专四TEMPPT.ppt

5. ASSIGNMENT I. Fill in the blanks in your class schedule to set your own timetable. II. Pre-study “Exposition”, P181-194, A Handbook of Writing. Sum up: 1) What is exposition? 2) How many techniques/ ways of explaining things are there used for an exposition? 3) What is illustration? 4) Where can we find illustration used in “L. C.”, P183 and “The A. of T. J.”, P184? What’s its function? 5) Is division or classification applied in “What We Want from Sports” ? How does the student expound his views in it? (P.193) * Summary of the Writing Work in TEM4 (2009) 1 Teacher comments on the composition and note writing. From the test papers, we can summarize: Section A Composition a. Criteria for giving marks/ scale of marks(评分标准) (Standards for a successful composition.) i The handwriting of the paper: neat and pleasant. (Try to improve handwriting through practice.) ii The required number of words: about 200 words (190-210). (Please count the number of words in your article.) iii The indented form (首行缩进): the first word in each paragraph should be indented two alphabetic blocks(字符)from the next lines. iv Title: An article without a title is like an army without leader(群龙无首). v Organization: 3 parts (paragraphs); 15 sentences (13/14 words per sentence = 195/210 words in total): In the first part, state specifically what your opinion is. (4 sentences)In the second part, provide one or two reasons to support your opinion. (9 sentences = 6 + 3)In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary. (2 sentences) A suggested Structure of a Composition Nowadays (These days, as society advances/ with the development of society, etc. （Introduce the topic/ phenomenon.)… Some people think … while others believe (maintain, claim, reckon, argue, hold/ hold the view that) … (Introduce other people’s beliefs.) In my view (eyes, perspective, viewpoint, point of view, opinion) / To my mind / As far as I see it (As