新编实用英语写作课件（主编蒋磊）基础写作unit 5.pptVIP

13. In the United States, some schools are public and others are private. The names public and private refer to the manner in which the schools are supported and controlled. Public schools are tax-supported and controlled by local governments. Private schools generally charge tuition and are not under direct public control, although many states set educational standards for private schools. Private schools can be divided into two categories: parochial (those supported by various religious groups) and nondenominational. Public schools, which educate about 88 percent of American children, have brought the American ideals of universal education and equal opportunity for all closest to realization. Development by a combination of methods 1. The first day I entered college (Development by time) 2. Telephone or letter ( Development by comparison) 3. Why did you choose to go to college? (Development by Reason) 4. Begin a paragraph on the topic of Computer with a question. 5. End a paragraph on the topic of Traffic in our city with a suggestion. V. Write paragraphs on each of the following topics according to the requirement. VI. Point out what method each of the following introductory paragraph is written. 1. Intelligence refers to a man’s ability to understand and learn. It may vary from person to person. Some people may become more intelligent while others may be less. 2. There is a proverb that says “Honesty is the best policy”, and it is as true today as it was when it was first coined. Definition Quotation 3. It is well known that necessity is the mother of invention. But luck plays an indispensable role in many an invention. For example… 4. The chief reason why China must practice birth control is that she has so many people but so limited natural resources and her population is increasing so fast. Example directly stated thesis 5. Today, the earth’s deserts are spreading and getting larger. Already more than 40 percent of the ear