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1、COMPARISONANDCONTRAST比较与对比教学重点:1)比较与对比的段落的写作手法;2)常用表达法和基本句型;3)连接词的运用。教学难点:段落的两种结构方式。教学内容:1Conceptsofcomparisonandcontrast2Strategies3Usefulexpressionsandsentencepatterns4Connectives1.PicturesBrainstorming–GeneratingIdeas2.WritingStrategiesInmakingcontrast,wehavetocompare.Thereisnootherwayt
2、opointoutthedifference,i.e.thecontrast.Whatisofgreatimportanceistoknowthatprofessionalwritersfrequentlyusethesetwostrategiestodevelopparagraphs.Therearetwomajorwaysoforganizingparagraphsofcomparisonandcontrast.Onewayistoexamineonethingthoroughlyandthenstarttheother–Allaboutpattern;Theother
3、wayistoexaminetwothingsatthesametime,discussingthempointbypoint–Seesawpattern.2.1Toexamineonethingthoroughlyandthenstarttheother.Focus:Theaspectsexaminedinthetwothingsshouldbeidenticalandinthesameorder.Pattern:A1,A2,A3;B1,B2,B3.(AllaboutPattern)Example:Contrast1]Myhometownisquitedifferentf
4、romwhatitusedtobe.Subtopic:2]Justalittlemorethattenyearsagomyhometownwasasmallquietplace.A(1)3]Thehousesweresmallandmean.A(2)3]Thestreetswereforthemostpartnarrowandwinding.A(3)3]Therewerefewpeopleinthestreetsandshops.Subtopic:2]Now,everythinghaschanged.B(1):3]Lookingineverydirectionfromthe
5、centerofthetown,oneseesalongsuccessionofgiant,imposingbuildings.B(2):3]Thestreets,whetherlongorshort,arestraight,spacious,andwell-shaded.B(3):3]Crowdsofpeoplecanbefoundhereandthere,hurrying,noisy,andwell-dressed.CFromadulllittlevillagewithclustersofshabbyhousesinthepast,myhometownhasnowtra
6、nsformedintoabigcity,cheerful,colorful,andprosperous.2.2Toexaminetwothingsatthesametime,discussingthempointbypoint.Focus:Aspectsexaminedintwothingsshouldbeidenticalandinthesameorder.Pattern:A1,B1;A2,B2;A3,B3(SeesawPattern)Example:comparison.1]Despitetheirobviousdifferencesinlength,theparag
7、raphandtheessayarequitesimilarstructurally.A(1):2]Forexample,theparagraphisintroducedbyeitheratopicsentenceoratopicintroducerfollowedbyatopicsentence.B(1):2]Intheessay,thefirstparagraphprovidesintroductorymaterialandestablishesthetopicfocus.A(2):2]Next,thesent