《英语写作》电子教案 课件.ppt

1、英语写作 胡朝慧制作,高职高专商务英语系列教材,索引,英语写作,English Writing,英语写作,高职高专商务英语系列教材,Teaching Aims, Skill-training Objectives. The students are expected to get to familiar with the Basic English Writing Skills. Knowledge objectives The Basic skills of English Writing . Important Metonymy ; Personification ; Paradox ;

2、Simile; Hyperbole ; Parallelism . This shows the same statement, without and then with figures of speech: plain language He ran quickly down the street. with a simile He ran like a hare down the street. with a metaphor He hared down the street.,英语写作,高职高专商务英语系列教材,Figures of speech,Chapter 1,英语写作,高职高专

3、商务英语系列教材,How are the paragraphs developed in various ways? What is the difference between simile and metaphor? How to expand a sentence?,Step 3 Discussion Topics,Chapter 1,英语写作,高职高专商务英语系列教材,Step 4 Exercise I. Choose suitable words given to complete the following sentences. 1. free, freely, freedom a

4、. He wants to live a life _from troubles. b. They fought for national _ . c. You can speak _ in front of me. 2. science , scientist , scientific a. Most of the Nobel Prize winners are _. b. His name is known to many in the _ circles. c. We are living in a world of modern _. 3. relate, relative, rela

5、tion a. My uncle is one of my nearest_. b. there is no _ between those two events. c. Does what you say _ to what you have done?,Chapter 1,英语写作,高职高专商务英语系列教材,4. assure, ensure, insure. a. We tried to _ the nervous old lady that flying was safe. b .Insurance companies will_ ships and their cargoes aga

6、inst loss at sea. c. I cannot _ his being there in time. 5. accept, acceptable, acceptance a. Is this program _ to you ? b. The _ of the proposal is under discussion. c. He asked her to marry him and she _ him. . Keys: 1. a .freely b . freedom c. freely 2. a. scientists. b. scientific c. science 3.

7、a .relative b. relation c. relate 4. a. assure b. insure c. ensure 5. a. acceptable, b. acceptance, c. accepted,Chapter 1,英语写作,高职高专商务英语系列教材,II. Correct the following sentences by replace the jargon expressions with your own words and phrases. 1 .Tom did not have enough expertise to fill the new posi

8、tion of management. 2 .I need his financial input before I can guesstimate our expenditures next fall. 3. If you dont breath, then you ll die. 4. The students conscious kept him cheating in the exam. 5. She lead the campers on an over- night hike. keys: 1. skills , 2. help , 3. breathe , 4.conscienc

9、e , 5. led III. Replace the underlined general words and phrases with specific ones. 1. My father can repair almost anything. 2. In the supermarket , a lot of things are sold. 3. We live in a nice village 4. His relatives gave him some gifts. 5. The girl is crying Keys: ( 1) bicycles, radios, TV set

10、s (2) Various fruits ,food and clothes, (3 ) in a small, beautiful village, (4) His uncle gave him a watch on his birthday. (5) The girl is crying for failure of the game VI. (Omitted),Chapter 1,英语写作,高职高专商务英语系列教材,V. Write SV, SLVC, SVO, SVIODO, SVOC after each of the following sentences. 1.She has b

11、een looking for her lost book 2.We smelled the material burning. 3.You must get everything ready before seven. 4.He bought his son an expensive car. 5.A bird in hand is worth two in bush Keys:1. S-V-O 2. SLVC 3 .SVOC 4. SVIODO 5. SV VI. Decide whether each of the following sentences is a simple, com

12、pound or complex sentence. 1.She was aged six when she first went to school. 2.Where there is life there is hope. 3.You werent at the meeting yesterday to hear what other people thought about this problem. 4.You can either write to me or call me in my office 5.We must hurry, or we ll be late for sch

13、ool. Keys:1. complex ,2 .simple, plex, pound , pound,Chapter 1,英语写作,高职高专商务英语系列教材,VII. Choose the best one to complete the sentence. 1.Go to see the doctor , _your cold may get worse. A. but B. while C. either D. or 2. The girl _ serves in the hotel is the owners daughter. A. which B. who C. what D.

