英语写作基础教程

1、Welcome to my classA Basic Course in Writing2010.10.20A Basic Course in Writing英语写作基础教程辅导教师辅导教师: 盛秋霞盛秋霞 电话：电话Q: 34111488 Email: susanna_嘉善学院嘉善学院上课要求及成绩评定上课要求及成绩评定1, 请准时来校上课,不要迟到早退,如有其他情况 请在上课前请假,出勤率将算入平时成绩,上课时间 周三晚上6:40-8:40,每2周1次.2,上课请不要抽烟,讲话,随意走动,手机请关机 或开无声或震动,请出去接听电话。3,请准备一本笔记本,把必要的知

2、识点记录下来 或在书本上画出和记录。4,课前请抽出时间预习,上课请积极参与课堂活动,网上讨论， 课后请及时完成作业和复习.5, 形成性考核(20分)平时作业占60%学习过程考核占40%(出勤率,网上学习,小组讨论,实践活动)教材介绍教材介绍英语写作基础教程英语写作基础教程(A Basic Course in Wring)，主编：丁往道、吴冰等，主编：丁往道、吴冰等， 高等教育出版社高等教育出版社1998年版。年版。本书是作者在总结自已几十年丰富的英语写作教学经验，本书是作者在总结自已几十年丰富的英语写作教学经验，研究近年国内外英语写作教学方法的基础上推出的新作。研究近年国内外英语写作教学方法的

3、基础上推出的新作。全书共分全书共分8章，分别讲解了章，分别讲解了文稿格式和标点符号，选词，文稿格式和标点符号，选词，造句，段落，摘要，作文，应用文以及学术论文的写作造句，段落，摘要，作文，应用文以及学术论文的写作的用法。的用法。英语写作基础教程英语写作基础教程( (第二版第二版) )用清晰、浅易的用清晰、浅易的英语写成英语写成, ,宗旨是帮助学生掌握英语写作的基本宗旨是帮助学生掌握英语写作的基本知识和基本技巧知识和基本技巧, ,提高英语写作水平。与同类书提高英语写作水平。与同类书相比相比, ,本书突出了实用和多举范例的特点本书突出了实用和多举范例的特点, ,所选范所选范文既有英、美作家的作品文

4、既有英、美作家的作品, ,又有中国学生的习作又有中国学生的习作, ,易于学习模仿。第二版中的练习设计更加生动活易于学习模仿。第二版中的练习设计更加生动活泼泼, ,针对性更强。针对性更强。 教材介绍教材介绍本课程的教学目的是培养学生初步掌握英语写作本课程的教学目的是培养学生初步掌握英语写作的能力的能力, 学会用英文写叙述文、说明性的短文和学会用英文写叙述文、说明性的短文和一 般 性 应 用 文 。 具 体 要 求 ：一 般 性 应 用 文 。 具 体 要 求 ：(1)要求学生能根据命题列出写作提纲要求学生能根据命题列出写作提纲,在约在约1小时内写出不少于小时内写出不少于200词的短文词的短文,

5、并做到内容切题、并做到内容切题、完整完整,条理清楚条理清楚,语句连贯通顺语句连贯通顺, 语法基本正确。语法基本正确。(2)要求学生能根据提示写出通知、贺卡、便要求学生能根据提示写出通知、贺卡、便条、申请书、邀请函、简历等条、申请书、邀请函、简历等, 并做到格式正确并做到格式正确, 语言得体。语言得体。教学目的教学目的具体的学习内容具体的学习内容 第一章第一章 文稿格式和标点符号文稿格式和标点符号( M a n u s c r i p t F o r m a n d P u n c t u a t i o n )第 二 章第 二 章 用 词用 词 ( U s i n g P r o p e r

6、W o r d s )第三章造句第三章造句(Making Correct and Effective Sentences)第 四 章 段 落第 四 章 段 落 ( D e v e l o p i n g P a r a g r a p h s )第六章完整的作文第六章完整的作文(Composing Essays)第七章应用文第七章应用文(Writing for Practical Purposes) 教学重点教学重点 1. 第六章第六章“短文的写作短文的写作” (Composing Essays) 2. 第七章第七章“应用文的写作应用文的写作” (Writing for Practical P

