paragraph2TopicsentenceDevelopsentence1Developsentence2Developsentence3...............ConclusionHeadlineIntroductionBodyTextEnding5.Whilewriting,unabletocontinueLearninghowtowriteadevelopmentsentencewillhelpyou.6.DonotknowwheretomakeanotherparagraphLearnhowtoconnectwiththeparagraphs7.DonotknowhowtoendthetextLearnhowtomakeaconcludingsentenceandconcludingparagraph8.DonotknowhowtocheckthecompositionThemoreyougooveryourwriting,thelessmistakesyouwillhave.II.TheKeypointsoftextsWordSentenceParagraphcompositionTp1p2p3p4...s1s2s3s4...w1w2w3w4...III.Thetypesofcompositions1.exposition2.argumentation3.narration4.descriptionIV.Thechiefmethodsofwriting1.timeorder2.spaceorder3.definition4.cause&effect5.comparison&contrast6.example&illustrationV.Notestoyourwriting1.Usedirect,simpleandshortsentencee.g.×ItisfrequentlyhercustomtocomeandseeusonSunday.√ShefrequentlycomestoseeusonSunday.√ItishercustomtocomeandseeusonSunday.2.Avoidtoomanypronounse.g.TomandRoseareclassmate.Helikesswimming,whileshelikesskating.Onedaysheandhewentouttogether,shetalkedmuchbuthesaidnowords.3.Usemoreactivevoicesentencesandlesspassivevoicesentencese.g.×Englishisbeinglearnedbyus.Thetextisreadeveryday.√WearelearningEnglish,andwereadthetexteveryday.4.Trytotakeinthesentencepatternsandidioms,donotusetoomanyslangwords.×I’vewalkedsomuchtodaymydogsarereallykillingme.√I’vewalkedsomuchtodaythatmyfeetarereallyhurt.5.Makeuseofquotationsproperly“Nevertoooldtolearn”,wehavesomuchtolearninthefuture.6.Avoidtheshortformofthewords×Idon’tknow.(informal)√Idonotknow.(formal)7.Whenpracticewriting,usedoublespaceforyoureasycorrecting.×IwasmuchdisappointednottobeabletowenttothejazzconcertonlastFriday.√IwasverydisappointednottobeabletogotothejazzconcertlastFriday.VI.Howtomakeagoodsentence1.Unity:oneideainonesentence×Shakespeareisperhapstheworld’sgreatestdramatist,andmarriedwhenhewasonlyeighteen.√OntheeveningofMonday,the15thofSeptember,threedaysbeforethedateofexamination,Mr.Leereceivedaletterfromhisfather.2.EmphasisWewillneversurrender.Wewillneversurrender.Wewillneversurrender.WewillNEVERsurrender.Wewillnever,neversurrender.Neverwillwesurrender.MynameisJohn.Joneismyname.3.Coherence×Wesawmanydeadsoldiersridingacrossthebattlefield.√Ridingacrossthebattlefield,wesawmanydeadsoldiers.4.Usesentencepatternsandidiomse.g.Thereis(are)...×Chinahasalargenumberofbeautifulplaces.√TherearealargenumberofbeautifulplacesinChina.VII.StepsforABCwritersBesuretocatchthetopicandmainidea.e.g.TheAdvantagesofTravelCollectingthewritingmaterials1.Seeingstrangeanddifferentpeople2.Meetingpeoplewithdifferentinterests3.Differentfood4.Practicingaforeignlanguage5.Otherpeople’scustoms6.SeeingbigcitieslikeNewYork,London.7.Seeingplacesreadinbooks8.Makingmeunderstandhowpeoplelive9.Howthingsaremadeinfigfactories10.Beautifulscenery11.Makingmelessnarrow-minded12.Gainingknowledgeofgeography13.GainingotherknowledgeMakeoutlinesAccordingtothetimeorder,spaceordertoarrangetheparagraphs.(1)Introductoryparagraph1.Placeofinterest2.Peopleandtheirhabits(2)Placesofinterest1.Seeingplacesreadinbooks2.SeeingbigcitieslikeNewYork,London.3.Howthingsaremadeinbigfactories4.Beautifulscenery(3)Peopleandtheirhabits1.Seeingstrangeranddifferentpeople2.Meetingpeoplewithdifferentinterests3.Differentfood4.Practicingaforeignlanguage5.Otherpeople’scustoms6.Makingmeunderstandhowpeoplelive(4)Conclusion1.Makingmelessnarrow-minded2.Gainingknowledgeofgeography3.GainingotherknowledgeWritingthebodypartindetails.topicsentencedevelopmentsentencesparagraphscompositionsCorrectingPracticeTopic:MountainclimbingMaterials:Seeingabeautifulsunsetonthetopofthemountain.SinginginthebeginningPreparingtheequipmentPlanningtoclimbthemountainDecidingtogoonSundaymorningReachingthetopofthemountainGettingtiredhalf-wayReturningaftersunsetRainpouringdownwhilearrivinghomeBeingluckyWriteouttheoutlinesaccordingtotheabovematerialsPossibleanswertothepracticeIntroductoryparagraph---mentioningtheprocessesofclimbingamountain1.Planningandpreparing.2.Onthewaytothetop3.ReturninghomePlanningandpreparing1.decidingthedate---Sunday2.Preparingtheequipmentneeded3.StartingonSundaymorningOnthewaytothetop1.Singinginthebeginning2.Gettingtiredhalf-way3.Reachingthetopofthemountain4.SeeingabeautifulsunsetonthetopofthemountainConclusion1.Returningaftersunset2.Beginningtorainwhilearrivinghome3.Bein