1. Practice of English Composition
영작문 연습
Prof. Shao Guangqing

2. Contents Unit 2 Descriptive essays Part 1 Stimulating ideas
Warm-up
Reading: Food is Good
Free-writing
Part 2 Brainstorming and outlining
Brainstorming ideas and vocabulary
Outlining
Reading: The Best Pizza in Town and Maybe the World
Homework

3. Warm-up One partner closes his/her eyes.
The other partner chooses an object.
Describe the object to the other person WITHOUT mentioning the name of the object.
The person with eyes closed can only say, “I need more details!” until they can guess what the object is.

4. apple

5. horse

6. plane

7. orange

8. dog

9. Central library of USW

10. Reading: Food is Good
Sometimes, a single event can have a lasting effect on a person’s life. A famous New York chef, Anthony Bourdain, describes a childhood experience with an oyster (a kind of shellfish) during a family vacation in France.

11. Understanding the text
Write T for true or F for false for each statement.
___ 1. Bourdain rode with his family in a large boat.
___ 2. When Bourdain and his family arrived at the oyster park, they waited a short time for the water level to go down.
___ 3. Everyone in the family wanted to try the oysters.
___ 4. Bourdain was proud of himself for eating the oyster. F F F T

12. Responding to the text
1. How had Monsieur Saint-Jour’s work affected his appearance?
He wore old clothes and his skin was leathery, tanned and windblown.

13. Responding to the text
2. How do you think Bourdain felt when he first saw the boat? Do you think his feelings changed during the trip? How so?
Bourdain was probably excited to go out in the beginning, but later he was hungry. He was definitely excited to be the first in his family to try the oyster.

14. Responding to the text
3. How do you think Bourdain described the oyster trip when he returned home?
Bourdain would describe eating the oyster, because he was proud to be the first to try it.

15. Responding to the text
4. What did he mean when he said “it tasted of…the future?”
Bourdain probably meant that he realized after tasting the oyster that food and adventure together would be important in his life.

16. Free-writing
Write for 10 minutes on the topic below. Express yourself as well as you can. Do not worry about mistakes.
On a separate piece of paper, write about the first time you tried a new food.
Where were you?
What food did you try?
What did it taste, smell, or feel like?
What was your reaction to it?

17. Brainstorming
Brainstorming ideas and vocabulary

18. Outlining Introduction Body paragraphs Conclusion
A hook-introducing; attention attracting
Background information
Thesis statement
Body paragraphs
Usu. 2-3 paragraphs
Each para. begins with a topic sentence.
Conclusion
Restating/giving the writer’s final opinion

19. Drafting an outline Introduction Body paragraphs Conclusion Topic:
The hook:
Background information:
Thesis statement:
Body paragraphs
Para. 1 details:
Para. 2 details:
Conclusion
Final opinion:

20. Reading: The Best Pizza in Town and Maybe the World
Read the essay. According to the writer, where can you get the best pizza?
The writer believes that you can get the best pizza at Papa’s in Cabimas, Venezuela.

21. Examining the student essay
1. What is the main idea of the introduction?
a. how the author has suffered
b. pizza
c. the author’s addiction to pizza
d. the author’s hometown
2. Which paragraph has the most descriptive details? __________

22. Examining the student essay
3. The conclusion ends with a/an ________.
a. description
b. restatement of the main idea in the introduction
c. story
d. invitation

23. Reexamining the student essay
1. What is the author’s thesis statement about pizza?
I have eaten pizza in many places, and none is as good as the pizza of Cabimas.
2. What words or phrases does the author use to describe the pizzas?
sauce oozes, rich melted cheese, crunchy crust, thick tomato sauce, gooey cheese

24. Reexamining the student essay
3. What words or phrases does the author use to show how he feels when he eats pizza?
I enjoy it so much I won’t share it; I feel happy; I am in heaven
4. What is the author’s final comment about pizza in the conclusion?
I am convinced that the best pizza in the world is still at Papa’s restaurant a couple of blocks from the house where I grew up.

25. Completing an outline Introduction Topic: pizza in Cabimas
Hook: I’m addicted to pizza
Background information: don’t share pizza with anyone; called the Pizza King; tried pizza in many places
Thesis statement：_________________
___________________________________
I have eaten pizza in
many places, and none is as good as the
pizza of Cabimas.

26. Completing an outline Body paragraph many varieties of pizza
Details: places to eat pizza; Papa’s, types of pizza; _______________________________
_____________________________________
__________________________.
Words or phrases: gooey, cheesy, rich melted cheese, stomachache, big, spices, crunchy crust
many varieties of pizza
eat two pizzas in one night; customers
have to wait in line

27. Completing an outline Conclusion Final opinion: ____________________
_________________________________
The best pizza in the
world is at Papa’s restaurant.

28. Homework
Choose one of the following topic: first write an outline and then develop it into a descriptive essay.
A special gift I gave or received
The first time I met someone who became important to me
A favorite childhood memory
A mistake that taught me an important lesson
A difficult decision I had to make

29. sample Pls hand in your homework on Sep. 23 (the Monday class).
Introduction
Hook:
Background information:
Thesis statement:
Body paragraph
Topic sentence:
Descriptive details:
Conclusion
Final opinion:
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30. THANK YOU