7、urposes) 学习方法例举学习方法例举 根据自己的情况，选择不同的学习方式：根据自己的情况，选择不同的学习方式：方式一：如果你能够写出语法基本正确的句子和方式一：如果你能够写出语法基本正确的句子和段落，那么，你就可以直接开始学习第六章（完整的段落，那么，你就可以直接开始学习第六章（完整的作文）或第七章（应用文写作）。将前面四章的学习作文）或第七章（应用文写作）。将前面四章的学习内容作为自学内容，如：标点符号的运用、信件的格内容作为自学内容，如：标点符号的运用、信件的格式等；式等；方式二：如果还没有自信能写出语法基本正确的方式二：如果还没有自信能写出语法基本正确的句子和段落的同学，可以从第一

8、章开始逐章学习。基句子和段落的同学，可以从第一章开始逐章学习。基础学习准备好后，对教学重点的内容也就容易把握了。础学习准备好后，对教学重点的内容也就容易把握了。 推荐两种学习方法：推荐两种学习方法： 1）多读英文原文：多读什么样的文章呢？一是我们教）多读英文原文：多读什么样的文章呢？一是我们教材中选的短文（新版教材提供了更多英文短文）；二材中选的短文（新版教材提供了更多英文短文）；二是英美文学作品中的短文。是英美文学作品中的短文。（2）多做）多做“模拟写作模拟写作”：在我们学习英文写作的：在我们学习英文写作的初级阶段，建议同学们注意运用初级阶段，建议同学们注意运用“模拟写作模拟写作”这个方这个

9、方法，参照同类体裁的范文，谋篇布局和行文的借鉴作法，参照同类体裁的范文，谋篇布局和行文的借鉴作用。用。主要学习网站：主要学习网站：中央电大：中央电大：http:/浙江电大：浙江电大：嘉兴电大：嘉兴电大： 嘉善学院：嘉善学院：Now, lets start our classChapter oneManuscript Form and Punctuation(文稿格式和标点符号)Focus 1 Manuscript Form (P1)nArrangementnWord divisionnCapitalizationnHandwriting Focus 1 Manuscript Form (P1)

10、nArrangementn1. two centimeters at the topn2. two centimeters at the bottomn3.one and a half centimeters on the leftn4.one and a half centimeters on the right Arrangement Arrangement Arrangement Hyphen -Article a/an/thePreposition of/in/at/onCoordinating conjunctions and/or/but.Infinitives to+Questi

11、on mark ?Quotation mark “”Task 1 P2 nwhere i lived, and what i lived fornare transgenic crops safe?nwell-known dramatists of the ming dynastyna day to remembernapproaches to teaching english as a foreign languagencriticisms on the ending of mark twains adventures of huckleberry finnAttention ! The f

12、irst line (the first word ) Arabic numeralsAnswers to task 1 nWhere I Lived, and What I Lived For nAre Transgenic Crops Safe?nWell-Known Dramatists of the Ming DynastynA Day to RemembernApproaches to Teaching English as a Foreign LanguagenCriticisms on the Ending of Mark Twains Adventures of Huckleb

13、erry FinnFocus 1 Manuscript Form (P1)nWord divisionn1. one syllable 单音节n2. two or more syllable 双音节Word division (P2)n-lenSingle letternTwo-letter endingnHyphennDouble consonantsnThe last word of a pageFocus 1 Manuscript Form (P1)Capitalization 1. proper names 2. key words in titles 3. the first wor

14、ds of sentencesCapitalization (P3)nProper namesnKey words in titlesnThe first words of sentencesHandwriting (P4)one and a half centimetersFocus 2 Punctuation (P4)nThe comma (,)nThe period (.)nThe semicolon (;)nThe colon (:)nThe question mark (?)nThe exclamation mark (!)nQuotation mark (“”)nParenthes

15、es/brackets ()nSquare brackets(【】)nThe dash(-)Attention ! 1. Never begin with a comma(,),a period(.), a colon(:), a question mark (?), an exlamation mark(!)2. Never ends with 【 “ ( -The comma (,) A comma is used to join clauses. It is put before the conjunction (and, but, or, for, so, nor, yet ) 2.

