1. English Writing How to organize a passage? 洪翔中学英语组

2. Writing  The sentence  The paragraph  The essay

3. What is a good sentence? What is a good sentence?

4. He is strong. He is as strong as a horse. At home, Tom keeps himself strong by exercising regularly.

5. Three factors of a good sentence: correct correct vivid vivid informative informative

6. (Exercises 1) 1.We all think he is a great man. We all __________________ him. The plan ____________to be a failure. speak highly of turned out 2. As a result the plan was a failure.

7. 3. In our school, there are twenty-six classrooms. Our school_____________ __________________ twenty–six classrooms. is made up of / consists of

8. 1. He can’t get in touch with Mary because he doesn’t know her telephone number. ______________________________ __________ ， he can’t get in touch with Mary. Not knowing her telephone number (Exercises 2)

9. 2. He did not know what had happened until he had read the news in the newspaper. It was not until he had read the news that _______________________ _______________________ he knew what had happened.

10. 3. We can only do this in order to get a good mark. Only in this way can we ____________________ get a good mark. paragraph

11. What is a What is a good paragraph?

12. 1) A good paragraph consists of a topic sentence, supporting sentences, and a concluding sentence. 2) A good paragraph is one that contains proper linking words. 3) A good paragraph is one with varied sentence patterns and voices.

13. Ours is a very modern school. Wherever you go in our school, you see green lawns and trees and beautiful flowers. And dotted among these trees and flowers are many buildings of different styles. Besides, a stream runs through our school and you always see everything reflected in the water. In a word, our school is just like a garden. essay

14. What is a good essay?

15. A good essay is usually made up of a topic paragraph, some supporting paragraphs and a concluding paragraph. Topic paragraph Supporting Paragraph 1 Supporting Paragraph 1 Supporting Paragraph 2 Supporting Paragraph 2 Supporting Paragraph 3 Supporting Paragraph 3 Concluding paragraph

16. Topic paragraph Our school is large, modern, and beautiful Our school is large, modern, and beautiful Supporting Paragraph 1 Supporting Paragraph 2 Supporting Paragraph 3 Concluding paragraph Our school is large Our school is modern Our school is beautiful I’m proud of our school

17. Steps of writing 1. 审题 ( 要求, 时态, 人称, 文体 ) 2. 列纲 ( 列要点 ) 3. 连贯 4. 表达 5. 回首

18. How can we polish up our essay?

19. Linking words: Refer to Page 1 and page 2 Exercise : Refer to page 3

20. Outlines: 1.70% of the students support it. 2.Great progress has been made 3. The new programme is popular with the students 4. It can balance all subjects, 5. It makes students more interested in their studies 6. Students have their own interests. 7. Students can choose their favourite subjects

21. 8. About 30% of them hold the opposite opinion. 9. Students have to devote themselves to all subjects. 10. It is a heavy burden for students. 11. Some students fail in a subject. 12. Some students are not admitted to universities. 13. It is difficult to understand the programme.

22. 14. In my opinion,--- 15.---

23. Dear sir, Recently our class has held a heated discussion on our new entrance examination programme. Opinions are divided into two parts. About 70% of the students support it. They think the new programme is quite popular with them and so far great progress has been made in it. What's more, it can balance all subjects, which makes students more interested in their studies. At the same time, students can choose their favourite subjects according to their own interests and hobbies.

24. However, about 30% of them hold the opposite opinion. The reasons are as follows. Firstly, students have to devote themselves to all subjects and therefore it is a heavy burden for students. Secondly, some students who fail in a subject are not admitted to universities. Besides, it is a little difficult for students and their parents to understand the programme completely.

25. In my opinion, the new programme has a good effect on our education reform. But the education leaders should listen to different voices from teachers and students. Besides, we'd better learn from the exam programmes in other areas. I'm looking forward to your reply. Yours, Li Ming

27. Suggestions: 1.Write your essays cleanly and beautifully. Make sure that there are no mistakes in the beginning and the last paragraph 2. From now on, write 2 essays a week.

28. Thank you! Thank you for your attention!