作文之“主题句和“要点”.ppt

英语写作的主题句和“要点”;找出信中的3个要点： Oct. 26, 2011 Dear Mum and Dad, I am afraid you must think I have forgotten you and the whole family, for I haven’t written to you for a month. My only excuse is that I’ve been very busy these days preparing for the mid-term examination. Now that I‘ve passed the examination, I feel as if a heavy burden has been relieved. What about Dad’s health? Is he still coughing during the night? I see in the newspaper advertisement a coughing syrup which is said to have magic curing on coughing. I’ve bought some and sent them by post. Have you received them? Hoping you will continue enjoying good health. Your daughter, Barbara P.S. Send my love to uncle Tom. ;段落中的主题句：A Paragraph from The Elderly Old people are treated similarly and differently in Japan and the United States (TOPIC SENTENCE---the central idea) Supporting sentences (支持句): to develop (说明、解释、论证、扩展) the idea I. Similarities A. Giving seats on buses, trains B. Opening doors C. Lowered costs (1) Transportation (2) Entertainment II. Differences A. In Japan the elderly live with family (1) Help raise children (2) Get more respect B. In the United States the elderly live with other elderly Concluding sentence: My Opinion Japanese treatment is better;The Complete Paragraph: Although old people in the United States and in my country, Japan, are treated the same in some ways (similarly), in other ways they are treated differently. In both countries the elderly are shown respect. Young people will give them a seat on a bus or train or will open a door for them. In both countries older people may ride the bus or go to a show for less money than the young have to pay. Nevertheless, in Japan the elderly have the highest respect. Grandpare