Essay_Structure英语写作格式.pptVIP

The Essay Structure;The introduction has two parts, each working for these purposes. ; states the main topic The thesis lists the subdivisions of the topic statement may indicate the method of organization of the entire paper is usually the last sentence in the introductory paragraph;An introduction has four purposes. ---It introduces the topic of the essay. --- It gives a general background of the topic. --- It often indicates the overall “plan〞 of the essay. ---It should arouse the reader’s interest in the topic.;Sample (of an introductory paragraph); ;The body (topical) paragraph(Paragraph structure) ;Topic Sentence at the Beginning Hurricanes, which are also called cyclones, exert tremendous power. These violent storms are often a hundred miles in diameter, and their winds can reach velocities of seventy-five miles per hour or more. Furthermore, the strong winds and heavy rainfall that accompany them can completely destroy a small town in a couple of hours. The energy that is released by a hurricane in one day exceeds the total energy consumed by humankind throughout the world in one year. ;Topic Sentence at the Beginning and End Good manners are important in all countries, but ways of expressing good manners are different from country to country. Americans eat with knives and forks; Japanese eat with chopsticks. Americans say “Hi〞 when they meet; Japanese bow. Many American men open doors for women; Japanese men do not. On the surface, it appears that good manners in America are not good manners in Japan, and in a way this is true. But in any country, the only manners that are important are those involving one person’s behavior toward another person. In all countries it is good manners to behave considerately toward others and bad manners not to. It is only the way of b