高中英语课件--How-to-write-a-good-paragraph-and-discribe

Book1.Module3.Writing-Howtowriteagoodparagraph&describeatrip深圳外国语学校张星泰Whatisaparagraph?Aparagraphisaunitofwritingwhichliesbetweenthesentenceandtheessay.Itusuallyconsistsofagroupofrelatedsentences,includingatopicsentence,anumberofsupportingsentencesandaconcludingsentence.PracticeReadthefollowingpassageandpointoutthetopicsentence,thesupportingsentencesandtheconcludingsentence:(1)Travelingcandousalotofgood,whichcanbelistedasfollows.(2)Firstofall,ithelpsusknowtheworldbetter，anditcanbroadenourhorizonsaswell．(3)Inaddition,itmakesitpossibleforustomakefriendswithpeopleindifferentareas.(4)Tosumup，travelingisofgreatbenefittous．I.TopicSentenceDefinition(mainidea)Location(1stsentence)75%topicsentencesatthebeginning10%topicsentencesinthemiddle10%topicsentencesattheend5%topicsentenceshiddenintheparagraph①Peoplehavedifferenttastesinfood.②Somefeelthattheyhaven'teatenamealunlesstheyhavehadsteak.③Somepreferchickenorfishandeatoneortheotherateverymeal.④Othersprefervegetablesandfruitsorgrainsandwouldenjoyamealofeggplant,andfreshfruit.⑤Otherscouldliveonwhatwascalledfast--foods:ahamburgerorhotdog,Frenchfriesandasoftdrink.Controllingwords①Peoplehavetastes.②Somefeel…③Someprefer…④Othersprefer…⑤Otherscouldliveon…differentinfoodUnderlinetheControllingWords1.Inancienttimes,3kindscalendarswereused.2.Oneofthebusiestseasonsfortravelagentsisthesummer.3.Somepeopleseecomputersasathreattomodernman.4.Goodstudyhabitsarehelpfultoastudent.5.In1930scientistsmadeastrangediscoveryoffthecoastofAfrican.II.HowtoWriteaTopicSentenceNottoobroadorgeneral.NottoobigGoldenRule:assmallaspossible1.Bigcitieshavetrafficproblems.Bigcitieshavethreemaintrafficproblems2.Musicisenjoyable.Musicarousestwomainemotionsinlisteners.3.Cheatinginexamsisbad.Cheatinginexamsexertsanegativeeffectonschoolstudents'studyhabit.III.TwoStandardsofaGoodParagraphcoherenceunityUnityStructureofaParagraphTopicSentence_______SupportingSentence1________SupportingSentence2_________SupportingSentence3___SupportingSentence4①Pearls(珍珠）aregatheredbymenknownaspearldivers.（潜水者）②Actually,thesemendonotdive.③Theyareloweredbyaropetothebottomofthesea.④ManytouriststoJapanenjoyshoppingforculturedpearls.⑤Pearlgatherersworkinpairs,withoneremainingatthesurfacetohelptheotherreturnfromhisdive.⑥Anexperiencedpearldivercanstaydownaboutaminuteandahalfandcanoftenmakeasmanyasthirtydivesinoneday.①Forhundredsofyears,manhasmadeuseofthetalentsofmonkeys.②Egyptianpaintingsof2000B.C.showbaboons(狒狒）gatheringfruitfortheirmasters.③Evenin1879,monkeyswerestillbeingusedastorchbearers（火炬手）duringdinners.④Themonkeyswouldsitinarowonachairandholdthelightsuntiltheguestswenthome.⑤Thenthemonkeyswouldeat.⑥Mostoftheworld'szooscontainavarietyofmonkeysforpeopletowatch.Coherence(StickingTogether)1.Arrangedetailsintheorderoftime,spaceandimportance.2.Usevarioustransitions(linkingwords).SomeTransitionsforTimeatfirst,next,meanwhile,afterawhile,andthen,inaddition,atlast…过渡词Simondecidedtoimprovehisbodylanguage.Hesatupandsmiledatpeople.Thisseemstowork.Averybeautifulgirlentered.ShelookedatDebbieandthenSimon.WithouthesitationshewenttoSimonandgavehimabigsmile.Sheleft,stillsmiling.AfterthatMinuteslater,Afewmomentslater,Task:Writeaparagraphaboutoneofthesetopics.MyfirstfamilyholidayMyfirsttrainrideThemostunusualjourneyI’vemadeThebestjourneyofmylifeExample:ThefirstfamilyholidayIcanrememberwaswhenIwasfive.Atsixo’clockinthemorning,wewenttothebusstationand…TrytousesometransitionStoformtheparagraph.(atfirst,next,afterawhile,inaddition,atlast...