大学英语四级考试写作专题讲座详解.pptVIP

大学英语四级考试写作专题讲座 Lecturer: ShenYuru * * 2010-05 一、写作原则 二、文章结构 三、四级考试对作文的要求 四、四级作文真题回顾 五、预测 六、写作流程 七、范文赏析 讲座提纲 一、写作原则（Basic Principles of Writing） Honesty (Be honest.) Clarity (Be clear.) Brevity (Be brief.) Variety ---Variety in sentence structure and sentence length ---Variety in sentence movement 二、文章结构（Essay Structure） Generally speaking, an essay structure is like this: Introduction Body Conclusion states the main topic; lists the subdivisions/subtopics; indicates the organization of the entire paper. introduce the topic of the essay; give background information on the topic. Function The Thesis Statement General Statements Item Introduction Sample (of an introductory paragraph) A person born in the 21st century has seen a lot of changes take place in almost all areas of human life. Some people are excited by the challenges that these changes offer; others want to return to the simpler, less automated life style of the past. Living in the 21st century offers certain advantages, such as a higher standard of living, but it also has some disadvantages, such as a polluted environment, the depersonalization of human relationships, and the weakening of spiritual values.(Thesis statement) ―Background Information ―General ―Specific ―More Specific Thesis Statement Body (Body paragraph structure) a topic sentence supporting details a concluding sentence + (transitional sentences) A. The topic sentence (consisting of the topic and the controlling idea) e.g. Convenience foods are easy to prepare. ---Two reminders to keep in mind when writing a topic sentence A topic sentence should be neither too general nor too specific. e.g. ---American food is terrible. ---American food is tasteless and greasy because Americans use too many canned, frozen, and p