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1、ComparisonandContrast比较和对照的写作方法一.目标、重点和难点目标:掌握英语作文中比较和对照的写作方法(比较着重相似点,而对照强调不同之处);重点:熟悉比较和对照写作方法的特点、模式及相关写作语块(词组、结构及句子);难点:训练学生对作文主题的思维拓展以及相关语言表达的总结。二.ABriefIntroduction1.DefinitionsofcomparisonandcontrastComparison:Youareaskedtoexplainhowtwoormorethingsarealike.Contrast:Youareaskedtoexpla
2、inhowtwoormorethingsaredifferent.2.Twomethodstoorganizeacomparisonandcontrastessay使用比较和对照写作方法的一般是说明文与论说文,常见的比较对照有两种方式1)逐点比较方式Point-by-pointmethod(oralternatingarrangement):YoualternatepointsaboutA(onething)withcomparablepointsaboutB(anotherthing).AB交错,即A1,B1;A2,B2;A3,B3...。2)块状比较方式Item-by
3、-itemmethod(orblockarrangement):YoudiscussallofA,thenallofB.先A后B,即A1,A2,A3...;B1,B2,B3...。3.structureUsually,comparisonandcontrastessaywritingconsistsofthreeparts:Introduction,BodyandConclusion.Introductionoftenbeginswithasentencethatwillcatchthereader’sinterest.Thennamethetwosubjectsands
4、tatethattheyareverysimilarorquitedifferent,havingmanyimportant(orinteresting)similaritiesordifferences.Bodydiscusseshowbothsubjectsaredifferentorsimilarwiththetwomethods(alternatingorblockarrangement).Conclusiongivesabrief,generalsummaryofthemostimportantsimilaritiesanddifferences.Endwith
5、apersonalstatement,oraprediction.4.SamplesSample1CountryLifeandCityLifeItisreallyhardtosaywhichisbetterthantheother,citylifeorrurallife.Bothhavetheirmeritsandshortcomings.Livinginthecityhasagreatmanyadvantages.First,youcanenjoyvarious8kindsoffoods,bothforeignanddomestic.Second,therearemor
6、eculturalactivitiesinthecity–youcangototheconcert,thetheatre,themoviesorthediscoclubafteraday’shardwork.Butcitylifehasmanyproblems,too.Theovercrowdedpopulation,trafficjam,industrialpollution,andthelackofunderstandingbetweenpeoplemayresultindiseaseandunhappiness.Livinginthecountry,however,
7、youcanwatchthemagnificentsunriseandsunsetandlistentothebirdsinginginthetree.Ifyouwant,youcancertainlyhaveahugegardenwhenasmallgreenspaceseemsaluxuryinthecity.Inthecountry,youdon’thavesomucnworries.Youcanenjoythepleasureofworkbyplantingseedsintheearthandwatchingthemg