上海财经大学-《高级英语阅读与写作》章节4.pdfVIP

ADVANCEDENGLISHWRITINGSession4:Paragraphwriting(3)

Tracy

RECAP

ØTopicsentence(linkingwiththetopicofthewholepassage)

ØUnity

OVERVIEW

1.Checkouthomeworkontopicsentencewriting

2.Unity(andassignmentcheck)

3.Coherence(toanswertreequestions)

ASSIGNMENTCHECK:THEUSHASBECOMEA

NATIONOFSUBURBS

qWritinguptopicsentence:

1.Risingsuburbanizationunderminessomeoftheenergyefficiencygainedby

highdensitylivinginurbancores(thatmaynotbeaffordable).

2.Evenso,suburbanlifecanlooklessdesirable.

3.Thetrendtowardsuburbanlifecouldsooncometoanend.

THEUSHASBECOMEANATIONOFSUBURBS

READINGCOMPREHENSIONQUESTIONS:

qQ1-4:C,A,B,A

qQ5:Inthetext,theauthordiscusseshowoneofthereasonsthatcitiesreleasealarge

amountofpollutionisbecausetheyarecentersforproduction;forexample,“Withthis

economicactivitycomesahighuseofnaturalresourcesandconcentratedpollution

production”(Paragraph7).However,peoplelivingincitiescanhelplimitpollution,as

theyarelesslikelytodrivetowork.Theauthorshowshowlivinginsuburbs

“…underminessomeoftheenergyefficiencygainedbyhighdensitylivinginurban

cores”(Paragraph8).Theauthorstressestheenvironmentalbenefitsoflivingincities

ratherthancommutingfromsuburbsbyexplaining,“Manhattanhaslowerpercapita

greenhousegasemissionsthanthesuburbsofNewYork,thankstofactorslike

apartmentliving,highcostsofcarownershipandextensivepublictransit”(Paragraph

8).Inall,whereyouchoosetoliveandhowfaryouneedtocommutecanhavea

significantimpactontheenvironment.

qVocabulary/phrases:Thejuryisstillout.

nodecisionoragreementhasbeenmadeaboutasituation,esp.becausethereisnot

enoughinformation

FEATURESOFAGOODPARAGRAPH: