写作教程第2版课件.ppt

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1、EnglishWritingComparisonandcontrastThepurposeofcomparingandcontrastingistounderstandeitherofthetwothingsmoreclearlyand,attimes,tomakejudgmentsaboutthem.Inthisunit,wearegoingtostudyhowtowriteparagraphsofcomparisonandcontrast.PleasereadSample1,andanswersomequestions:1.Whatisthetopic

2、oftheparagraph?Thisparagraphisdevelopedaroundtheconceptsof“alongtime”heldbyAmericansandpeoplefromothercultures.2.Now,completetheoutlineaccordingtotheorganizationofSample1:A.Americans’conceptof“alongtime”:anythingfromfortyyearstofortyminutes,dependingonthecircumstances.Examples:(1)

3、aproposalforanAmericanbusinessman(2)“longterm”capitalgainfortheInternalRevenueService(3)accidentreportbyamotorist(4)forabusinessappointmentoradateAttitudestopromptness:itisabindingobligationB.Othercultures’conceptsof“alongtime”:notlimitedExamples:(1)murderreportbyaTruckIslander(2)

4、envoy’swaitinginaLatinAmericanCity(3)ritualdanceinPueblovillage(4)SouthAsianconcept:onethousandyearsorevenforeverSummarizethepatternofcontrastintheparagraph.YoumayhavenoticedthatthesampleparagraphdealswithwhatAmericansthink“alongtime”isbeforeitmovesontodiscusstheviewsheldbyothercu

5、ltures.Thispatternoforganizationissubject-by-subjectorgroup-by-group.Inthispattern,youdiscussthetwosubjectsseparately,thatistosay,youdiscussallofthecharacteristicsofsubdivisionsofthefirstsubjectinthefirsthalfandthenpresentallthecharacteristicsoftheotherinthesecondhalf.Theaspectsex

6、aminedinthetwosubjectsshouldbethesameandinbothparts,youshouldfollowthesamelogicalorderforeachsubject.NowreadSample2,andidentifythedifferentwritingpatternofcomparison&contrast:Questions:1.Whichtwosubjectsarecomparedinthisparagraph?Andonhowmanypointsarethesubjectscompared?Thetwosubj

7、ectscomparedintheparagraphareAmericansandKoreans.Therearethreepointsundercomparisonorcontrast:familystructure,rolerelationsandvalueorientations.2.Doesthisparagraphstressthesimilaritiesordifferencesbetweenthetwosubjects?Theparagraphstressesdifferencesratherthansimilaritiesbetweenth

8、etwosubjects.3.Doesitfollowthesam