英专综英Whatever Happens to Manners.pptVIP

Unit 3  Whatever Happened  to Manners? Warm-up Brain-storm: -- list three good manners and bad manners that you appreciate and hate most respectively; -- use several adjectives to describe what you feel about those bad manners; Could you tell us some personal experiences that you’ve encountered? Overall Comprehension What is the essay concerned with? the necessity and significance of good manners What is the author’s writing purpose? Genre Argumentation: the purpose of argumentation (also called persuasive writing) is to prove the validity of an idea, or point of view, by presenting sound reasoning, discussion, and argument that thoroughly convince the reader. Persuasive writing is a type of argumentation having an additional aim of urging some form of action. What Makes A Good Argumentation? A debatable point （including the statement of personal preference） Sufficient evidence Good logic Structural Analysis How is the essay organised? Writer’s own viewpoints are well presented Deductive method is employed Personal experiences and typical examples are made good use of as convincing evidence Key phrases stand in a single line, used as subtitles Which paragraphs start with topic sentences? Structural Analysis Part I (Para. 1) The writer puts forward her viewpoint: nowadays, many people show a lack of good manners; they are less friendly or less polite than people in the past. Part II (Para. 2-4) The writer raises and proves her opinion: good manners are a sort of hidden beauty secret, which can make one feel better with a nice image. Structural Analysis Part III (Para. 5-10) The writer points out and illustrates the favorable influence of some specific good manners on the receivers. Part IV (Para. 11) The writer concludes that good manners are infectious; meanwhile, she expresses her sincere wish for a polite society. Detailed