14、how 3.I clean the room _ you were getting the dinner. A. because B. if C. while D. and 4. He tried hard, _ he was unsuccessful. A. therefore B. but C. or D. unless 5. We wont change our minds _ happens. A. which B. it C. however D. whatever. 6. John seized Daniel by both his hand _ he appeared in th

15、e street. A. as long as B. each time C. the moment D. not until 7. Most plants need air _ they need water. A .just as B. as long as C. as though D. even if 8. It was necessary to extend the factory building _ the company was doing more and more business. A until B. lest C. although D. as 9. _ we hav

16、e no money, we cant buy a freezer. A until B. lest C. although D. as 10. _difficult it may be, we can finish it in time. A. Whatever B. No matter who C. No matter how D. No matter what keys: 1. D 2. B. 3. C 4. B 5. D 6. C 7. A 8.D 9.B 10.C,Chapter 1,英语写作,高职高专商务英语系列教材,VIII. Choose the correct verbs t

17、o complete the sentences. 1 . Either of those movies (is, are ) worth seeing 2 . None of the students ( was, were ) could answer the question 3 . Visiting an airport to watching incoming planes (is, are ) a pleasure to many people. 4. The boxes of cake ( was , were) given to Patricia on her birthday

18、. 5. One of the restaurant guests ( needs , need ) a telephone directory and a cup of coffee. 6.Five gallons of gasoline (is, are ) all I can afford. 7. A pen and a ball-pen ( is ,are ) lying on the desk. 8. The music ( was, were ) everything I had expected. 9. The bike with yellow fenders and two n

19、ew tires (is , are ) mine. 10. The number of automobile accidents ( has, have ) increasing quickly in the past ten years. 11.The horse as well as its rider (is , are ) hungry and thirsty. 12. Physics ( is ,are ) an interesting subject.,Keys: (1 ) is (2 ) was (3 ) is ( 4) were (5) needs (6) is (7) is

20、 (8) was (9) is (10) has (11) is (12) is,IX. Choose the correct pronoun to rewrite the following sentences. 1.If a person wants to go to college, ( he, they ) should concentrate on getting a high scholastic average. 2. All the students mailed ( his , their ) letters home. 3. If anyone calls me, tell

21、 ( him, them ) to wait until I return from meeting. 4. My brother, along with ( his, their ) roommate is going to the movies. 5. Ruth and Mary decide to share ( her, their ) apple.,Keys: (1) he (2.) their (3) him (4)his (5)their,Chapter 1,英语写作,高职高专商务英语系列教材,Chapter 1,X. Rewrite the following sentence

22、s by emphasizing the underlined words or phrases.,1. John saw your brother in the playground 2. I did not go home until six yesterday. 3. The trees in the campus were best of all. 4. The taxi-driver caught the thief last night. His father could hardly read and write. Keys: 1. It was John that who sa

23、w your brother in the playground 2. Best of all were the trees in the campus 3. Not until six did I go home yesterday 4. It was the thief whom that the driver caught last night. 5. Hardly could his father read and write,英语写作,高职高专商务英语系列教材,Chapter 1,XI. Fill in the blanks with proper words to emphasiz

24、e the sentences. 1. Lei Fong is _model of Chinese youth. 2. Who-can stay in the dark cave for 24 hours alone? 3. She _ is to blame for the absent of concert . 4. This essay is _ more difficult than that one 5. I _said so. Keys: (1) himself (2) himself (3) herself (4) itself (5) do,英语写作,高职高专商务英语系列教材,

25、XII. Add subordinate clauses or phrases to expand these main clause ,add the kinds of clauses or phrases named in parentheses. 1. None of us know the news ( Appositive clause ) 2. The TV is the latest model ( Attributive clause ) 3. The man is tall (Attributive clause) 4. He was reading a novel ( Ad

26、verbial clause) 5. The girl is laughing ( Participial phrase ),Keys:,1. None of us know the news that he will be the president of the company next month 2. The TV is the latest model which it sold well in Europe 3. The man who is sitting near the window is tall 4. 4) He was reading a novel when his

27、wife came from work. 5. laughing happily , the girl came into the room with her little dog,Chapter 1,英语写作,高职高专商务英语系列教材,XIII. Combine each of the following pairs sentences into complex sentences 1. Nuclear plants are clean and economical way of producing vast amounts of much need energy. Local reside

28、nts are willing to set up with them (if) 2.The audience were protesting The concert was canceled. ( because) 3. He came across the street met with his old friend (when) 4.She is going to spend her summer holidays in London She has some relatives ( where ) 5. He is the man Youve been looking for.( wh

