1.7 Exemplification and Classification英文清晰版英文清晰版.ppt

Exemplification and Classification Unit 3 Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words … for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. Main Sections to be Covered 3.1 Language Functions Exemplification Classification 3.2 Writing Improvement Exercises Exemplification Personal examples (1) (1) We have books on all types of unconventional medicine, for example, acupuncture and faith healing. (2) Knowledge often results only after persistent investigation. Albert Einstein, after a lengthy examination of the characteristics of matter and energy, formulated his famous Theory of Relativity, which now acts as a basis for further research in nuclear physics. Personal examples (2) (3) As parents get older and get more experience under their belt, they realize what's important about raising children, and what's not. I take myself as an example: at dinner the other night, I took a cookie sheet out of the oven and told Matthew, my 4-year-old, "Hot". Naturally, being the impulsive, stubborn, curious and intelligent creature that he is, not to mention being hungry, he promptly decided to reach out and try to take the cookie off the cookie sheet, heedless of my warning. Six years ago, with Michael, my first child (who is now 10), I would have shrieked in warning at him, scolding him and, frankly, looking to terrify him into never touching the hot cookie sheet for the rest of his natural life. I love him - I don't want him to get hurt. This time, I just watched as my 4-year-old experienced it for himself. Sure enough, he burned himself, took his hand back, and cried. Typical examples (1) (1) This morning when I was reading the paper I was immediately struck by two more examples of how our students’ view of the world is different from that of their teachers’. In the Business section of the “Daily News” (Los Angeles) there is an article about the changes