研究生英语写作1 Topic Sentence.ppt

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1、研究生英语写作课件南京工业大学外语学院AwritingCourseforPostgraduateStudentsUnit1HowtoWriteaGoodTopicSentenceAwritingCourseforPostgraduateStudentsHowtoWriteaGoodTopicSentenceI.Atopicsentencemustcontain（atopic）and（controllingidea(s)），orelseitwillbedifficulttodeveloporsupportthetopc.e

2、.g【vague】Physicalexerciseisveryneccesary.【summary】Physicalexerciseisveryneccesaryforourhealth.II.Atopicsentencecan'tbetoospecific.e.g.：【specific】IdoPhysicalexerciseseveryday.【summary】Ikonwphysicalexerciseisgoodformyhealth.III.Atopicsentenceshouldbeconciseandclear

3、.e.g.：【concise】Ienjoywatchingthematch-makingprogram"FindYourSoul-mate".【redundant】"FindYourSoul-mate"isaveryinterestingmatch-makingprogramthatIenjoywatching.IV.Controllingidea(s)arewordsthatconcernwhataspectsyouwanttodevelopthetopic,whichwilldecidethecontent,meth

4、odanddirectionofaparagraphoranarticle.e.g.:1.Learningaforeignlanguagewellrequirestimeandeffort.2.Severalfactorsmaycontributetotheprogressofasociety.V.ThepurposeofatopicsentenceistomakeclearWhatthesubjectofaparagraphissothatyoucaneasilydevelopyoursupportingideasor

5、detailstomakeitcompleteandconvincingtothereader(s)andatthesametime,youwon'tstrayoffthesubjectoroffthetrack.Aparagraphmaybelongorshortbutusuallythreeorfoursentenceswillbeproper.TopicSentenceTopicSentenceofaText/ParagraphTopicSentenceofaText/ParagraphAsthetermsugge

6、sts,thetopicsentenceofatext/paragraphaddresseswhatthemainideaorthesisofthetext/paragrphisgoingtobe.Itshouldcontainthemostimportantandrelevantpointyouwishtomakeregardingyourtopic,thussummarizingthetext/paragraphasawhole.HowtoWriteaGoodTopicSentence1Atopicsentencem

7、ustincludeyourtopicandanopinionoryourcontrollingidea.Generallyspeaking,topicsentencesare:ShortSimpleClearGiveastrongideaOftenusephrasessuchas:——Oneofthemainreasonsfor…——Oneofthemajorfactorsin…is...——Generallyspeaking,…——Oneofthestrongestargumentsagainst/infavouro

8、f…is…——Oneofthemainadvantages/disadvantagesof…is…Exampleparagraph1Learningaforeignlanguagewellrequirestimeandeffort.Unlikeone'smothertonguewhichisheardandpract