29、om ) Keys: 1. Nuclear plants are clean and economical way of producing vast amounts of much need energy if local residents are willing to set up with them 2. The concert was canceled because the audience were protesting 3. When he came across the street he met with his old friend John 4. She is goin

30、g to spend her summer holidays in London where she has some relatives live in 5. He is the man whom youve been looking for.,Chapter 1,英语写作,高职高专商务英语系列教材,XVI. Expand the following sentences ( Omitted ) xv. Choose topic sentences for the following sentences: 1.Some of the students like to study alone,

31、but others enjoy studying in groups. Which do you prefer? a. There are several advantages and disadvantages of studying alone. b There are two major ways to study. c. Studying with others is a good idea for three reasons 2.I think Internet is very helpful to everyone. a. Some people dont like watchi

32、ng games on Internet b. We can search information by various ways c. He likes go shopping on Internet. 3. The increasing number of cars is a serious problem. a. The number of accidents last year increased 15 percent over the year before. b One cause is the great increase in the number of cars on the

33、 road. c. There would be fewer accidents if drivers were more careful. d. Ownership of a car involves a lot of expense.,Chapter 1,英语写作,高职高专商务英语系列教材,4.I enjoy traveling abroad a. There are so many traffic jams on my way home b. Foods are delicious in that hotel c. I can see many beautiful scenery spo

34、ts during my trip d. Services are slow in that shop. 5. He likes reading a. He always search for information on advertisements b. His favorite book is “ My grandfathers gift ”. c. He wrote many articles for the college magazine d. He seldom reads stories on line,Keys: (1).a (2.) c (3) a (4) c (5) b,

35、XVI. Write the topic sentence of each the paragraph and try to write the conclusion paragraph of the passage. But what does a successful language learner do? Language learner research shows that successful language learners are similar in many ways. _ They do not depend on the book or the teacher th

36、ey discover their own way to learn the language. Instead of waiting for the teacher to explain. they try to find the patterns and rules for themselves. They are good guessers who look for clues and form their own conclusions. _. Therefore, successful language learners do not wait for a chance to use

37、 the language; they look for a chance. They find people who speak the language and they ask these people to correct them when they make a mistake.,Chapter 1,英语写作,高职高专商务英语系列教材,They want to learn the language because they are interested in the language and the people who speak it. It is necessary for

38、them to learn the language in order to communicate with these people and to learn from them. What kind of language learner are you ? If you are a successful language learner _,Keys: First, successful language learners are independent learners Secondly, successful language learning is active learning

39、 Finally, successful language learners are learners with a purpose. What kind of language learner are you ? If you are a successful language learner , you have probably been learning independently , actively, and purposefully. On the other hand, if your language learning has been less than successfu

40、l, you might do well to try some of the techniques outlined above.,XVII. Rearrange the following paragraph , changing the order of sentences to make it coherent We left quite early before there was too much traffic .So we parked our bicycles under the trees. After having a two hours swim we had a wo

41、nderful lunch in the cool shade under the trees. We got home late and terrible exhausted. Then we went for a walk. We bought some cakes with us for lunch. We saw some beautiful birds and butterflies in the fields .,Keys: Last weekend we went to the countryside to have a picnic . we bought some cakes

42、 with us for lunch. We left quite early before there was too much traffic. After about two-hours we came to a nice place. It was near a river, with some big trees beside it. So we parked our bicycles under the trees and went for a swim .After having a two hours swim we had a wonderful lunch in the c

43、ool shade under the trees. Then we went for a walk. We saw some beautiful birds and butterflies. After walking for about two hour we return home.,Chapter 1,英语写作,高职高专商务英语系列教材,Exercise 5,XVIII, XIX ( Omitted ) XX. Point out and name all the figure of speech in the following sentences: 1. Time like a f

44、ashionable host, that slightly shakes his passing guest by the hand . 2. She has more goodness in her little finger than he has in his whole body. 3. I told you a thousand times . 4. Men fear death, as children fear to go in the dark. 5. All the worlds a stage, and all the men and women merely playe

45、rs. 6. The waves are mountain high . 7. The young actor was tall, dark , and handsome . 8. This is a government of the people, by the people, for the people . 9. The wind whistled through the trees. 10. A duty dodged is like a debt unpaid .,Keys: (1) personification (2).hyperbole (3)hyperbole (4).si

46、milar (5) metaphor (6) hyperbole (7) Parallelism (8) Parallel (9) personification (10) similar,Chapter 1,英语写作,高职高专商务英语系列教材,XXI. Translation the following sentences into Chinese: 1. Just a Darwin discovered the law of development of organic nature, so Max discovered the law of development of human hi

47、story. 2. She spends money like water. 3. He cannot forgive others break the bridge over which he must pass himself for every man need to be forgiven. 4. A drop of ink may make a million think. 5. Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.,keys: 1. 正如达尔文发现有机界的发展规律一样，马克思发现了人类历史的发展规律。 2.