16、A comma is used after an adverbial clause or phrase. 3. Commas are used to separate a series of words or phrases with the same function in the sentence.The comma (,) 4. Nonrestrictive clauses and phrases areSet off by commas.5. Commas set off parenthetical elements.6. In dates, a comma is used to se

17、parate the day and the year if the order is month-day-year, no comma need be usedIf the order is day-month-year.The comma (,) 7. Numbers 1,253,900 53,807,214The period (.) Declarative sentence, a mildly imperative sentence, and an indirect question 2. Abbreviations 3. Ellipsis mark Task 2 nmost amer

18、ican people are fond of cats andn or dogs it is said that every year they spend about $5.4billion on their pets including $1.5 billion on pet food four times the amount of money they spend on baby food now there are about 100 million dogs and cats in the country the number is still going up rapidly

19、since 12 500 puppies are born every hour nMost American people are fond of cats and/n or dogs. It is said that every year they spend about $5.4billion on their pets, including $1.5 billion on pet food -four times the amount of money they spend on baby food. Now there are about 100 million dogs and c

20、ats in the country; the number is still going up rapidly since 12 500 puppies are born every hour.Answers to task 2Task 2 n2. its 745 on tuesday morning and 26 year old steve clerkson is going to work he puts on his jacket and picks up his cell phone paper and laptop as he leaves the house he turns

21、on his mp3 player and put on his headphones he is ready to go n2. Its 7:45 on Tuesday morning and 26-year-old Steve Clerkson is going to work. He puts on his jacket and picks up his cell phone, paper, and laptop. As he leaves the house, he turns on his MP3 player and put on his headphones. He is rea

22、dy to go.Answers to task 2 Focus 2 (P3)n动词 to benBe的意思”是”n肯定句(主语是单数)nI am (Im) a teacher. (第一人称)nYou are (Youre) a student. (第二人称)nHe/She is (Hes/Shes) a student. n(第三人称)Grammar focus 2 (P3)n动词 to ben肯定句(主语是复数)nWe are teachers.nYou are students.nThey are students. Examples (否定句)n主语是单数nI am not a tea

23、cher.nYou are not a student.nHe is not a student. n主语是复数nWe are not teachers.nYou are not students.nThey are not students.Grammar focus 3n名词的单复数：规则和不规则变化n规则变化：1）加 - s ，如jobs 2）加 -es ， 如buses3）辅音字母加Y结尾去y变i 加es 如parties4）去 f/fe 变 v 加 es 如wolves不规则变化nman men, woman women1)child childrenLanguage focus 4

24、 (P5)n代词(形容词性物主代词，名词性物主代词)nI My mine We Our OursnYou Your You Your YoursnHe His They Their Theirs nShe Her They Their Theirs nMy mothersnMarysLanguage focus 5 (P3)n一般疑问句nYou are a student. nAre you a student? (Yes, I am./No, I am not)nHe is a student. nIs he a student? (Yes, he is./ No, he is not)La

25、nguage focus 5 (P3)n特殊疑问句n疑问词:nwhen, where, who, what, hownWhat is (Whats) your name? nMy name is XXX./ Im XXX. (自我介绍时)nWhere are you from?n(同一国家时,回答地区)I am from Jiashan.Language focus 5 (P3)nWhere are you from? (不同国籍)I am from China./Im Chinese.He is from England./He is English.Language focus 6 (P3)nWork +介词:nwork with 和一起工作nwork for 为工作nwork at 在工作(单位)nwork in 在工作(地点)ExamplesnI work with my colleagues.nI work for