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概要写作——使用恰当的结构统整全文 高中英语写作教学设计 Task 1 Read the following paragraphs and their summaries and give your comments and improved versions. (A) People are living a lot longer now than in the past. Hospitals have very advanced equipment that helps doctors cure patients of their diseases. Doctors are getting state-of-the-art training throughout the world. Also, doctors are able to prescribe many new medications to help people treat and avoid health concerns. Summary: People are living longer than before. (B) Computers are becoming more and more powerful. During the 1990s, the memory and processing speeds of computers were doubling every year or two. This growth has slowed a bit, but they are still growing very quickly. The size of the hardware needed to store information is also shrinking. 40 years ago, NASA needed a computer the size of a room to do calculus equations. Now that power can be held in someone’ s hand with a calculator. Summary: The paragraph tells us the processing speeds of computers are doubling while the size of hardware is shrinking. (C) Last Sunday I went fishing. After setting up my fishing rod with bait（鱼饵）, I sat down on the bank of the lake. But two hours later, I didn ’ t catch any fish. I got very angry and began to pack up my stuff, preparing to go back home. Just then, I saw an old man sitting near me. To my surprise, his basket was full of fish, so I w ent over to him, wanting to know why. “ Excuse me, but how long have you sat here? ”I asked. “ Aboutfour hours, ”he answered. “ Fourhours? ”Icouldn ’ t believe my ears. “ YesIt. ’verys important to be patient, the” old man said. “ Don’ t consider fishing a tiring sport. Just enjoy it. ” Suddenly, I understand what he said. I must learn to be patient. Then I sat there and waited for fish patiently. I felt a fish touch the bait, but I didn ’ t move a for the right moment to reel it in. At last, I caught it. This made me very happy. In the following six hours, I caught over 10 fish. On my way home, I t