48、 她花钱如水。（挥金如土） 3.不能原谅别人的人，等于毁了他自己必须经过的桥，因为每个人都有需要别人原谅的时候。 4. 一滴墨水写成的文字可让千万人思索。 5. 生活没有目标就如航行没有指南针。,Chapter 1,英语写作,高职高专商务英语系列教材,Teaching Aims, Skill-training Objectives. The students are expected to get familiar with the skills of letters of introduction writing and be able to write letters of introdu

49、ction independently. Knowledge objectives The skills of letters of introduction . Important 3.firmly; 4. on; 5. creating 6. contractors 7. time-honored; 8. to talk; 9. what; 10. and lets,Chapter 2,英语写作,高职高专商务英语系列教材,Teaching Aims, Skill-training Objectives The students are expected to get familiar wi

50、th the skills of Thank you letters writing and be able to write Thank you Letters independently. Knowledge objectives The skills of Thank you Letters. Important ( 2 ) 尊敬的克莉丝肯特： 作为文理学院院长，四年前我就认识了汤姆史密斯。他是一名很优秀的学生。我想借此机会推荐他攻读研究生。我相信他的学业会继续成功。汤姆是名有献身精神的学生。在课堂上他表现出领导才能，能够成功地制定并完成计划。汤姆还在招生办协助我们工作。在给考生作咨询中

51、成功地展示了他的领导才能。他的建议给这些学生很大的帮助,有很多学生特意来向我反映他令人愉快给人鼓舞的态度。正因为此我极力推荐汤姆。他的动力和能力对贵校将是一种财富。关于此推荐如有疑问请与我联系。 罗杰弗莱明 文理学院院长 电子邮件： 2009年5月30日 III. Write O if the sentence is for the Opening, F for Focus, or C for Closing. ( ) 1. I am pleased to write this letter for my student Li Yue. ( )2. As professor and dean

52、of the College, I have access to her records of academic work and moral conduct. ( )3. I recommend Miss Brown without reservation and shall appreciate your favorable consideration of application. ( )4. If you need further information regarding Mr. Wang Gang, do not hesitate to contact me. ( )5. John

53、 Smith worked under my supervision as an Audit Assistant from February 1997 until April 2003.,Chapter 4,英语写作,高职高专商务英语系列教材,Yours faithfully, Chen Yong,( ) 6. I found her to be a very capable production manager and she really puts her heart and soul in her work. ( ) 7. As her English Professor, I have

54、 long been impressed by her intelligence and diligence. ( ) 8. During the past three years, I have come to know him well and would like to recommend him as a candidate for your undergraduate program. ( ) 9. Cathy is a take-charge person who is able to present creative ideas and communicate the benef

55、its. ( )10. If I can be of any further assistance, or provide you with any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me. Keys: 1. ( O ) 2. ( F ) 3. ( F ) 4. ( O ) 5. ( O ) 6 .( F ) 7.( O ) 8. ( O ) 9. ( F ) 10. ( O ),Chapter 4,英语写作,高职高专商务英语系列教材,IV. Write a letter of recommendation accor

56、ding to the information given below. You can add more information. Your are a recent graduate of Beijing University, you were told by John Stewart, Public relations that Mr. Hunter the director of the company is looking for a communication specialist. You want to have an opportunity to talk with him

57、 about the position, writing a self-recommendation letter to apply for the position. Keys: Dear Mr. Hunter, John Stewart, your director of public relations, told me that you were looking for a communication specialist. I am a recent graduate of Beijing University and would like the opportunity to talk with you about the position. My degree is in journalism, and my intern work during my senior year was on the community desk at Beijing Today. The summer of 2003 , I assisted the editor of the Friendship newsletter and was responsible for writing the articles and taking pictur