实用阶梯英语—写作教程 unit 10 Exposition.pptVIP

尚辅网 尚辅网 Unit 10: Exposition Objective Students are expected to: (1) understand the functions and the main elements of exposition (2) master the key points of writing an expository paragraph or essay (3) be able to use different methods of paragraph development in writing an expository paragraph or essay Warm-up Activity: Likes and dislikes in campus life Since you have been in college for some time, you must meet a lot of new things in adapting yourself to college campus life. What are your likes and dislikes? 1. Go over the list and tick the things you dislike most. 2. Write down your comments, complaints and suggestions about one or two things that you dislike most. 3. Share your ideas with your classmates and decide on the most serious problems. Write a letter to your dean to express your views. Basic knowledge about exposition What is exposition? Exposition is one of the four rhetorical modes of discourse, along with argumentation, description, and narration. Exposition means explaining. An expository essay explains something, such as how something is made, why something has happened, in what ways some persons or things are similar or different and so on. Basic principles about exposition developed by exemplification Basic principles about exposition developed by cause effects Be thorough in your analysis and cover all the main causes/effects. Make sure that the cause-effect connection is logical. Support the cause-effect analysis with solid evidence, avoiding one-sidedness in reasoning Basic principles about exposition developed by process Order steps or ideas chronologically Explain each step clearly Complete the process thoroughly Define new or unfamiliar terms if necessary Writing Tasks Task 1. Read the article Only a Madman Would Choose to Live in a Large Modern City and write about the following topic in no less than 120 words. Some people prefer to live in the countryside. Others prefer to live in big city. Which place would y