1. Summary Words Lesson 3 http://marks-writing-lessons.wikispaces.com/

2. Following the developing of this world, a key word is becoming much more important now, that is "Globalization". What's globalization? For me, globalization means connections of this world are more close and whatever in economy or culture, it's opening now. As a result of these changes, in recent years, China's fast- developing impressed the world and some people announced now China played a very important role in this world. General Statement Definition Summary word & Elaboration 2

3. 1: Summary Words continued 2. Elaboration (writing practice)

4. Guess the word I didn't feel right picking up the phone and talking to Freddy while Angelo was in my room, so instead of answering I switched off the ringer. I could see from the alert light it rang long as it could before switching to voice mail. It started right back up in a matter of seconds. This _______ went on a long time, ringing and ringing and switching to voice mail and ringing again.

5. Guess the word It appears as if the quarterback is simply following orders, as if he knows where he is going to throw the ball before the play begins. But this ________of the game is deeply misleading. After the ball is snapped, the ordered plan that fills the playbook degenerates into a street fight.

6. Guess the word Facebook also offers a " Notes " section, which has turned into another way of making yourself known to others at a deeper level. Not long ago someone wrote a note called " 25 Things You May Not Know About Me. " The person who came up with this _____ and wrote the note then invited 25 friends to read the note then write their own " 25 Things " list and share it with their friends

7. Worksheet 2 Summary Word Process1.View Situation2. finding Finding3. Problem Estimation4. Process Problem5. Disruption Difficulty6. situation Disruption View

8. Worksheet 3 Irrigation in Africa process*, method, technique Decline in Motor Vehicle DeathsImprovement, decrease, drop, fall Researchers’ conclusionFinding, result, conclusion New construction creates More traffic Problem, phenomenon Life expectancy up from 47 to 68 to 77 Change, increase, rise, improvement

9. Technology essay In the 21 st century, we are surrounded by technology, such as email, instant messenger, social networking sites, and smartphones. These Internet- based technologies play a role in almost every aspect of our daily lives, especially the ways we communicate, or exchange information with other people in order to maintain relationships and get news on different topics. While some argue that the constant presence of these communication devices is a distraction, or even dangerous, I believe that it can strengthen communication between friends and family.

10. Pgh 1 Topic Sentence: The benefits of ever-present communication devices are most visible when friends and family are separated by distance.

11. Support: 1.(argument) Convenient communication is better. Waiting can mean the people don’t communicate 2.(elaboration) personal experience. Before communication tech was common. I’d wait to talk/write to friends, then feel like I “owed” them longer conversation or letter 3.(2) resulted in longer delays 4.(generalize example) Happens to many people 5.Communication technology makes communicating more manageable. 6.IM and Facebook remove pressure. Conversation is more frequent and effective 7. (Concluding sentence) (6) leads to more benefit

12. Pgh 1 sample: The benefits of ever-present communication devices are most visible when friends and family are separated by distance. (1)In these situations, convenient communication is effective communication, because waiting sometimes results in no communication at all. (2)This point is illustrated by a common experience in my own life, before communication technology was as widespread as it is today. I would often get into a cycle in which I would put off writing or calling a close friend, and then feel I had to make up for the delay by writing a longer email or reserving more time to make a phone call. (3)Of course, I would never find enough time for my ideal conversation, and I went longer and longer without talking to my friends. (4)This procrastination is common for many people, (5)but when the means of communication is always at our fingertips, staying in touch becomes a more manageable task. (6)Using IM and Facebook removes the pressure to have long, important conversations, and makes communication more frequent and more effective. (7) Because we can communicate whenever we want, we can get more benefit from our communication.

13. Next week Connecting words & Phrases: However, Therefore, as a result Writing practice and elaboration (continued)