《英语专业系列教材:英语写作实践教程(第2版)》基于编者多年的教学实践编写而成,内容涉及英语基础写作的主要方面,如写作障碍、写作过程、选词方法、主题句写作、定义法、比较对照法、分类法等。在课时计算、内容布局、上课步骤、课内读写练习、小组讨论、优秀作文展示、教师讲评、学生意见反馈等环节都力求做到逻辑严密、多寡得当、难易适度,并留给教学双方充分的选择余地。多年的教学效果表明,该教程不仅有助于学生掌握基本的写作知识,提高写作能力,也有利于培养学生的组织表达能力、协作能力、独立思考问题的能力、思辨能力及适应工作的能力,使学生能够满足社会需求。
本教程适于大专院校英语专业学生及英语写作爱好者使用。
Unit One 写作过程
Unit Two 选词方法
Unit Three 修辞格
Unit Four 主题句段落
Unit Five 定义法
Unit Six 比较对照法
Unit Seven 原因结果法
Unit Eight 归纳分类法
Unit Nine 叙事法
Unit Ten 描述法
Unit Eleven 论说法
Unit Twelve 说明法
Unit Thirteen 求职简历
Unit Fourteer 书信写作
Unit Fifteen 作文写作
Unit Sixteen 摘要写作
Unit Seventeen 评论分析
Unit Eighteen MLA体例与格式
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4. Man is different from other animals in that he alone can communicate when not within sight or hearing of men. Man alone walks erect on two feet; most other animals have no
free limbs. Man has an opposable thumb which allows him to pick up and hold things easily, whereas most animals have thumbs parallel to their other digits.
5. Man is not the only animal that thinks or the only animal that communicates. He is not born with a conscience nor is he born with complicated instincts to guide his future actions.
Mini-task Two: Reading and Discussion Directions: Read the following passage, and then discuss in small groups how the author defines "stress" through the use of comparison, example, and process( a combination of different methods) .
The word "stress," when applied to a combat situation, has a special meaning. It can refer to physical, emotional, or mental stress or any combination of the three. Physical stress, which is probably the easiest to understand, deals with the strain placed on the body during combat. It is an enormous demand placed on the soldier's energy, and it quickly stretches his physical resources to the limit. His adrenaline flows, and he can feel his heartbeat rapidly speeding up, and he becomes hyperactive with excessive strength and speed. Just as quickly, though, exhaustion sets in upon him, and all of his bumps, cuts and bruises begin to ache. This is often accompanied by a painful headache or a severe case of the shakes due to a rapid depletion of blood sugar. It is similar to running a foot race. One starts out at a fast pace, but in a short time, he tries, and all of his energy seems to be depleted. As one tries to continue running, he can feel every muscle in his body begin to throb. It is hard to tell sometimes where physical stress stops and emotional stress begins. Emotional stress includes fears, hate, sorrow, and even, at time, a curious form of joy. When the soldier is under duress, each of the emotions exerts its pressures upon him, sometimes causing panic or hysteria. For example, fear can be so powerful an influence that a soldier who gets caught in a fire fight can react by just starting to run, trying to escape, instead of immediately jumping for cover. He then becomes a running target for the enemy. One may wonder how joy can even be remotely connected to a combat situation, but, as all of the other pressures build up, laughter can become a form of release-a type of hysteria of its own. A man might find something funny that might be totally humorless to others and break out in a low rumbling laugh that turns into a long, rapturous convulsion. It can occur anytime, anywhere.
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