上海交通大学：《英语写作 English Writing》课程教学资源（PPT课件讲稿）Lecture 7 Support

Lecture 7 Support

Lecture 7 Support

Dutline a.objectives of this lecture b.facts vs.opinion c.ways to supports the main idea d.to practice

Outline a. objectives of this lecture b. facts vs. opinion c. ways to supports the main idea d. to practice

①biectives To know how to support the main idea in English writing

Objectives To know how to support the main idea in English writing

One of the biggest problems: fail to prove their point do not support their points with concrete details. full of opinions and generalizations

One of the biggest problems: fail to prove their point. do not support their points with concrete details. full of opinions and generalizations

Compare the following 1 2,3 4 paragraphs: 1.Obviously,the change easiest to recognize is in my appearance.Ten years ago,I was a small boy whom people called child,but now,everyone tells me that I am already a teenager constantly.Having developed from a weak boy to a strong teenager,I am full of strength and taller than ever before.I gained a nice body and it ensures my good performance

v Compare the following 1 & 2, 3 & 4 paragraphs: v 1. Obviously, the change easiest to recognize is in my appearance. Ten years ago, I was a small boy whom people called child, but now, everyone tells me that I am already a teenager constantly. Having developed from a weak boy to a strong teenager, I am full of strength and taller than ever before. I gained a nice body and it ensures my good performance

2.One major change must be the appearance. The old saying goes "don't judge a person by appearance".However,appearance does play as important a role as judge in my growing process.I still remember at the age of nine,when I would love to mark my height on the wall in my room and look forward to the progress every day.Although my family moved years later,the mark was staying until I went back as an adult and found it inferior to the height of my shoulder.Compared with exciting changes about height,the increasing whelk( on my face absolutely annoys me.Whatever, these changes about appearance have witnessed my growing up,just like a judge,haven't they?

v 2. One major change must be the appearance. The old saying goes "don't judge a person by appearance". However, appearance does play as important a role as judge in my growing process. I still remember at the age of nine, when I would love to mark my height on the wall in my room and look forward to the progress every day. Although my family moved years later, the mark was staying until I went back as an adult and found it inferior to the height of my shoulder. Compared with exciting changes about height, the increasing whelk(青春痘 ) on my face absolutely annoys me. Whatever, these changes about appearance have witnessed my growing up, just like a judge, haven't they?

3.First of all,I was just a pupil when I was ten,so I didn't have a lot of knowledge.I know so little about the world,so my thoughts are simple.But now,as a university student,I have much knowledge and a clear knowing of the world.I have finished the junior high school and senior high school education.Therefore,I have a common understanding of the law of the nature.I can interpret many nature phenomena in my life and deal with the problems with my knowledge

v 3. First of all, I was just a pupil when I was ten, so I didn't have a lot of knowledge. I know so little about the world, so my thoughts are simple. But now, as a university student, I have much knowledge and a clear knowing of the world. I have finished the junior high school and senior high school education. Therefore, I have a common understanding of the law of the nature. I can interpret many nature phenomena in my life and deal with the problems with my knowledge

4.First of all,my knowledge is increasingly rich.When I was young,I loved to see ants busy moving food to their hole.It was fun to watch them in and out of their house. Sometimes I blocked their ways to home,but they knew they could take another way back home.What I knew all about ants are their diligence and intelligence.Years later, I'm still interested in watching them doing their business. However,I have learnt more about their pattern of life.They are insects and living in colonies.They can be categorized into queens,worker ants,soldiers,and males.What interests me most is that ant queens begin their life with wings.After mating with a male ant,a queen will lose her wings.How amazing it is!

v 4. First of all, my knowledge is increasingly rich. When I was young, I loved to see ants busy moving food to their hole. It was fun to watch them in and out of their house. Sometimes I blocked their ways to home, but they knew they could take another way back home. What I knew all about ants are their diligence and intelligence. Years later, I’m still interested in watching them doing their business. However, I have learnt more about their pattern of life. They are insects and living in colonies. They can be categorized into queens, worker ants, soldiers, and males. What interests me most is that ant queens begin their life with wings. After mating with a male ant, a queen will lose her wings. How amazing it is!

What's the difference between a fact and an opinion?

What’s the difference between a fact and an opinion?

Consider the following statements: The 19th CPC national congress was held in Beijing. 必 Engineering majors do not need to take a lot of English courses. 容 Americans are only superficially friendly. 名 Adventure films are more interesting than thrillers. 的 Mathematics is much easier than English. 必 Smoking marijuana is harmful

Consider the following statements: v The 19th CPC national congress was held in Beijing. v Engineering majors do not need to take a lot of English courses. v Americans are only superficially friendly. v Adventure films are more interesting than thrillers. v Mathematics is much easier than English. v Smoking marijuana is harmful