新编英语教程Uni+Six+(to+ss).docVIP

Unit Six Text I Writing Skills This is a piece of persuasive writing. The writer tries to deal with a controversial issue by persuading the reader to share his own reasoning and conclusion. In order to be more realistic and objective, the writer presents known facts and bases his hypotheses on the facts and finally he succeeds in convincing the reader of his conclusion by leading the reader to a sound judgment. The writer tries to make his persuasion effective by making use of writing technique, such as the repetition of key ideas and facts (often in slightly different ways) for emphasis, the explanation of some difficult words or phrases by the words that follow them to make the idea stand out very clearly, the use of short sentences for effectiveness, effective use of transitional words and sentences to direct the reader from hypotheses to facts and vice versa, a logical organization to achieve the purpose of appealing to reason and the informal style to achieve vividness and effectiveness. Language Points 1. outlay: money spent on sth. have much/a large ~ on/for sth. eg: Our government has a large ～ on scientific research. Par. He spends much money on books/clothes every month. I do not spend much money on petrol for I run my car only twice a week. 2. optimistic (pessimistic) ① optimistic (adj.) be optimistic about eg: Are you ～ about your future. Par. We must be full of hope about everything. optimistic + n. eg: It seems to me that these are ～ signs for our experiment. Par. He is a young man who is full of hope.. ② optimism (pessimism) (n.) eg: His ～ blinded him to many problems. The feeling of ～ made him succeed. The bottle is half full. (optimistic and conceited) The bottle is half empty. (pessimistic and never satisfied) 3. do sth, and you’ll do sth. = if you do sth, you’ll do sth. eg: Practise speaking English more, and you’ll improve your oral English quickly. Travel eastward from Shanghai., and you