英语作文的分论点和论据.ppt

英语作文的分论点和论据 第一页，共19页。 Charles is very interested in cars. He knows all the details about every new model. He has collected many magazines on cars. He spends a lot of time working on his old Ford. He attends all the car shows. topic Controlling idea 第二页，共19页。 The topic tells the reader what the paragraph is about. The controlling idea is a key word or phrase that expresses the basic point of a paragraph. Note: a controlling idea commits the paragraph to a specific aspect of the topic. e.g. 1) Convenience foods are easy to prepare. 2) Alcoholic beverages should be banned from college campuses for two reasons. 3) There are quite a few unusual superstitions in China about marriage. (general) (specific) 第三页，共19页。 Many illness are caused by smoking. Smoking shortened our lives. Even if you don’t smoke, you can be harmed by secondhand smoke. So in order not to hurt ourselves and others, we should stop smoking right away. is bad for one’s health. topic Controlling idea Smoking 第四页，共19页。 The Characteristics 1) The topic sentence may appear at the beginning of 、in the middle of or at the end of a paragraph. 2) The topic sentence should always contain both a topic and a controlling idea. The Topic Sentence = Topic + Controlling Idea 3) The topic sentence should be neither too general nor too specific. 第五页，共19页。 Discussion: which of the following statement is general, specific or suitable? Group 1 1) American food is terrible. 2) American food is tasteless and greasy because Americans use too many canned, frozen, and packaged foods and because everything is fried in oil or butter. 3) American food is tasteless and greasy. (too general) (too specific) (suitable) 第六页，共19页。 Group 2 1) Many voters supported the candidate. 2) Many voters passively supported the candidate. Group 3 1) To play any kind of musical instrument, one needs to know something about the instrument. 2) TO play any kind of d