实用阶梯英语—写作教程unit 8 Essay Essay Structure.pptVIP

Unit 8:  Essay Essay Structure Objectives Students are expected to (1) Understand the functions and the basic elements of an essay (2) Have a good knowledge of the structure of an essay (3) Be able to write a good title for an essay (4) be able to arrange each part of an essay appropriately Warm-up Activity 1:Passage reading—A Grain of Sand Step 1: Read the passage carefully. Step 2: Answer the following questions— 1. What led to the long-distance runner’s failure? 2. What kind of “sand” usually stands in our way? 3. What can you learn from the passage? Warm-up Activity 2:Interpreting English Proverbs English Proverbs 1. It’s no use crying over spilt milk. 2. Look before you leap. 3. Where there is a will there’s a way. 4. Better late than never. 5. Don’t put the cart before the horse. 6. You can’t have your cake and eat it. 7. Experience is the best teacher. 8. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Basic knowledge about an essay the structure of an essay Four parts of an essay: The body of an essay clearly and logically presents the facts and writer’s ideas. It often consists of several paragraphs arranged in some kind of order. The conclusion is to bring the discussion to a close, to summarize it briefly if necessary, to give it a point in a culminating statement if possible, and to leave the reader reflective and satisfied. It can be presented in the forms of concluding, questioning, echoing the beginning, making suggestions and quotations etc. Writing Tasks Writing Tasks The EndThank you ! * Chinese Proverbs 1. 覆水难收。 2. 三思而后行。 3. 有志者，事竟成。 4. 亡羊补牢，为时不晚。 5. 不要本末倒置。 6. 鱼与熊掌不可兼得。 7. 经验是最好的老师。 8. 入乡随俗。 What is an essay? A short essay, also called a theme or a composition, refers to a variety of nonfiction prose of varying lengths and purposes whose common aim is usually to express a writer’s viewpoint or reasoned opinion on a topic. A short essay may be as short as three paragraphs with no more than 300 words or