大学英语说明文2.ppt

In this section, you will: learn about a writing skill: cause and ffect read Text B in Unit 3 and discuss its writing strategy learn to use cause and effect in essay writing Teaching Procedures I. Introduction (1period) * Cause and Effect II. Professional Reading (0.5 period) * Text B Why I Bought a Gun III. Essay Writing (0.5 period) * Why college students take a part-time job? Cause and Effect I. A General Introduction II. Types of Cause-Effect Pattern III. Cause-and-Effect Discouse at Paragraph Level IV. How to Write a Cause-and-Effect Paragraph V. Sample Paragraphs and Essays Lead-in 为什么学语言的女生比男生多？ 为什么“中国好声音”如此受到追捧？ 为什么微博如此流行？ 为什么美剧拥有众多观众？ 为什么欧洲陷入债务危机？ Observe the picture and list the causes and effects of the phenomenon? What is cause and effect? The method of development in which the writer analyses the reason(s) for an action, event, or decision, or analyses resulting consequences to support a point. A Simple Example Why does he smile at me? Causes: He knew me He likes me He took me as somebody else Effects: I get to know him I say hi I remember his name Cause and Effect I. Cause and Effect Analysis II. Types of Cause-Effect Pattern III. Cause-and-Effect Discouse at Paragraph Level IV. How to Write a Cause-and-Effect Paragraph V. Sample Paragraphs and Essays Types of the Cause-Effect Pattern single cause—single effect Example Peer Pressure Since I attend college, I feel more and more peer pressure. While I used to be a top student in senior high school, and was always praised by teachers and envied by peers, now I find there are a lot of talented peers in college and I am temporarily and relatively poor in academic performance. Therefore, I feel that I have changed from a hero to a zero. Analysis Example What has sparked the increasing interest in exercise ? For one thing , people have gained a greater awareness of the need for physical fitness. For another , the constantly improving